Methods and systems for managing update requests for a deployed software application

A system comprising:

• at least one computer device comprising:
• a communication facility configured to receive data representative of a plurality of update requests for a deployed software application;
• and
• an update request management facility selectively and communicatively coupled to the communication facility and configured to
• assign a unique update request identifier to each update request included in the plurality of update requests,
• provide a portal configured to facilitate management of a plurality of software development operations associated with the plurality of update requests for the deployed software application, the plurality of software development operations comprising one or more environment selection operations, one or more branch operations, one or more build operations, and one or more software release operations, wherein the software development operations are performed by the at least one computer device,
• receive a plurality of requests via the portal to perform the plurality of software development operations associated with the update requests,
• establish a plurality of links between the requested software development operations and the update request identifiers, and
• use the established links to track the update requests throughout a software development lifecycle of a plurality of software updates created in response to the update requests by creating, based on the established links, one or more audit trails associated with the update requests and that identify one or more activities associated with the update requests during the software development lifecycle of the plurality of software updates.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions configured to direct a computing device to:

• receive data representative of a plurality of update requests for a deployed software application;
• assign a unique update request identifier to each update request included in the plurality of update requests;
• display a portal configured to facilitate management of a plurality of software development operations associated with the plurality of update requests for the deployed software application, the plurality of software development operations comprising one or more environment selection operations, one or more branch operations, one or more build operations, and one or more software release operations, wherein the software development operations are performed by the computing device;
• receive, via the portal, a plurality of requests to perform the plurality of software development operations associated with the update requests;
• establish a plurality of links between the requested software development operations and the update request identifiers;
• and
• use the established links to track the update requests throughout a software development lifecycle of a plurality of software updates created in response to the update requests by creating, based on the established links, one or more audit trails associated with the update requests and that identify one or more activities associated with the update requests during the software development lifecycle of the plurality of software updates.