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Release

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The Release phase is where the software is prepared for delivery to the end-user. It involves planning, scheduling, and controlling the build through different stages and environments.

Release Management​

This phase bridges the gap between development and operations.

  • Release Planning: Scheduling the release to minimize business impact.
  • Change Management: .
  • Documentation: Creating release notes, updating user manuals, and training support staff.
  • Staging: Deploying to a that mirrors production for final sign-off.

Release Key Deliverables​

  • Release Package
  • Release Notes
  • Deployment Plan
How AI Can Help: Release

AI enhances decision-making and risk assessment during release:

  • Impact Analysis: Tools like Harness and GitLab use AI to predict the potential impact of changes and identify affected dependencies.
  • Automated Comms: AI can analyze Jira tickets to automatically generate release notes and announcements for different stakeholders.
  • Feature Flags: Platforms like LaunchDarkly utilize AI to optimize feature rollout strategies based on real-time user data.
  • Rollback Planning: AI such as Hashicorp's Terraform has enhanced rollback planning, automatically generating and testing rollback scenarios to ensure smooth recovery in case of issue.