Summary

This concludes Chapter 11 and this book. In this final chapter, you have been shown why it is essential to have a carefully designed change management process. You know how to leverage change requests and change management logs to keep your day-to-day operations organized and accountable. Additionally, you are now aware of the importance of keeping and following a software release checklist and have an awareness of how they can be customized for each product that you are managing. Finally, you have learned the common pitfalls of DevOps release management and are familiar with essential strategies to avoid repeating them in your own initiatives.

Don’t forget that there is a wealth of additional information in the Appendix of this book. Some of the material includes answers to the chapter questions, a glossary of terms, templated release management documents, expanded content that did not fit in the body of the text of this book, and much more!