Phase 3: Planning and Negotiation
Summary: This phase is focused on bringing a full release team together. The team will continue to plan the release, bringing individual project information into a set of master plans that encompass the entire release schedule.
This document will help you:
- Define a Release Team that will speak for the different projects involved and ensure proper coordination to achieve a cohesive release.
- Negotiate final release contents to ensure a workable plan that meets customer needs.
- Bring all the various threads of development and production together under one master release plan.
What you get:
- Updated Release Vision & Team Roles List
- Release Team Communication Guidelines & Team Responsibility Matrix
- Update Software Architectural Specifications
- Release Risk Assessment and Contingency Planning
- Release Review (RR) Meetings & Minutes
- Release Verification Plan
- Release Schedule & Integration Plan
- Release List of Tools, Equipment and Facilities
- Total Release Budget Required
- Ongoing Critical Issues List
- Release Launch Notification
- Negotiation and Planning Phase Exit Criteria