RELEASE MANAGEMENT CHECKLIST

PROJECT	RELEASE NO.	RELEASE AUDIENCE
0.0.0

STATUS KEY	RELEASE AUDIENCE: Developers, Internal, Early Access (Beta), Selected External, Specific Customers, General / Wide
PENDING: Work still needs to be done.
N/A: This item cannot logically apply.
WAIVED: This item could apply, but the stakeholders deem it unimportant.
DONE: The stakeholders agree that the item has been satisfied.
FAILED: This item has forced us to abandon this release.

MARKETING / PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
ITEM	STATUS	PARTY RESPONSIBLE
Requirements and user stories for this release have been agreed upon.	PENDING
All issues from the prior release have identified and added.	N/A
The product owner and other stakeholders agree with the release plan.	WAIVED
DONE
FAILED

DEVELOPMENT
ITEM	STATUS	PARTY RESPONSIBLE
All needed design work has been completed.
All needed design work has been reviewed.
All development work has been completed.
All development work has been peer reviewed.
All defects assigned to this release have been fixed.
All development documentation has been updated.
All unit test code has been updated.
The development team is satisfied with this release.

QUALITY ASSURANCE
ITEM	STATUS	COMMENTS
The QA plan and test cases have been updated.
The QA plan has been completely carried out.
All discovered defects have been logged.
Any change requests or spec updates due to defects have been addressed.
All fixed defects have been verified as fixed.
The QA team is satisfied with this release.

DevOps / RELEASE ENGINEERING / CONFIGURATION
ITEM	STATUS	COMMENTS
All components have been properly tagged for release, and the release configuration is clearly defined.
Change-control practices have been followed, meaning that the released product does not contain unapproved changes.
The rollback plan has been prepared.
Create a backup of the build environment, and place the development environment under change control.
Synchronize the date / time stamp on all release files.
The operations team is satisfied with this release.

USER EXPERIENCE
ITEM	STATUS	COMMENTS
Any new or changed functionality is deemed usable.
User documentation has been updated.
Communication with the customer has been planned and executed.
The UE team is satisfied with this release.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT / OPERATIONS
ITEM	STATUS	COMMENTS
Tech support / operations has successfully installed, upgraded, and used this release.
Any "early access" or "Beta" program was successful, and any issues were fixed,
The impact of any changes on other products / operations has been determined and addressed.
Support documentation has been updated.
The tech support / operations teams are satisfied with this release.

SERVICES / TRAINING
ITEM	STATUS	COMMENTS
Sales support / training has had access to this release.
Training materials have been updated.
Sales support / training is satisfied with this release.

LEGAL
ITEM	STATUS	COMMENTS
Legal risks associated with this release have been reviewed.
Copyright and licenses for all components and intellectual property have been verified.
Compliance with all laws and regulations (e.g., export, safety) is confirmed.
The legal team is satisfied with this release.

RELEASE MANAGEMENT
ITEM	STATUS	COMMENTS
Formally announce the release internally.
Write a release summary, including any issues for discussion.
After the release, check in with the project stakeholders for feedback on the release.
The legal team is satisfied with this release.

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