Developing a Production Rollout Plan

To develop a successful production rollout plan, incorporate the information gathered while upgrading the test environment based on the following guidelines:

1. Create and document the production deployment image. Import any upgraded objects and files (not the entire environment) from the test environment. Create a deployment image that is compatible with the development process

2. Create workflows and email templates

3. Document any amendments to the plan, including special procedures that apply to the production environment. For example:

   • Scheduling an outage for the application

   • Scheduling database administrator support

   • Notifying users before taking the system offline

   • Shutting down specific resources, processes, or applications that are used in production