SKILL.md
Launch Checklist
A launch checklist is a comprehensive verification document that ensures all functions are ready before releasing a feature or product. It coordinates across engineering, QA, design, marketing, support, legal, and operations to prevent launch-day surprises. Good launch checklists surface blockers early and create shared accountability for launch readiness.
When to Use
- 1-2 weeks before any significant launch
- During launch planning kickoff meetings
- When coordinating cross-functional releases
- Before major version releases or feature rollouts
- After incidents to improve launch processes
When NOT to Use
- You are validating whether to ship at all via an experiment -> use
measure-experiment-design - You need the customer-facing announcement of what shipped -> use
deliver-release-notes - The launch already happened and you want results or reflection -> use
measure-experiment-resultsoriterate-retrospective - The change is small and single-team with no cross-functional surface: a launch checklist adds ceremony without value; track it in the sprint instead