IT Release Management
A process designed for IT departments to manage the release process from planning to review.
Workflow Steps
Step 1 - Release Planning & Scope Definition
The release manager plans the scope and schedule of the upcoming release, bundling together multiple approved changes (RFCs) from the change management process.
Step 2 - Build & Test Release Package
The release package is built by the development team and deployed to a dedicated staging or UAT environment for comprehensive integration and regression testing.
Step 3 - Final Release Approval & Deployment Plan
The release manager gets final approval from the Change Approval Board (CAB) and finalizes the detailed, step-by-step deployment plan, including a communication plan to stakeholders.
Step 4 - Deployment, Monitoring & Review
The release is deployed to the production environment during a scheduled maintenance window. The team monitors system health closely after deployment. A post-release review is conducted to document success and lessons learned.
The Purpose of IT Release Management
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