IT Release Management

The Release Lifecycle ◾ 67

Document Who Provides Description

Business requirements

document (BRD;

organization-specific

document)

PM Provides the project

requirements of the

business customer. These

requirements will guide

many aspects of the

release.

Project charter

(organization-specific

document)

PM Provides an overview of

the strategy, goal, and

objectives of the project

and associated release.

Release project plan

(organization-specific

document)

RPM/PM Creates a roadmap for

what release tasks and

deliverables need to be

completed, who will

complete them, and when

they need to be

completed. Can be

included on the master

project plan or a separate ...