Setting Exit Criteria and Milestones

If you want to require approvals for gate exit criteria and milestones, you must create those items in the release train.

Defining Exit Criteria

You can define exit criteria items that must be verified and approved before the release train can leave each stage or gate.

Tip: Use the Timeline view for release trains to monitor gates and exit criteria.

To create exit criteria:

On the Schedule/Gates tab, click Add <stage> Exit Criteria, where <stage> by default is Planning, Development, or QA.
Enter a descriptive title or accept the automatically-generated name.
Enter a description.
Select the environment to which the exit criteria item applies. For example, DEV, INT, UAT, or PROD.
Select an approver.
Click Submit.

Defining Milestones

You can define milestone items based on activities that you want to approve at various points throughout the release. Some example milestones are when Agile stories or use cases are complete, when all features of the planned development are complete, and when certain test phases are complete, such as sanity and integration testing. You can set completion dates and owners for each milestone, and milestone owners are responsible for completing or rejecting milestones.

Tip: Use the Timeline view for release trains to monitor milestone activities.

To create milestones:

On the Details/Approvals tab, click Add Milestone.
Enter a descriptive title or accept the automatically-generated name.
Enter a description.
Specify a due date for the milestone.
Select an approver.
Click Submit.

Related Topics

Creating Planning Release Trains

Approving Releases