Orchestrating End-User Perspectives in the Software Release Process: An Integrated Release Management Framework

Table 1

Release Activity and Corresponding Articles.

Release Management Activity	Article and Description
Release Policy	[15, 34]
Release Planning	[35, 37]
Design and Develop Software	Variety of methods; handled by software or IT service vendor. Also see release acceptance [38, 39]
Build and Configure Release	Variety of methods; handled by software vendor.
Fit-for-Purpose Testing	[40–42]
Release Acceptance	[38, 39]
Roll-out Planning	[22, 23]
Communication, Preparation and Training	[23, 25]
Distribution and Installation	[24, 45]