Release management

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Common names of versions during different stages in software development

Release management is the process of managing, planning, scheduling and controlling a software build through different stages and environments; it includes testing and deploying

software releases.[1][2]

Relationship with processes

Organizations that have adopted

application release automation and continuous integration tools to help advance the process of continuous delivery and incorporate a culture of DevOps by automating a task so that it can be done more quickly, reliably, and is repeatable. More software releases have led to increased reliance on release management and automation tools to execute these complex application release processes.[5]

Relationship with ITIL/ITSM

In organizations that manage IT operations using the IT service management paradigm, specifically the ITIL framework, release management will be guided by ITIL concepts and principles. There are several formal ITIL processes that are related to release management, primarily the release and deployment management process, which "aims to plan, schedule and control the movement of releases to test and live environments",[6] and the change management process[7] In ITIL organizations, releases tend to be less frequent than in an agile development environment. Release processes are managed by IT operations teams using IT service management ticketing systems, with less focus on automation of release processes.[8]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-321-60191-9
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  2. OCLC 41411901
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  3. ^ Ambler, Scott W. (12 February 2014). "We need more Agile IT Now!". Dr. Dobb's the World of Software Development. San Francisco: UBM.
  4. ISBN 978-0-321-60191-9
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  5. ^ Best Practices in Change, Configuration and Release Management (Report). Gartner. 14 July 2010.
  6. ^ "ITIL Release and Deployment Management". IT Process Maps. Germany: Stefan and Andrea Kempter. 15 May 2016.
  7. ^ Murphy, Vawns (2 Feb 2016). "Change vs Release Management". The ITSM Review. UK: Enterprise Opinions Limited.
  8. ^ "ITIL/ITSM Release Management Practices". Release Management Wiki. USA: Electric Cloud.

External links

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