Launch checklist template
What must be true before you ship, on the day and after.
- Stage
- Ship
- Sections
- 4
- Updated
How to fill it in
- 1Give every line an owner and a date.
- 2Try the rollback before the day.
- 3Name who decides go or no-go.
- 4Look at the numbers a week later.
Every line has one owner and one date. If a line has neither, it is not on the list yet.
Before launch
Product
- The scope of the release is frozen and written down
- Every must-have task is done and its acceptance criteria are met
- Known bugs are triaged: fixed, or accepted with a reason
Quality
- The test plan has been run on the release build
- The rollback steps are written down and someone has tried them
Go to market
- The release notes are written and reviewed
- Support knows what is changing and where to send questions
- The docs and the help pages match the release
Launch day
- Name who decides go or no-go, and by when
- Ship the release
- Watch the first signals: errors, sign-ups, support
- Tell the team and the customers
After launch
- Look at the numbers a day and a week later
- Hold a retrospective
Risks and open questions
What’s inside 4
- Before launch
- Launch day
- After launch
- Risks and open questions
Where to find it
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Read the guide: A software launch checklist, step by step
Questions
Product readiness, quality checks including a tested rollback, go-to-market tasks such as release notes and a support briefing, launch day steps and what to do afterwards.
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