Best Practice: SolDel / Application Development asset upgrades

Statement of Best Practice

• Asset Maintenance enables Solution Delivery to continuously deliver up-to-date working solutions in a timely manner
• Solution Delivery is expected to maintain asset reliability and security by performing regular asset maintenance
• End users of various assets are expected to collaboratively provide feedback to alert Solution Delivery of existing and potential concerns

Contact

• Solution Delivery Management
• Solution Delivery Development Teams

Reasoning

• To provide clear guidance and expectations to Solution Delivery on what is required to ensure regular asset maintenance

Entities Affected

• Solution Delivery Development Teams
• Application Operations

Responsibilities

Guidance for teams when assessing asset currency

• Management and Development Teams will collaborate to regularly assess the currency of the assets they are responsible for
  • Potential review tasks include:
    • Assess software versions and frameworks for security and support 
      • If a version is unsupported or insecure in the next 6 months, plan an upgrade effort to accommodate
    • Review documentation for accuracy and update as needed; check links and review procedures

Guidance for teams when performing asset upgrades

• As members of the Agile team, Product Owners will be engaged with the upgrade work. Business Analysts can assist with this need
• Work will be time boxed to an agreed upon amount
• Existing features will be tested upon completion of upgrades
  • Automated testing is preferred and should be added when possible
  • Manual testing is acceptable as needed