DevOps Change management

DevOps data and schema migrations

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Question	Answer	Notes
Does your team store or manage data?	Yes / No
Does your team use a schema migration utility or library to upgrade or downgrade the database schema?	Yes / No
How often are schema upgrades and downgrades verified?
What triggers schema upgrades and downgrades?
Are database changes performed separately from code changes?	Yes / No
Is your data and schema migration performance adequate?	Yes / No

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Question	Answer	Notes
Can your team make changes without affecting the whole system?	Yes / No
How often are changes integrated into the whole system?
Does your team automate deployments?	Yes / No
Does your team automate tests?	Yes / No
Is your continuous integration and delivery performance adequate?	Yes / No

Question	Answer	Notes

Question	Answer	Notes
Does your team track change success and change failure risk?	Yes / No
What process do you use for change management?	Fast Five 4 modes other none
Does your team consistently check for risks before making changes to the system?	Yes / No
Does your team track changes to the system?	Yes / No
Do you have a process to communicate the status of the system and impact of any change?	Yes / No
Are there time periods where deployments should not be performed?	Yes / No
Does your team practice a verified and tested rollback procedure?	Yes / No
Does your team use hotfixes?	Yes / No
Does your change management process comply with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations?	Yes / No
Is your team's change management performance adequate?	Yes / No