1. How many major, minor releases a year per project?
2. How many customers per release per project?
3. How do you deliver the releases to the customers? – Is it physical media
4. distribution or Push/Pull mechanism from web or any other process?
5. Is the distribution CD/DVD creation process automated?
6. What is the size of the release deliverable?
7. What are the contents of a release?
8. How is the release bundle tested?
9. How many platforms are certified? How different are the release packages?
10. Is there any release check-list for cross-check?
11. Is any part of the release process automated?
12. Is there a need for i18n? If yes, is the i18n release handled separately?
13. In case of installers, is there installer testing? Is it automated?
14. Is the release schedule well-planned?
15. Are you delivering patches in well constructed and cost effective way?
16. Is there any release audit process in place?
17. How are you tracking your releases?
18. Is there any legal compliance in place while shipping the release to the customers?