Release readiness checklist template

For release managers making the go or no go call before a planned production release. Scope is frozen, regression tests pass on the release candidate, no blocker or critical bugs remain, and deployment and rollback plans and the release window are agreed.

App: Checklist Flow for Jira
Category: Release
Edition: Installs with or without a paid licence
Items: 12 items, 6 required
Suggested for: Task, Epic, Release

Items

Scope

Item	Required
Release scope frozen and listed in the work item	Required
Every included work item meets its Definition of Done	Required
Known issues documented	Optional

Quality

Item	Required
Regression tests passed on the release candidate	Required
No open blocker or critical bugs for this release	Required
Performance check done for changed areas	Optional

Operations

Item	Required
Deployment plan and rollback plan written	Required
Release window agreed with stakeholders	Required
Database backups confirmed before deployment	Optional
On call engineer named for the release window	Optional

Communication

Item	Required
Release notes published	Optional
Support and customer facing teams briefed	Optional

Use it

In a Jira work item, open the Checklist Flow panel, then Template library in the Templates section. Find the template under its category, use Preview to see the items and Install to add it to your site's templates. From then on you can apply it to any work item, or, with a paid licence, have it added automatically by issue type.

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