Deployment Methods
Developers have a large role in choosing the deployment method, even if they are already finished with product creation. Product Owners handle determining what method is most convenient for stakeholders. Convenience for the Scrum team and cost analysis benefit from the developer role. While developers rarely see an organization’s budget, they do have an intuition for what deployment methods are more or less expensive.
Given the scope of a release, developers usually know the lowest cost option. In addition to cost, developers know the steps involved with most possible deployment methods. They can shed insight on what will be simple or complex, and compare that with the option costs. The Product Owner may be best for interfacing with customers, but developers are equipped to find the best option for the team and the product.
Release Communication Plan
As the name implies, the release communication plan involves communicating with stakeholders. As a general rule, developers are rarely in charge of communication outside of the Scrum Team. However, this does not mean that developers are not useful in the process. Developers have the best understanding of how a software product works. Therefore, they are more equipped to answer stakeholder questions about releases. For more complicated releases, developers can give step by step instructions. Since developers wrote the code, they usually know exactly how to make it work.
Recommended Further Reading
The following materials may assist you in order to get the most out of this course: