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| <mainDescription><p>
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| Sometimes, depending on the product user base, separate communiques might need to be prepared for each stakeholder
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| group. In that case, this artifact should specify the different groups to which communications are directed, the method
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| of communication (e.g., email, text or pager message, bulletin, newsletter, phone message, etc.). All communiques
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| should be prepared in advance so that it is a matter of disseminating information when the release to production has
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| been determined to be successful.
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| Also included in this artifact is a listing of the responsible parties who will execute the communications when a
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| successful release has been declared (normally the Deployment Engineer), as well as the timing and dependencies of the
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| communiques.
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| </p>
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| <p>
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| While there is no prescribed format for the release communications artifact, each communique should indicate the
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| preferred delivery mechanisms (e.g., beeper notification, telephone calls, a posting to an internal release website,
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| live or pre-recorded presentations by senior management, etc.) and generally answer the following questions:
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| </p>
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| <ul>
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| <li>
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| Who are the parties (stakeholders) that are interested in knowing that a release to production has taken place?
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| What specifically (features, functions, components) has been placed into production?
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Why is this release valuable to stakeholders and what business purpose does it serve?
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| Where is the product available (on which platforms, geographical locations, business units, etc.)?
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| How can the stakeholders access the system and under what circumstances?
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| </li>
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| <li>
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| When was the product released (or when will it be released if the release date is in the future)?
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| </li>
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| </ul></mainDescription> |
| <purpose>The purpose of this work product is to inform all the various stakeholders that a release to production has taken place and
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| the implemented features are now generally available.</purpose> |
| </org.eclipse.epf.uma:ArtifactDescription> |
