Release Management

What is Release Management?
Release Management is the process of planning, building, testing and deploying
hardware and software and the version control and storage of software.
Its purpose is to ensure that a consistent method of deployment is followed. It
reduces the likelihood of incidents as a result of rollouts and ensures that only
tested and accepted versions of hardware and software are installed at any time.

Ref: http://itil.it.utah.edu/downloads/fits_release.pdf

Software Release Management Best Practices

http://blog.fortified-bikesheds.com/2011/12/so-what-is-it-we-do-again.html

http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Release-Management-Template-2251895.S.86826743

https://www.voa.va.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DocumentID=172

What is the relation between release and change management?

http://wiki.servicenow.com/index.php?title=Release_Management_Tools

ITIL Software Release Management Process Maps

Release Management Best Practices-Plutora
7 Benefits of Release Management - Plutora
8 Ways to Improve your Enterprise Release Management Process
What is Release Manager?-Plutora
Release Manager Job - Plutora
The Release Engineers job-Plutora
Agile Release Management - Plutora
Release Management for Outsourced Services - Plutora
Release Planning  - Plutora
IT Release Planning in Plutora
What is a Release Train?-Plutora
Monthly vs Quarterly Release Cycles-Plutora
Release Entry and Exit criteria’s – Gates and Approvals-Plutora
Your Release Schedule is an important part of the Release process-Plutora
IT Release Schedules - Plutora
ITIL Release Management System - Plutora
10 Key Release Management Metrics - Plutora
Release reporting metrics, it’s art rather than science - Plutora
The link between Change Management and Release Management-Plutora
The link between Project Management and Release Management-Plutora
Release Management Pain Points and Essential Capabilities-Plutora

Release Management Deployment Management Solution-Evolven
Environments Management—A Key Component for Release Management
Release Management: Where to Start?
Release and Change Management
Release Management with Team Foundation Server 2012

Microsoft Acquires InCycle’s Release Management Service InRelease To Improve Its Team Foundation Server

IBM Tivoli Release Process Manager - Features, advantages and benefits

Automating Software Release Management with IBM Rational ClearCase and IBM Rational ClearQuest
Ensure quality software rollouts using automated release management tools: IBM Tivoli Software
Centralize control, assess business impact, increase visibility and automatemanual tasks: IBM Tivoli Release Process Manager