Comprehensive checkbox-based cutover plan with 25 major sections and
200+ individual tasks for safe production deployment.
CUTOVER-TODOS.md Structure:
Pre-Cutover Phase:
✓ 1-3: Obtain credentials (DAM, Box, Database, Email, Webhooks, CreativeX, mTLS)
✓ 4-8: Backup current system and prepare server
Installation Phase:
✓ 9-14: Deploy code, install dependencies, configure environment, setup backups
Go/No-Go Decision:
✓ 15: Pre-go-live validation with 11-point criteria checklist
Go-Live Phase:
✓ 16-19: Cutover execution, enable automation, monitor first campaigns
Post-Cutover Monitoring:
✓ 20-21: Hourly checks (24h), daily checks (7 days)
Validation & Sign-Off:
✓ 22-23: Week 1 validation, production sign-off with signatures
Rollback Procedures:
✓ 24: Emergency rollback steps if issues found
Completion:
✓ 25: Final steps and documentation updates
Features:
- 200+ checkbox items for tracking progress
- Fill-in-the-blank fields for credentials and IDs
- ✅ / ❌ checkboxes for pass/fail validation
- Timestamp fields for tracking when steps completed
- Notes section for issues encountered
- Lessons learned template
- Sign-off section with signatures
- Emergency contacts quick reference
- Status tracking (Not Started / In Progress / Complete / Rolled Back)
Benefits:
- Clear task ownership and accountability
- Visual progress tracking
- Nothing forgotten or skipped
- Document becomes permanent record of cutover
- Audit trail for compliance
- Reusable for future deployments
Use Case:
Print or use as working document during cutover. Check off each item
as completed. Fill in actual values (IDs, URLs, results). Archive as
permanent record of production deployment.
Complements CUTOVER.md (detailed procedures) with actionable checklist.
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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
