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  <mainDescription>&lt;p>&#xD;
    While someone on the development team normally authors a draft version of the Backout Plan, the Deployment Engineer is&#xD;
    ultimately responsible for its contents and existence. A backout plan typically answers the following questions:&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;ul>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Under what circumstances will a rollback be required? Or conversely, under what circumstances will the deployment&#xD;
        be considered a success?&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        What is the time period within which a rollback can take place?&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Which authorizing agent will make the decision to revert?&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Who will perform the rollback and how soon after the decision has been made will the rollback be performed?&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        What procedures (manual and automated) will be followed to execute the rollback?&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        What other contingency measures or available workarounds should be considered?&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        What is the expected time required to perform a reversion?&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        What are the communication procedures required in the event of a backout?&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Has the Backout Plan been successfully tested?&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul></mainDescription>
  <purpose>The purpose of this work product is for the development team to provide, in one document, all the information needed by the&#xD;
production support organization to determine if a rollback is needed, who will authorize it, how it will be performed, etc.</purpose>
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