Objectives
- Launch update infrastructure badging for VM and CNF infrastructures (RA-1 and RA-2 respectively)
- Re-brand under new marketing due to the retirement of the OVP brand
- Implement new platform to support registration, submission, review, and badging work (favor off the shelf SaaS over custom built tooling)
- The following dates assume a July 2021 release time-frame.
Release Plan
| ID | Activity | Description | Owner | Status | Delivery Date | Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anuket Release | ||||||
| 1 | Requirements Published | Unique, versioned requirements for compliance released. | RA-1/RA-2 | IN PROGRESS | June 2021 | |
| 2 | Test & Instructions Released | Tests that validate the published requirements along with instructions on how to install, configure, and execute the tests | Functest | IN PROGRESS | June 2021 | |
| 3 | Test to Requirement Mapping and Instructions | Versioned document that maps tests to requirements, and provides guidance on how to execute the tests to validate conformance. | RC-1/RC-2 | IN PROGRESS | June 2021 | |
| OVP Re-Launch | ||||||
| 4 | Revised Branding Defined | Name, imagery, and other associated copy that will be used in process, marketing, and badging. This should include the versioning strategy for badge (prev. year.month of release) | LF Marketing | IN PROGRESS | May 2021 | |
| 5 | Revised Process & Platform Defined & Approved | Top-level plan on the process and tooling that will be used to manage the compliance and badging process | CVC | IN PROGRESS | April 2021 | |
| 6 | Company Registration Process Delivered | Nuts and bolts of how a company will register to submit results for review (including documentation) | CVC | IN PROGRESS | April 2021 | |
| 7 | Result Submission Process Delivered | Nuts and bolts of how a company will submit test results for review (including documentation) | CVC | NOT STARTED | May 2021 | |
| 8 | Reviewer Process Delivered | Nuts and bolts of how a reviewer will review test results and provide their vote/feedback | CVC | NOT STARTED | May 2021 | |
| 9 | Result Publication Process Delivered | Nuts and bolts of how badges will be released and displayed on the public sites. Includes process, destination site, formatting, etc. | CVC | NOT STARTED | June 2021 | |
| 10 | Reviewers Identified | Identify list of reviewers, and areas they will are signing up to review. Can start with the existing reviewers, but may need revisions. | CVC | NOT STARTED | June 2021 | |
| 11 | Reviewers Trained | If needed, train any reviewers on the revised process, result formats, and expectations. | CVC | NOT STARTED | June 2021 | |
| 12 | Initial Candidates Trialed Through New Process | Identify any initial candidates and put them through the process as an initial test case. | CVC | NOT STARTED | July 2021 | |
| 13 | LF Networking Marketing Site Updates | Update LFN site to support legacy badges, and guide users to new process. Address rebranding, and other marketing copy. | LF Marketing/Staff | NOT STARTED | June / July 201 | |
| 14 | Press Release | Notify community of release | LF Marketing | NOT STARTED | July 2021 | |