Deployment
Deployment (alternatively known as resource deployment) is the process or process result of putting something or someone into use. In enterprises, deployment is introduction of a new activity, operation, policy, procedure, program, system, or another resource to an enterprise.
A deployment plan is a schedule of some deployment. A deployment model is a way of deploying. A deployment level is a level of one's deployment.
Definitions
According to Juran's Quality Handbook by Defeo (7th edition),
- Deployment. In the context of strategy, the means of subdividing the goals and allocating the subgoals to lower levels.
According to the ITIL Foundation 4e by Axelos,
- Deployment. The movement of any service component into any environment.
Continuous process
- Main wikipage: Continuous deployment
Applications
Quality
Software
- Some software such as docker is designed to automate the deployment. The Software Quality Function Deployment model (SQFD model) is the application of QFD to software development.
