Why Release Management Is Broken and How to Fix It

Are you tired of slow, expensive, and ineffective Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings? In this video, Eric Minick from Harness explores the evolution of release management and how to transition from traditional manual approvals to a streamlined, automated DevOps approach.

What You'll Learn:

• The Pitfalls of Traditional CABs: Discover why manual "Change Advisory Boards" often lead to bad outcomes, high costs, and delivery delays.
• Automating Policy Gates: Learn how to translate complex organizational rules into automated pipeline gates using CI/CD systems, security scans, and functional testing.
• Coordinating Complex Releases: Understand the challenges of releasing interdependent changes across multiple platforms, such as web apps, kiosks, and backend services.
• DevOps Release Management Tools: See how a single "coordinated button" can automate the staging and ordering of multiple pipelines for a smooth, error-free deployment.

Whether you are a release manager or a DevOps engineer, learn how to build a reliable audit trail while accelerating your software delivery.

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Further reading: https://www.harness.io/harness-devops-academy/release-management

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