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 ActivityTracker
- 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
Run it with the dates filled in.
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