This stage deals with deploying the solution into the production environment and supporting the ongoing use of that solution. Activities within Deploy & Maintain include but are not necessarily limited to the following:
- deployment of solution components into the production environment
- training
- data conversions
- loading and maintenance of master data
- loading and maintenance of configuration data/settings
- loading and maintenance of security authentication and authorization
- production support
- trouble ticket resolution
- backup and recovery
- set evaluation schedule
Some best practices related to Deploy & Maintain can be found within the following topic areas: