Deployment Strategies

Table of Contents The $47K Lesson: Why This Guide Exists Why Understanding This Actually Matters The 5-Phase Journey (It’s Not Just “Deploy”) Phase 1: Planning - Where Most Disasters Start Phase 2: Development - What “Code is Done” Actually Means Quick Check-In: Where We Are Phase 3: Build & Package - The Automated Safety Net Phase 4: Testing & Validation - Before Users See It Phase 5: Deployment - Going Live Deployment Strategies: Which One Actually Works For You Build Failure Troubleshooting Guide Deployment Disasters I’ve Witnessed When Things Go Wrong: Incident Response Real Timelines: Stop Guessing, Start Planning Your Role as PM in This Entire Process PM’s Incident Response Playbook Questions to Ask During Sprint Planning Measuring Success: These Are the Metrics That Matter Your Action Plan: Start This Week Final Thoughts The $47K Lesson: Why This Guide Exists Two years ago, I made a mistake that cost our company $47,000 in one weekend. ...

Table of Contents Introduction What You’ll Learn What DevOps Actually Means (And Why You Should Care) The Product Manager’s Stake in DevOps Success Breaking Down CI/CD: The Engine of Modern Product Development Containers and Orchestration: Why Your Team Keeps Mentioning Docker and Kubernetes Infrastructure as Code: Managing Systems Like Software Deployment Strategies: Understanding Blue-Green, Canary, and Rolling Releases Monitoring and Observability: Understanding What’s Actually Happening in Production Wrapping Up: Your DevOps Foundation Introduction You’re sitting in sprint planning when your engineering lead says, “We need to refactor the CI/CD pipeline before shipping this feature.” Everyone nods. You nod too. But internally? You’re wondering what that actually means for your roadmap, your timeline, and whether you should push back or agree. ...