PM

LC

Set up Release Plan team meeting(s)

03/30

Eng

JS

Communicate code freeze to developer list (template), and release schedule to community

03/30

Eng

JS

Create release branch in source control

-

Eng

JS

Add build/deploy of release branch on continuous integration server

-

QA

LC

Begin functional testing of Initial Testing Candidate build

03/30

All

JS

Scrub bug list during general bug triage meeting; fixing only show-stoppers after this point

03/30

Eng

JS

Bump artifact versions in Maven POMs to next release. Rev module versions on head/master and plugins/master

-

Eng

JS

Double-check licenses of any 3rd party libraries added since last release

-

Eng

JS

Update release-upgrades.txt so correct db schema version name appears on sysinfo page.  Tag release with appropriate version number.

-

PM

JS

Revisit release packaging - Documentation (if any new or removed docs, actual content revisited later)

03/30

PM

JS

Revisit/define default configuration to ship with product (local.properties)

03/30

Eng

JS

Update Install File bundled in zip (INSTALL in top level of source control)

03/30

PM

JS

Update Configuration guide, Update custom properties that ships with Mifos with new additions

03/30

Eng

JS

Update System Recommendations, Client Machine Recommendations

03/30

Eng

JS

Update Developer Documentation (any changes in dev environment, etc)

03/30

PM

JS

Update and Complete Release Notes, Upgrade Instructions (note changes in hardware/software and specific versions to upgrade to, also special upgrade procedures)

03/30

PM

LC

Update Functional Specs (UpdateinFS bugs, any new or updated features)

03/30

Eng

JS

Final Release Candidate build ready - no changes allowed after this date

03/30

Eng

JS

Identify final release candidate (binary release Zip File with Installation Doc, War file, and supporting code). Note: binary release .zip files are automatically generated with every release branch build. Make sure language files are included

03/30

QA

LC

Confirm all translations are in package and mifos runs in FR, SP, CN

03/30

QA

LC

Testing of Release Candidate Complete, give go-ahead (do diff w/ previous release)

03/30

Biz

EC

Create Draft announcement for mifos.org

03/30

PM

EC

Create Draft announcement for community

03/30

Biz

EC

Create Draft announcement for customers

03/30

PM

JS

Final Documentation ready (release notes, install doc, etc)

03/30

PM

JS

Mark versions in Jira as released

03/30

QA

LC

Test Download, release notes pre-release page

03/30

Biz

EC

Update links on mifos.org (download page, download form - 2 links, and homepage block)

03/30

Eng

Release Day: see below

03/30

QA

LC

Report Test results and risks

03/30

Eng

JS

Upload Release Binary Zip

QA

LC

Test Live Download

All

EC

Announce Release on mifos.org

PM/Eng

EC

Announce Release on functional, developer, and user lists

Biz

EC

Announce on Social Media

PM/Eng

EC

Announce Release on Sourceforge

Biz

EC

Announce Release internally at GF

All

Main:Launch Party

Biz

info on Mifos.org

QA

update demo server

EC

update User Manual

All

Post Mortem

JS

tag release

03/30

JJ

Notify customers of new release, including any updates to upgrade