Release and Deployment Standards

Purpose

Release and deployment standards ensure that changes are controlled, tested, and recoverable.

Release Requirements

A release should have:

• release owner

• release scope

• version number

• release notes

• test evidence

• deployment plan

• rollback plan

• approval record

• known issues

• support contact

Deployment Controls

Deployment should include:

• environment confirmation

• access confirmation

• backup or rollback approach

• monitoring plan

• post-deployment validation

• incident route

Release Evidence

Retain:

• release notes

• deployment logs

• approval record

• test results

• validation evidence