The link between Change Management and Release Management
Change Management and Release Management are different but related functions within organizations. At a high level, Change activities relate to the process of requesting changes, assessing changes,...
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Change Management and Release Management are different but related functions within organizations. At a high level, Change activities relate to the process of requesting changes, assessing changes,...
View ArticlePlutora breaks down the Wall of Confusion
In most organizations a wall of confusion exists between business stakeholders and IT teams as well as between different IT teams and IT vendors. The wall of confusion arises from the multiple...
View ArticleRelease Management and Outsourced Services
It is clear that the IT landscape within large enterprise is becoming increasingly complex resulting in more complex releases. I define complex releases as having a lot of moving parts, which are...
View Article7 Benefits of Release Management
Release management is a software engineering process intended to oversee the development, testing and deployment of application releases. The practice of release management combines the business...
View Article10 Key Release Management Metrics
10 Key Release Management Metrics These are some the Key Release Management Metrics our clients use to continually tune their release management process. 1. Number of Changes pending future system...
View ArticleWhy Enterprise Release Management is important to concurrent project delivery
Enterprise Release Management (ERM) is a structured process methodology for managing enterprise change and project driven transformation prior to implementation into a live environment. ERM’s...
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Release Managers at a DevOps Divide
Release Managers at a DevOps Divide If you’ve been a release manager you’ll understand that you sit between two groups: An operations group tasked with accepting and supporting a software release. This...
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12 Essential Release Management Metrics
12 Essential Release Management MetricsPreviously on this blog we’ve talked about how release-reporting metrics is an art rather than a science, and we’ve also outlined some core release metrics our...
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Release Management vs Release Engineering
Release Management vs Release EngineeringThis blog post focuses on the difference between “Release Engineers” and “Release Managers,” and I’m writing it because I’ve talked to people who don’t see what...
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What is Enterprise DevOps?
What is Enterprise DevOps?DevOps was created to reduce many of these same conflicts and while DevOps has had several high-profile successes it still presents a challenge for larger organizations. Large...
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VPs to Release Managers: “Do We Have a Plan?”
This post could have also been titled “Questions Release Managers should be Prepared to Answer.” Imagine you report to a VP who is asking you questions about how prepared you are for releases and how...
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5 Reasons Modern Software is Never “Done”
The software industry is constantly changing. Whether we’re developing for new mobile platforms, adopting the latest languages, or upgrading our methodology there are few constants when it comes to...
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The Secret to Success: Detailed Release Planning & Preparation
When your company conducts a high-risk migration to a new platform or when you are faced with a challenge to preserve uptime on a critical day, you plan for every possible contingency and you look at...
View ArticleAre Release Reviews Holding Your Projects Back?
Are project intake management and portfolio prioritization draining your resources? Are you sick of sorting through project updates and sharing slides? Are you spending endless hours in release...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Tear Down Silos for Agile Release Management
To make sure we’re on the same page, let’s start by defining what we mean by a silo. “They are nothing more than barriers… between departments… causing people… to work against each other.” Patrick...
View ArticleIt’s Not About Agile Release Planning – it’s About Enterprise Release Agility
That’s not a fancy twist on a popular approach in IT. This post is about untangling the mess Agile Release Planning has become. We’re living in an age where we’re chasing the latest buzzwords and...
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How to Weave Lean Thinking Into Your Release Management for Predictable Delivery
“The core idea of Lean is to maximize customer value.” Lean Enterprise Institute What is Lean? Businesses are being driven up against the wall by continual industry disruption. Many are fighting back...
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You Can’t Have a True DevOps Culture Without Effective Release Management
While the DevOps movement and associated technologies have garnered much attention and fanfare, few have addressed the core issue—the handoff from development to operations. This blog post explains why...
View ArticleIt’s Not About Agile Release Planning – it’s About Enterprise Release Agility
That’s not a fancy twist on a popular approach in IT. This post is about untangling the mess Agile Release Planning has become. We’re living in an age where we’re chasing the latest buzzwords and...
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