RN QA Process and Release Criteria - sanjaygupta-professional/BDM GitHub Wiki

Let me propose a pragmatic release criteria framework based on industry practices while considering RN's current context:

Proposed Release Exit Criteria

  1. Must Fix (Release Blockers)
- All Severity 1 (Critical) defects regardless of priority
- All Severity 2 (High) defects with Priority 1 or 2
- Any Severity 3 defects with Priority 1
  1. Should Fix (Release Goals)
- Severity 2 defects with Priority 3
- Severity 3 defects with Priority 2
- Any defect impacting core user flows
  1. Accept with Sign-off
- Severity 3 defects with Priority 3 or 4
- Known issues with documented workarounds
- Performance issues within acceptable thresholds
  1. Defer to Next Release
- All Severity 4 (Low) defects
- Cosmetic issues
- Enhancement requests

Additional Release Quality Gates

  1. Core Functionality
- All primary user journeys tested & working
- Critical integrations validated
- Data integrity verified
  1. Production Readiness
- No deployment blockers
- Environment configuration validated
- Database/data migration scripts tested
  1. Business Sign-off
- UAT completed with stakeholders
- Known issues documented & accepted
- Support team ready for deployment

Industry Best Practices Context

  1. Risk-Based Approach
  • Most organizations don't require 100% defect-free releases
  • Focus on business impact over technical severity
  • Accept some known issues with clear mitigation plans
  1. Common Anti-Patterns to Avoid
  • Zero defect policies (often leads to hiding issues)
  • Purely severity-based criteria (ignores business context)
  • No documented exceptions process
  1. Key Success Factors
  • Clear ownership of release decisions
  • Documented exception process
  • Transparent tracking of known issues
  • Regular stakeholder communication

Would you like me to elaborate on implementation details or provide specific examples of how this would work in practice?