PhotoRobot Change Management Policy
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PhotoRobot Change Management Policy
This policy defines how PhotoRobot manages changes to infrastructure, application code, and configurations in a controlled, auditable, and secure manner.
Purpose
- Reduce risk from uncontrolled changes
- Ensure traceability and accountability
- Maintain service stability and security
Scope
Covers:
- Infrastructure running on Google Cloud
- Application codebase and configuration
- CI/CD pipelines and deployments
- API specifications and system integrations
Roles & Responsibilities
- Change Owner: Person requesting or implementing the change
- Reviewer: Provides approval after assessing impact
- Engineering Lead: Oversees high-impact or sensitive changes
Change Categories
- Standard changes: regular deployments, routine updates
- Normal changes: infrastructure updates, config changes
- Emergency changes: immediate fixes during incidents
Approval Process
- Create change request
- Describe impact, risk, and rollback strategy
- Peer review required
- Approval by Engineering Lead for high-impact changes
- Deployment through controlled CI/CD pipeline
Implementation Requirements
- All changes must be version-controlled
- No direct modification of production systems
- Infrastructure changes performed via IaC where applicable
- Secrets stored in Google Secret Manager
Testing Requirements
- Functional testing required
- Security review applied when relevant
- Rollback path must be documented
Documentation
- All deployments logged
- Release notes maintained
- Audit trail preserved in source control and CI/CD logs