For Application Development & Program Management Professionals (Length: 19 pages)

December 13, 2007 (updated March 14, 2008)

Best Practices In Release Management

by Carey Schwaber

with Laura Koetzle, Kahini Ranade, Katie Smillie

Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Together, increased reliance on software, greater software complexity, and diversification of the software supply chain require better release management. For application development professionals, release management is the definition, support, and enforcement of processes for transferring software to production. To meet the needs of application development, IT operations, and the business, follow three release management best practices: 1) Build a strong release team; 2) get serious about production readiness standards; and 3) continuously tune release frequency and type. These best practices may sound intuitive, but the challenge for most application development professionals is not so much in understanding them as in putting them in place.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemApp Dev Shops Start To Get Serious About Release Management

itemBut Improving Release Management Practices Isn't For The Faint Of Heart

itemBest Demonstrated Practices

itemBest Practice No. 1: Build A Strong Release Management Team

itemBest Practice No. 2: Get Serious About Production Readiness Standards

itemBest Practice No. 3: Continuously Tune Release Frequency And Type

itemForrester's Next Practices

itemChart Your Course To Better Release Management

itemCase Studies

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed application development and release management professionals at 20 user companies. We also interviewed eight vendors, including CA, IBM, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Microsoft, and SAP.

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Technology: Application Development, Application Development Processes & Tools
Industry: Computer Software Industry, Financial Services, High-Tech, Insurance
Geography: North America

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