Our ITIL® 4 Practitioner: Release Management online course will cover the following topics:
1. The key concepts of the practice.
1.1. Explain the purpose of the practice.
1.2. Describe the PSFs & key metrics of the practice.
1.3. Explain the key terms/concepts:
a) Release
b) CI/CD & Release Management
c) Release Model
d) Push / Pull Conditions
2. The processes of the practice.
2.1. Describe inputs and outputs of the processes.
2.2. Describe the key activities of the processes.
2.3. Know how to integrate the practice in the organisation’s value streams.
3. The roles and competences of the practice.
3.1. Describe the responsibilities of the key roles of the practice:
a) Release Manager
3.2. Know how to position the practice in the organisational structure.
4. How information and technology support and enable the practice.
4.1. Explain the tools application.
4.2. Apply the recommendations on automation.
5. The role of partners and suppliers in the practice.
5.1. Explain the dependencies of the practice on third parties.
5.2. Explain how partners and suppliers can support the practice.
6. How the ITIL® capability model can be used to develop the practice.
6.1. Explain how capability criteria support the practice capability development.
7. The recommendations for the practice success.
7.1 Understand the recommendations for release management success and how they are supported by the ITIL® guiding principles.