IT Release Management

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Chapter 1

Overview

ere are many facets to the successful implementation of a release management

process; they range from understanding the basic concepts to the benets derived

for the business user. Managing cultural aspects such as selling the benets, gaining

executive support, and determining organizational readiness are as important as

creating good processes. Trying to implement a process without the consideration

and balance of all of these factors will not be successful. With all implementations

there are some components that are more important than others; however, without

some traces of the critical success components the implemen ...