Release process

• Product Manager: joonas.lehtinen@…
• Test Manager: marko.gronroos@…
• Buildmaster marko.gronroos@…

Stage: decide release schedule and included features

Create milestone for the version

Describe the version on the milestone

Product Manager

Stage: create release candidate

Initialize working directories	Checkout branch	Buildmaster
build release candidate package		Buildmaster
verify release package	Comparing previous release, check what was changed, added, deleted.	Buildmaster
smoketest build	Ensure that build is even testable	Buildmaster
announce testing request	Send release candidate testing request	Buildmaster
test release candidate package	Perform tests according <build> testplan	Test Manager
announce release candidate	Send release candidate success announcement	Buildmaster

Stage: create release

create release notes	New features, known issues	Buildmaster
build release package	Non-technical files are added, deleted or changed	Buildmaster
verify release package	Comparing previous release, check what was changed, added, deleted.	Buildmaster
test release package	Perform required tests based on package changes	Buildmaster
announce release	Send release success announcement	Buildmaster

Stage: publish release

co-ordinate with Marketing	Marketing needs license, package contents	Buildmaster
update non-technical production website	www.itmill.com	Marketing Manager
update technical production website	toolkit.itmill.com	Product Manager
smoketest technical production website	Use certificed browsers	Test Manager
test non-technical production website	browser www-pages for few minutes	Marketing Manager