Workflow Detail: Beta Test Product

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Purpose

The purpose of this workflow detail is to:

Create a beta program to solicit feedback on the product under development from a subset of the intended users.
The feedback from the Beta Program is viewed as Stakeholder Requests and factored into developing product features.

A deployment manager needs to be someone who is aware of the operational needs of the end user and capable of pulling together all the items that go in to making the product. The deployment manager runs the beta test and, in the case of "shrink wrap" products, deals with the manufacturers to ensure that adequate quality is achieved in the product.

The deployment manager "gets the product out there" and, as such, needs to be well versed in the required infrastructure, and user needs, to ensure that the product is available for the users.

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