Task: Develop the Release Plan
The Release Manager assigned to a project will develop a Release Plan specific to that project.
Disciplines: Release Management Discipline
Relationships
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    		Optional:
    • None
    Outputs
      Main Description

      Proper development and implementation of a release plan may alleviate some of the project challenges related to managing scope, quality, communications, and risk. A formal release plan makes distributing software more consistent for the performing organization and outlines how and when the solution will be made available to the customers.

      Steps
      Gather Preliminary Project Documentation

      Gather the project schedule,, Implementation Plan, Communication plan and Backout Plan. These will provide information that will be useful in understanding the project and preparing the Release Plan. This step may require meetings with the Project Manager and various members of the project team.

      Prepare the Release Plan

      Using the information provided, create the Release Plan.

      Obtain Approval

      Obtain final approval of the Release Plan from the Project Manager, Application Owner and Technical Owner.

      Version and Release

      Unified Life Cycle (ULC): 5.1, November 3, 2014
      Phase Gates: 1.1, May 27, 2014
      Process Engineering Process (PEP): 1.1, May 27, 2014