Creating a cyclical build and test process
Defects and enhancements are required to be placed into releases and environments. To enable this, a cyclical build and test process is required.
Getting ready
Before starting, it is important to determine how often you require builds. The builds should be frequent enough to show progress, but not so frequent that they add unnecessary overhead to the project. To start with, a frequency of once a week should be sufficient. You can increase or decrease your build cycle as required. It is important to get into the build cycle directly from the start of the project. Releases into the test environment can be more frequent than releases into production. This enables components, defects, and enhancements to be reviewed more regularly. Production releases are a culmination of test releases, and should be on a scheduled basis so that stakeholders are aware and expecting releases.
How to do it...
1. Open the Project Control Register.
2. Go to the RTM tab and...
