Release & Transition Management Execution Today
Release and Transition Management is central during any project execution where IT typically manages a complex web of interdependent activities. The pressure on IT is further exacerbated today as transition to a new environment is carried out under constantly shrinking timeframes and budget pressures.
A successful release and transition involves multiple teams handling multiple tasks (planning, coordination, and communication) across several phases all of which are vital in a timely execution culminating in a successful transition or critical “Go live” decision. The challenge for IT today is finding a scalable, enterprise-grade application that enables such multi-threaded execution on a regional or global scale going beyond the capabilities of currently available departmental-level solutions or internally developed applications or even Microsoft Excel typically used beyond its capability.
Introducing Xenon ERMTM and Xenon ETMTM
Xenon ERMTM and Xenon ETMTM are the first and only enterprise-grade solutions to assist IT manage their Release and Transition Management activities to scale at a multi-project level. They are developed specifically to meet the needs of technology and PMO professionals in mid-to large scale global enterprises. Xenon is deployed successfully to support over 500 concurrent users at peak to address challenges of large scale projects.
They are the first enterprise grade, web-based release management application that enable IT to systematically orchestrate steps company-wide on a global scale-from release planning through testing to transition / go-live & normalization.
Key Features
- Release & Transition Planning, Commit, Approvals, Quality, Transition Management
- Web 2.0 enterprise grade architecture
- SaaS enabled
- Enterprise applications & legacy integration
- Highly configurable, flexible and scalable
- Supported by Oracle back-end
Key Functions
Benefits
Xenon ERMTM and ETMTM favorably impact three critical areas that are central to release management-Structure, Process and Productivity. It provides measurable improvement in performance and results.
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Additional Benefits
There are a series of related benefits that also contribute to overall effectiveness of IT:
- The ability to closely manage complex projects in real time, with an intuitive graphical interface, charts, and reporting features.
- Eliminates spreadsheet based project management, and markedly increases project management efficiency and communications.
- Release and Transition Management become simple, as no stone is left unturned.
- Ability to easily extend to quasi non-project applications that benefit from a centralized monitoring of various scattered components (one such example is month end / quarterly book closings.)
- Scalable and customizable to suit existing systems and process environment.
- Integrates with issue management and Single Sign On, and just about any other enterprise level application as needed.
