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Release Management with JIRA at BlackRock
The document outlines BlackRock's challenges and solutions regarding release management with Jira, emphasizing their extensive asset management operations and technology integration. It details the use of customized workflows, approval processes, and deployment strategies to enhance efficiency across their development environments. Key features of their 'releasepath' technology solution include scalability, visibility, and control over various deployment packets while addressing the complexities introduced by numerous external dependencies.
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- 1. Release Management with JIRAat BlackRock GABRIEL TIU • DIRECTOR • BLACKROCK JP PARAMOR • DIRECTOR • BLACKROCK
- 2. Agenda BlackRock and ourChallenges Process Solution Technology Solution ReleasePath - JIRA
- 3. BlackRock & ourChallenges BlackRock & our Challenges Process Solution Technology Solution ReleasePath - JIRA
- 4. Family of exchange-tradedfunds (ETFs) We’re the world’s largest Asset Management firm with over 4.77 trillion dollars under management End-to-end investment platform Investment and Risk Management: Delivering unbiased advice and customized solutions
- 5. Technology Alignment toBusiness Product Group A Product Group B … X.Y.Z Development Services Product Group Owner Team Owners Teams & Developers Business Group A Business Group B … X.Y.Z Finance Gurus Low Risk High Risk Medium Risk
- 6. Aladdin at BlackRock ClientA Client B Client C Client D … Client Z Development & Testing Environments
- 7. 500 Wkly Deployments 81M Lines of Code 4k Technical Staff By the numbers 65 Distinct Clients
- 8. DOG FOOD, eatit Leverage and integrate existing BlackRock technologies Holistic SDLC WAgilefall Idea inception to production deployment Support any development methodology Bespoke Needs
- 9. Key Process Requirements Multi-levelreviews & approvals Dynamic risk-based impact of change One Release through multiple deployments, tracing the origins of rollbacks Transparency of changes across BlackRock and Clients Volume & Change Types Interface with existing process Useable by all Development Methods ControlRelationships & Dependencies Visibility ScalabilityExtensibility
- 10. Technology Solution Technology Solution ProcessSolution BlackRock & our Challenges ReleasePath - JIRA
- 11. Key Technology Solution Workflow,Issuetypes, Screens Subtasks, Links Dashboard, Filters, Subscriptions, Notifications Flexible & Scales in volume of issues and users SDK, Plugin library, APIs ControlRelationships & Dependencies Visibility ScalabilityExtensibility
- 12. ReleasePath Plugin Developed ourown functionality via Atlassian’s JIRA SDK. E.g. Voting field Integrations Alter JIRA Terminology Aladdin Dashboard, Software Release Tool validation via REST API, ReleasePad (iOS) With language packs, Issues became Packets, Injected a Help Menu Extensibility
- 13. JIRA … ReleasePath SoftwareDevelopment Life Cycle Intelligent Voting Talking our language
- 14. ReleasePath Technology Solution ControlRelationships& Dependencies Visibility ScalabilityExtensibility
- 15. Release Packet Parent IssueTypes represents the release concept Deployment Packets Subtask automation Subtasks represent individual deployments to given clients on specific dates Bob Swift’s, Clone Plus and Create on Transition streamlines issue creation Relationships and Dependencies
- 16. JIRA … ReleasePath Typeyour annotation here, the dotted line can be moved and/or re-sized. Type your annotation here Release Packet Vs Deployment Packet Controlled Cloning
- 17. ReleasePath Technology Solution ControlVisibilityRelationships& Dependencies ScalabilityExtensibility
- 18. Email Templates Customisable emailsvia velocity templates Dashboard Publishing PDF View Dashboard Distribution plugin (catWorkX) allows instant setup for new starters PDFView (Midori) plugin provided scriptable templates for custom PDF generation Visibility
- 19. JIRA … ReleasePath EmbeddedAttachments Concise PDF Digest
- 20. ReleasePath Technology Solution ControlScalabilityRelationships& Dependencies VisibilityExtensibility
- 21. Actionable Notifications EBF Approvalsvia email and Jelly scripts Packet Templating Speed of Delivery A Dashboard of existing templates for regular release, using the Clone Plus plugin From prototype to polished solution in hours not days or weeks allows us to be agile to ever evolving requirements Scale
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- 23. ReleasePath Technology Solution ScalabilityControlRelationships & Dependencies VisibilityExtensibility
- 24. Workflow Controls Branch workflowbased on risk and need for co-ordination or SME review Issues Types Appropriate Controls Different types of releases requiring different workflow approvals Fast track Workflow Options for low risk changes Control
- 25. Plugins Clone Plus ! BobSwift! Toolkit Plugin! Atlassian! Create on Transition! Bob Swift! Misc Custom Fields! Innovalog! Dynamic Forms! Intenso! nFeed ! Valiantys! JIRA SU! Plugin People! Dashboard Distribution! catWorkX! Misc Workflow Extensions! Innovalog! Suite Utilities! Beecom! Script Runner! Jamie Echlin! PDF View! Midori! Calendar Plugin! Atlassian!
- 26. Lots of Interfaces Althoughmaking changes in JIRA is quick and easy, having lots of external dependencies increases the Risks involved with change. Upgrades Version Control API dependencies and customizations makes JIRA upgrades are non trivial. Metadata changes are manual and remain comingled with JIRA issue data. Challenges building on top of JIRA
- 27. ReleasePath - JIRA ReleasePath- JIRA Process Solution Technology Solution BlackRock & our Challenges
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- 29. Packet Approval Packet Review VotingApproval Tracking ReleasePad – JIRA integration with iPad
- 30. Critical Mass Identify enoughneed for the change Support Timing Listen to your business and users, they will tell you what is needed Process is ever changing. Do what you can when you can Final Thoughts
- 31. Thank you! GABRIEL TIU• DIRECTOR • BLACKROCK JP PARAMOR• DIRECTOR • BLACKROCK