Why are releases important?

Since many products/systems run software these days, they can be improved after the initial release. Most software projects have "releases" when a new version of the software is deployed or made available.

Why are releases so important? Some reasons:

• Communicates to customers an update is available and what changed.

• Provides a cadence for doing work.

• Encourages development teams to "ship". Shipping is motivating.

• Delivers more value to the customer.

• Helps us isolate problems if we know what is running and what changed.