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Package Product

Release a ProductPackage Product

Description

Package the product for distribution. It is impossible to be prescriptive about packaging. The type of packaging will vary depending on the product and the domain. It may require a physical box or it may be as simple as a zip file for electronic distribution. You must decide what represents the appropriate packaging for your product.

Roles

ResponsibleBuild Engineer, Release Manager, Tester
AccountableRelease Manager
InformedAll

Attributes

Element Categories[CMMI Track 5] Deploy, [CMMI Level 3] PI SP 3.4, [CMMI Cycle 5] Project
Entry Criteria
Release Candidate Build:
The build for packaging and release.
Exit Criteria
Packaged Product:
The complete product packaged as agreed and ready for release, rollout, and deployment.
Is RequiredYes

Steps

  1. Decide Appropriate Packaging:

    Based on the business, the problem domain, the distribution channel, and the ultimate consumer requirements, decide on the appropriate packaging mechanism for the product.
  2. Package Product:

    Package the product according to the agreed upon format.

    There may be manufacturing steps involved such as DVD replication.
  3. Verify Correct Packaging:

    Test the packaged product to show that it is packaged correctly and can be unpackaged in fully working order.
  4. Release the Product:

    Release the packaged product for rollout and deployment.

Inputs and Outputs

WorkProductInputOutputAllowable States
Delivery Documentation(none)

Predecessors

TypeNameDependency Type
Create Release NotesFinish-Start

Last modified at 12/19/2007 10:37 AM  by Administrator