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	December 13, 2007 (updated March 14, 2008) Best Practices In Release Management by Carey Schwaber with Laura Koetzle, Kahini Ranade, Katie Smillie	Average: 9  (9 ratings)

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Executive Summary

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• App Dev Shops Start To Get Serious About Release Management
• But Improving Release Management Practices Isn't For The Faint Of Heart
• Best Demonstrated Practices
• Best Practice No. 1: Build A Strong Release Management Team
• Best Practice No. 2: Get Serious About Production Readiness Standards
• Best Practice No. 3: Continuously Tune Release Frequency And Type
• Forrester's Next Practices
• Chart Your Course To Better Release Management
• Case Studies
• Supplemental Material
• Related Research Documents

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