Free project template
Release checklist with every task dated from the day you start
The day before, the release, the hour after, the day after: the checks that catch a bad release.
- 3 sections
- 12 tasks
- Opens as a list
- Dated from day 1
Release
Days count from the day you start. In the app, pick a start or a finish date and each task lands on a real day.
Day before
- Code freezeDay 1, 12:00High
- Full test run greenDay 1, 15:00Urgent
- Write the rollback stepsDay 1, 16:00High
- Release notes draftedDay 1, 17:00
- Tell support what is changingDay 1, 17:00
Release
- ReleaseDay 2, 10:00Urgent
- Smoke test the main flowsDay 2, 10:15Urgent
- Watch errors, latency and the support inbox for an hourDay 2, 10:30HighOwner:
- Announce itDay 2, 12:00
Day after
- Check the numbers against the week beforeDay 3, 10:00
- Triage anything that came inDay 3, 11:00
- Close the releaseDay 3
About this template
Releases go wrong in known ways. This checklist is the known ways: the freeze and the tests the day before, the announcement and the rollback plan, the hour of watching after, and the day-after check on the numbers.
Tips from the template
- Apply it the day before each release.
- Write the rollback steps before the release starts.
- Somebody owns the hour after; name them in the task.
How to use it in Palby Planner
- 1Open Tasks and choose Templates.
- 2Find Release checklist and open it. You see every section and task before anything is added.
- 3Pick the day you start, or the day it has to be done by. Every date moves with it.
- 4Press Use template. Rename the project, then work down the list.
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Questions
Yes. Copy it as a checklist or print it, with no sign-up. Using it inside Palby Planner, with the dates filled in, needs an account.
Each task has a day counted from the start: Day 1, Day 3 and so on. In Palby Planner you pick a start date or a finish date, and every task lands on a real day. Tasks that repeat keep repeating.
Yes. It's your project: rename it, add tasks, delete the ones you don't need. Save your version with Save as template and it's there next time.
Describe it in a sentence and the AI in Tasks writes a template for it, with sections and dates you can change before you use it.
Run it with the dates filled in.
The templates are free. The app puts every task on a real date.