Staging Release Process

A Staging Release Process is a pre-production validation software release process that deploys staging release candidates to staging environments for staging release testing.

• AKA: Pre-Production Release Process, Staging Deployment Process, UAT Release Process, Test Environment Release.
• Context:
  • It can typically merge Staging Release Candidate Branches through staging release process integration steps.
  • It can typically execute Staging Release Validation Tests through staging release process quality gates.
  • It can typically update Staging Release Version Numbers through staging release process versioning protocols.
  • It can often trigger Staging Release Automated Deployments through staging release process CI/CD pipelines.
  • It can often generate Staging Release Documentations through staging release process changelog creations.
  • It can often notify Staging Release Stakeholders through staging release process communication channels.
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  • It can range from being a Manual Staging Release Process to being an Automated Staging Release Process, depending on its staging release process automation level.
  • It can range from being a Simple Staging Release Process to being a Complex Staging Release Process, depending on its staging release process step count.
  • It can range from being a Fast Staging Release Process to being a Thorough Staging Release Process, depending on its staging release process validation depth.
  • It can range from being a Single-Application Staging Release Process to being a Multi-Application Staging Release Process, depending on its staging release process deployment scope.
  • It can range from being a Blue-Green Staging Release Process to being a Canary Staging Release Process, depending on its staging release process deployment strategy.
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  • It can implement Staging Release Rollback Procedure for staging release process failure recovery.
  • It can enforce Staging Release Approval Workflow for staging release process governance control.
  • It can maintain Staging Release Audit Trail for staging release process compliance tracking.
  • It can coordinate Staging Release Test Suite for staging release process quality assurance.
  • It can utilize Staging Release Monitoring Dashboard for staging release process health check.
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• Examples:
  • Web Application Staging Release Processes, such as:
    • Frontend Staging Release Process with staging release process UI validation.
    • Backend API Staging Release Process with staging release process integration testing.
    • Microservice Staging Release Process with staging release process service mesh validation.
  • Mobile Application Staging Release Processes, such as:
    • iOS App Staging Release Process with staging release process TestFlight distribution.
    • Android App Staging Release Process with staging release process beta channel deployment.
  • Data Platform Staging Release Processes, such as:
    • ETL Pipeline Staging Release Process with staging release process data validation.
    • Analytics Dashboard Staging Release Process with staging release process metric verification.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Production Release Process, which deploys to production environments rather than staging environments.
  • Development Build Process, which creates development artifacts rather than staging releases.
  • Hotfix Deployment Process, which bypasses staging release process validation steps.
• See: Software Release Process, Production Release Process, Software Release Management, Continuous Delivery Practice, Environment Management, Quality Assurance Process, DevOps Platform, GitHub Actions Platform, Deployment Pipeline.

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