Release management is the process of planning, scheduling, and controlling software builds, deployment, and upgrades.
A lack of structured release management can result in bugs making it all the way to production, compatibility issues or in the worst case, downtime or data inconsistencies.
Good release management improves interaction between development teams, operations teams, and business, ensuring the alignment of all stakeholders.
In the next article, we will delve into versioning and its importance in effectively managing releases!