A recent global tech outage reminded us all that releasing software features and updates is a critical but delicate process. A single glitch, crash, or performance issue can lead to unhappy customers, lost revenue, and engineering teams scrambling to fix problems under pressure. How can you ensure your release strategy is robust enough to avoid these pitfalls?
Enter LaunchDarkly Software Release Risk Assessment — a 2-minute assessment designed to help you evaluate the riskiness of your software release processes. The assessment focuses on key areas like targeting, progressive release maturity, monitoring, and more so that you can understand the potential impact on your releases, including outages, downtime, poor performance, and subpar user experience.
Many organizations underestimate the potential risks associated with their software releases. Without a clear understanding of your current practices, it's challenging to identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to mitigate risks effectively.
The LaunchDarkly software risk assessmentÂ
Our Software Release Risk Assessment helps you answer three important questions:
- What is our current level of release risk?
- What areas of our release process need the most attention?
- How can we improve our release strategy to reduce risk?
We built our assessment based on many years of experience working with tech companies of all sizes. It covers the following key areas that contribute to release risk:
- Software Releases
- Targeted Segmentation
- Monitoring and Remediation
- Runtime Configuration Management
After answering a series of questions about your current practices in these areas, you'll receive a risk assessment score and tailored recommendations for improvement.
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The assessment provides insights into:
- The strengths and weaknesses of your current release process
- How your practices compare to industry standards
- Specific steps you can take to reduce risk in your software releases
- Areas where you can leverage tools like feature flags and progressive rollouts to enhance your release strategy
Ready to understand and mitigate the risks in your software release process? Take our free 2-minute Software Release Risk Assessment now. It's the first step towards building more stable and successful software releases. Don't let unforeseen risks derail your next big feature launch!
