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  <mainDescription>&lt;p>&#xD;
    Release controls describe the minimum number of requirements that a software package must adhere to before being&#xD;
    released into production. This is especially important if a development team is new or emerging, because they might not&#xD;
    be aware of the great responsibilities a deployment manager has. In fact, a deployment manager is responsible to senior&#xD;
    management for ensuring that nothing is placed into production that does not conform to the rigid controls designed to&#xD;
    protect the IT organization's ability to successfully deliver IT services to internal and external customers.&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    Release controls typically consist of the following:&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;ul>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Release or deployment plan&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Backout plan&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Release component definitions&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Release package integrity verification&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        References to configuration items (CIs)&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Customer approval&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Ready for transfer to operations and support staff&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul></mainDescription>
  <sections xmi:id="_IAJWAuB-EeC1y_NExchKwQ" name="Locate release controls" guid="_IAJWAuB-EeC1y_NExchKwQ">
    <sectionDescription>If the program%sq%s release controls are not readily available, the development team must engage the deployment manager&#xD;
and/or%EOL%their deployment engineers to know where to find the release controls and be able to comply with them.</sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <sections xmi:id="_IAJWAeB-EeC1y_NExchKwQ" name="Review release controls" guid="_IAJWAeB-EeC1y_NExchKwQ">
    <sectionDescription>The development team should thoroughly review the release controls so that it understands what is expected before a&#xD;
release%EOL%is accepted into the production environment. If the team has any questions or issues with the controls, team&#xD;
members should%EOL%communicate directly with the deployment manager or the deployment engineer to understand the issues.</sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <sections xmi:id="_IAJWAOB-EeC1y_NExchKwQ" name="Ensure the team release conforms to the controls" guid="_IAJWAOB-EeC1y_NExchKwQ">
    <sectionDescription>&lt;p>&#xD;
    Coordinated releases at the program level are very formal processes. They are formal for a very good reason - namely,&#xD;
    the company's production environment could be corrupted and serious business ramifications could result, including:&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;ul>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Lost revenue&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        customer dissatisfaction&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Fines resulting from legal noncompliance&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Lost employee productivity&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    All development team members that contribute to a release are expected to adhere to all the controls defined at the&#xD;
    program level. Non-compliance could result in multiple impacts:&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;ul>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        The entire release being abandoned, which could lead to customer or end user dissatisfaction&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        The results of multiple feature development Sprint/Iterations not being included in the release&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Embarrassment on the part of the development team member that did not comply with the controls&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Loss of funding for that development team&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul></sectionDescription>
  </sections>
  <purpose>The purpose of this task is to ensure that there are no (or minimal) negative impacts to existing production systems,&#xD;
products, services, and operations.</purpose>
</org.eclipse.epf.uma:TaskDescription>