The Challenge
One interesting challenge in the leadership and coordination of the release process is getting a clear and comprehensive understanding of the landscape of the release. The squad have some mechanisms in place to help reveal that landscape, devchat being one of the main cogs in that mechanism. In past release cycles, there have been other initiatives to try and make that landscape ‘higher resolution.’
In order to feel confident that the release is moving forward according to plan, it’s important for the release leads and wider release cohort to understand the progress with components and focus