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Monthly Patch Deployment

ITIL-aligned patch management cycle with testing, approval, and phased production deployment. Every task a real IT ops engineer performs.

Issues created:
39
Structure:
1 epic · 5 tasks · 33 subtasks
Roles:
patch_lead, security, ops_team, qa, change_manager, comms, sre_team

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[#epic] March 2026 Patch Deployment Cycle !High
  [#task] Week 1: Assessment & Planning !High @patch_lead [Due + 0d]
    [#subtask] Review vendor security bulletins @security !High [Due + 0d]
    [#subtask] Identify applicable patches for all systems @patch_lead !High [Due + 1d]
    [#subtask] Assess patch criticality and risk @security !Highest [Due + 2d]
    [#subtask] Create patch deployment plan @patch_lead !High [Due + 3d]
    [#subtask] Identify test systems and environments @ops_team !Medium [Due + 3d]
    [#subtask] Notify stakeholders of upcoming patch cycle @patch_lead !Medium [Due + 4d]
  [#task] Week 2: Testing !Highest @qa [Due + 7d]
    [#subtask] Deploy patches to test environment @ops_team !High [Due + 7d]
    [#subtask] Execute smoke tests on patched systems @qa !Highest [Due + 8d]
    [#subtask] Run application compatibility tests @qa !Highest [Due + 9d]
    [#subtask] Document test results and issues found @qa !Medium [Due + 10d]
    [#subtask] Identify rollback requirements for each patch @patch_lead !High [Due + 10d]
    [#subtask] Approve for staging deployment @patch_lead !High [Due + 11d]
  [#task] Week 3: Staging & Approval !High @patch_lead [Due + 14d]
    [#subtask] Create change request for production deployment @patch_lead !High [Due + 14d]
    [#subtask] Deploy patches to staging environment @ops_team !High [Due + 15d]
    [#subtask] Verify staging functionality and integrations @qa !Highest [Due + 16d]
    [#subtask] Obtain CAB approval for production rollout @change_manager !Highest [Due + 17d]
    [#subtask] Schedule production maintenance window @ops_team !Medium [Due + 17d]
    [#subtask] Notify users of upcoming maintenance window @comms !Medium [Due + 18d]
  [#task] Week 4: Production Deployment !Highest @ops_team [Due + 20d]
    [#subtask] Final pre-deployment checklist @patch_lead !High [Due + 20d]
    [#subtask] Create system backups and snapshots @ops_team !Highest [Due + 20d]
    [#subtask] Deploy to production (batch 1 — critical servers) @ops_team !Highest [Due + 21d]
    [#subtask] Verify batch 1 systems are healthy @ops_team !Highest [Due + 21d]
    [#subtask] Deploy to production (batch 2 — application servers) @ops_team !Highest [Due + 22d]
    [#subtask] Verify batch 2 systems are healthy @ops_team !High [Due + 22d]
    [#subtask] Deploy to production (batch 3 — remaining systems) @ops_team !High [Due + 23d]
    [#subtask] Verify batch 3 systems are healthy @ops_team !High [Due + 23d]
  [#task] Post-Deployment !High @patch_lead [Due + 24d]
    [#subtask] Monitor system health across all environments @sre_team !High [Due + 24d]
    [#subtask] Review error logs for patch-related regressions @ops_team !High [Due + 24d]
    [#subtask] Address any patch failures or rollback issues @ops_team !Highest [Due + 25d]
    [#subtask] Update asset management system with patch status @ops_team !Medium [Due + 26d]
    [#subtask] Generate compliance report for audit @security !High [Due + 26d]
    [#subtask] Close change request @change_manager !Low [Due + 27d]
    [#subtask] Conduct patch cycle retrospective @patch_lead !Medium [Due + 28d]

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