Release Planning Process

Author: IB

This process can be applied to releases of any of the RADICAL projects, although initially it is envisaged for the core 'products' i.e. radical.pilot, radical.utils and saga-python

Initiating a new release cycle

• Hold a planning meeting - IB, SJ, and relevant stakeholder developers should attend
• The meeting will agree a scope (tickets and PRs) and timescale for the release
• A Release Plan (see template) will be created and added to the List of Releases
• Date(s) agreed for follow-up release monitoring meeting

Release Monitoring

• Hold a release monitoring meeting - attended by IB, SJ and relevant developers
• Status of all tickets and PRs in scope will be reviewed
• Items may be added or dropped from the scope and/or release date modified as necessary
• Keep the Release Plan document up to date

Release Preparation

• A release candidate (tag on devel) is defined
• The test matrix (see example) is circulated to the group, expected to be completed within the week leading up to the target
• On release date IB, SJ and developers hold a meeting to review the Release Plan and agree to go ahead with the release, or modify the scope / release date and iterate
• Keep the Release Plan document up to date