Activity: Write Release Notes

Purpose To describe the major new features and changes in the release. The Release Notes should also describe any known bugs and limitations or workarounds to using the product.
Role: Deployment Manager
Frequency: Once per iteration
Input Artifacts: Bill of Materials Deployment Plan Integration Build Plan Iteration Assessment	Resulting Artifacts: Release Notes
Tool Mentors:

Workflow Details:

Deployment
- Produce Deployment Unit

Whereas the Bill of Materials provides a detailed list of what makes up the product, and the Integration Build Plan describes what is to contained for each build, Release Notes provide a summary of what changed since the last release. Release Notes are enclosed in the Deployment Unit / Product.

The suggestion is to create Release Notes for the Iteration Assessment at the end of each iteration. However, Release Notes could updated and maintained for each build, and then updated for the formal release of the product.

Rational Unified Process 2003.06.13