Plan Release Cycle
Skill Verified ActivePlan a software release cycle with milestones, feature freezes, release candidates, and go/no-go criteria. Covers calendar-based and feature-based release strategies. Use when starting planning for a major or minor version release, transitioning from ad-hoc to structured release cadence, coordinating a release across multiple teams or components, defining quality gates for a regulated project, or planning the first public release (v1.0.0) of a project.
To provide a structured and repeatable process for planning software releases, ensuring clarity, coordination, and quality gates are established from the outset.
Features
- Defines calendar-based and feature-based release strategies.
- Establishes detailed release milestones with target dates.
- Sets clear feature freeze criteria and manages exceptions.
- Guides the release candidate process, including testing and evaluation.
- Creates a go/no-go checklist for release approval.
- Documents a rollback plan for production issues.
Use Cases
- Starting planning for a major or minor version release.
- Transitioning from ad-hoc releases to a structured release cadence.
- Coordinating a release across multiple teams or components.
- Defining quality gates for a regulated project.
- Planning the first public release (v1.0.0) of a project.
Non-Goals
- Executing the release process itself (e.g., tagging, publishing).
- Managing daily development tasks or sprint planning.
- Automating code review or testing procedures.
- Handling post-release marketing or user support.
Workflow
- Determine Release Strategy
- Define Milestones
- Set Feature Freeze Criteria
- Plan Release Candidate Process
- Define Go/No-Go Checklist
- Document Rollback Plan
Practices
- Release Management
- Versioning
- Workflow Design
Prerequisites
- LLM with Claude Code capabilities
Installation
/plugin install agent-almanac@pjt222-agent-almanacQuality Score
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