Artifacts

• A document, such as Business Case or Software Architecture Document
• A model, such as the Use-Case Model or the Design Model
• A model element, i.e. an element within a model, such as a class, or a subsystem

Models and model elements, have reports associated with them. A report extracts information about models and model elements from a tool. A report presents an artifact or a set of artifacts. Most artifacts have guidelines, which describes the artifact in more detail.

To make the development of a complete software system manageable, the artifacts are organized into sets corresponding to the core workflows. Several artifacts are used in a number of core workflows (e.g. the Risk List, the Software Architecture Document, and the Iteration Plan). These kind of artifacts belong to the core workflow set where they are primarily produced. 

Artifact Sets

• Business Modeling
• Requirements
• Analysis & Design
• Implementation
• Test
• Deployment
• Project Management
• Configuration & Change Management
• Environment