Launch checklist

A free launch checklist you can copy/paste: readiness, owners, QA, deployment, comms, and post-launch follow-up.

Launch checklist

A launch is a coordination problem. This checklist keeps owners, readiness, and follow-up clear.

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Copy/paste checklist

Use as your launch card checklist, or paste into release notes docs.

Launch checklist (copy/paste)

1) Scope & success
- What is launching (one sentence):
- Success metrics:
- Rollback plan (yes/no + details):

2) Owners
- Launch owner / DRI:
- Engineering owner:
- QA owner:
- Marketing/Comms owner:
- Support owner:

3) QA & readiness
- Acceptance criteria verified:
- Smoke test checklist:
- Monitoring/alerts:
- Performance check:

4) Release steps
- Version/build:
- Deployment plan:
- Migration plan (if any):
- Feature flags (if any):

5) Communication
- Internal announcement:
- External announcement (if any):
- Support/FAQ updates:
- Stakeholder update link:

6) Post-launch
- Validate metrics:
- Incident response plan:
- Retro date:
- Follow-up tasks:

How to use this in EasyRoadmap

check_circleCreate a “Launch” card per release and paste the checklist into the description.
check_circleTrack pre-launch tasks on the board and schedule the launch window on the timeline.
check_circleShare one link with stakeholders so status stays current.

Tips

lightbulbDo a pre-launch “go/no-go” with explicit owners.
lightbulbWrite the rollback plan before you need it.
lightbulbKeep a 24–48h post-launch monitoring window.
lightbulbSchedule the retro while the details are fresh.

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