QuestionQ2

Application Lifecycle Management

Universal Containers is experiencing difficulty aligning releases across major, minor, and Salesforce seasonal release cycles.

What should an architect recommend?

  • A Share the test plans between the teams on each release type.
  • B Gate all release decisions at the center of excellence.
  • C Create a spreadsheet of metadata changes and reconcile the overlaps.
  • D Create a release calendar, train and align all the teams.
Explanation

A common release calendar gives every team visibility into release windows, dependencies, and potential conflicts across all release types. Training teams on a shared release process aligns their planning and execution, including preparation for Salesforce’s predictable seasonal releases. Salesforce guidance identifies the release calendar as a tool for coordinating schedules and avoiding conflicts, while Salesforce seasonal releases occur on a predictable cycle.

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