Product Release Checklist

The process of working through this checklist helps uncover any remaining concerns before the release, and reminds internal stakeholders of their upcoming responsibilities. Once this checklist has been satisfied, this release may be sent to manufacturing and sold to customers with the full support of the organization. Discuss each item with the relevant stakeholders and update its status. Add comments as needed to record important decisions or link to resulting documents. Add new items as needed for your particular project or process. Any uncovered problems or tasks should be tracked in the issue tracker.

Tips

You might consider some of the following additional stakeholders at your organization: Other engineering groups (i.e., hardware design), Manufacturing and Shipping, Software Process Improvement, Key customers and partners, External developers, Risk Management, Business Development, Upper Management.

This Product Release Checklist is for teams that want consistent execution, less rework, and clear ownership.

• Standardize quality - run the same Product Release steps every time, regardless of who executes
• Save time - reuse a proven Product Release workflow instead of rebuilding processes from scratch
• Improve accountability - assign owners and see what's done vs. what's pending
• Onboard faster - use the Product Release checklist as the SOP and training guide
• Coordinate across roles - handoffs are clear and everyone works from the same source of truth