IT Release Management

IT Release Management

by Dave Howard
Released April 2016
Publisher(s): CRC Press
ISBN: 9781439884102

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Book description

When implemented correctly, release management can help to ensure quality is integrated throughout the development, implementation, and delivery of services, applications, and infrastructure. Clearly illustrating the effective implementation of a release process, this hands-on guide examines the similarities and differences of release management and project management to clarify the distinctions between the two complementary processes. Shedding light on the day-to-day challenges that need to be overcome, it details the principles of effective implementation-including what to implement, how to do it, and when to do it.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. IT Release Management: A Hands-on Guide
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents (1/2)
  5. Table of Contents (2/2)
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. Overview (1/2)
  8. 1. Overview (2/2)
  9. 2. Basic Concepts (1/5)
  10. 2. Basic Concepts (2/5)
  11. 2. Basic Concepts (3/5)
  12. 2. Basic Concepts (4/5)
  13. 2. Basic Concepts (5/5)
  14. 3. Release Management and Project Management: Kissing Cousins (1/3)
  15. 3. Release Management and Project Management: Kissing Cousins (2/3)
  16. 3. Release Management and Project Management: Kissing Cousins (3/3)
  17. 4. Release Management is not Just for Software Development (1/3)
  18. 4. Release Management is not Just for Software Development (2/3)
  19. 4. Release Management is not Just for Software Development (3/3)
  20. 5. The Release Lifecycle (1/10)
  21. 5. The Release Lifecycle (2/10)
  22. 5. The Release Lifecycle (3/10)
  23. 5. The Release Lifecycle (4/10)
  24. 5. The Release Lifecycle (5/10)
  25. 5. The Release Lifecycle (6/10)
  26. 5. The Release Lifecycle (7/10)
  27. 5. The Release Lifecycle (8/10)
  28. 5. The Release Lifecycle (9/10)
  29. 5. The Release Lifecycle (10/10)
  30. 6. Release Measures and Metrics (1/2)
  31. 6. Release Measures and Metrics (2/2)
  32. 7. Selling Release Management (1/2)
  33. 7. Selling Release Management (2/2)
  34. Appendix A: Release Policy (1/6)
  35. Appendix A: Release Policy (2/6)
  36. Appendix A: Release Policy (3/6)
  37. Appendix A: Release Policy (4/6)
  38. Appendix A: Release Policy (5/6)
  39. Appendix A: Release Policy (6/6)
  40. Appendix B: RACI Matrix (1/2)
  41. Appendix B: RACI Matrix (2/2)
  42. Appendix C: Release Deliverables Checklist
  43. Appendix D: Master Test Plan (1/4)
  44. Appendix D: Master Test Plan (2/4)
  45. Appendix D: Master Test Plan (3/4)
  46. Appendix D: Master Test Plan (4/4)
  47. Appendix E: New Environment Request Form (NERF) (1/2)
  48. Appendix E: New Environment Request Form (NERF) (2/2)
  49. Appendix F: Infrastructure Design Document (IDD) (1/2)
  50. Appendix F: Infrastructure Design Document (IDD) (2/2)
  51. Appendix G: Security Risk Assessment (1/2)
  52. Appendix G: Security Risk Assessment (2/2)
  53. Appendix H: Functional Specifications (1/4)
  54. Appendix H: Functional Specifications (2/4)
  55. Appendix H: Functional Specifications (3/4)
  56. Appendix H: Functional Specifications (4/4)
  57. Appendix I: Operational Readiness Testing Manual (ORT) (1/6)
  58. Appendix I: Operational Readiness Testing Manual (ORT) (2/6)
  59. Appendix I: Operational Readiness Testing Manual (ORT) (3/6)
  60. Appendix I: Operational Readiness Testing Manual (ORT) (4/6)
  61. Appendix I: Operational Readiness Testing Manual (ORT) (5/6)
  62. Appendix I: Operational Readiness Testing Manual (ORT) (6/6)
  63. Appendix J: Support and Escalation Turnover Document (1/4)
  64. Appendix J: Support and Escalation Turnover Document (2/4)
  65. Appendix J: Support and Escalation Turnover Document (3/4)
  66. Appendix J: Support and Escalation Turnover Document (4/4)
  67. Appendix K: Master Training Plan (1/2)
  68. Appendix K: Master Training Plan (2/2)
  69. Appendix L: Service Level Agreement (1/2)
  70. Appendix L: Service Level Agreement (2/2)
  71. Appendix M: IT Service Continuity and Recovery Plan (1/4)
  72. Appendix M: IT Service Continuity and Recovery Plan (2/4)
  73. Appendix M: IT Service Continuity and Recovery Plan (3/4)
  74. Appendix M: IT Service Continuity and Recovery Plan (4/4)
  75. Appendix N: Post-Implementation Review (1/2)
  76. Appendix N: Post-Implementation Review (2/2)
  77. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: IT Release Management
  • Author(s): Dave Howard
  • Release date: April 2016
  • Publisher(s): CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9781439884102