Record pass/fail
Record results for all dry-run rooms: order, email, support, refund/recreate, mobile, rollback.
- Every room has pass/fail.
- Every fail has owner.
- Screenshots/log links noted privately.
Gate signature
Dry-run signoff
Final record after production dry run: what passed, what failed, who saw it, who owns it, and whether live can open.
Without written signoff, launch becomes a memory that things were probably checked.
Make go/no-go decision
Make an explicit decision: launch, postpone, limited beta, or test-only mode.
- Decision written.
- Scope written.
- Next review date written.
Lock the launch state
After signoff, do not add new features before launch without another dry run.
- Feature freeze set.
- Env freeze set.
- Rollback version noted.
checklist
What to check
- All drills recorded.
- Go/no-go decision written.
- Feature freeze accepted.
- Rollback version noted.
- Support owner assigned.
red flags
When to stop
- Decision is verbal only.
- A failed payment path is accepted as minor.
- New feature added after signoff without retest.
done when
Definition of done
- Signoff exists and names a decision.
- No unresolved hard blocker remains.
- Next action is clear.
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