Artifact: Release Notes

Release Notes	Release Notes identify changes, and known bugs, in a version of a build, or deployment unit, that has been made available for use.
Worker:	Deployment Manager
Enclosed in:	End-User Support Material
Template:	Microsoft Word Template HTML Template
Examples:	Course Registration System Collegiate Sports Paging System (e-Business)
Purpose Brief Outline Timing Tailoring Responsibility Annotated Outline (hyperlinks into HTML template in a new window)

Input to Activities: Create Deployment Unit

Output from Activities: Write Release Notes

Purpose

The purpose of the Release Notes is to describe the release.

Brief Outline

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1.       Introduction         

    1.1     Disclaimer of warranty     

    1.2     Purpose     

    1.3     Scope     

    1.4     Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations     

    1.5     References     

    1.6     Overview     

2.       About This Release

3.       Compatible Products         

4.       Upgrading

5.       New Features         

6.       Known Bugs and Limitations    

    6.1       General Note

    6.2       <Defect or Bug>

Timing

The Release Notes are created or updated in the Transition Phase, before the product is released.

Tailoring

Release notes are mandatory, even for purely internal releases.

Responsibility

The Deployment Manager is responsible for writing the Release Notes.

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