A good approach I've used before is: - no Friday deployments - deployments run primarily by a single person should be done early in their work day - avoid Mond

A good approach I've used before is: - no Friday deployments - deployments run primarily by a single person should be done early in their work day - avoid Monday deployments ... people are usually fuzzier on Monday than they are on Tuesday, after having had a day to go through the weekend's email and get their heads back into work.