Launch Week

Launch week was given to employees at Alexander Interactive as a discussion starter to the activities and events around the launch of a site

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1. Launch Week Flippin switches, rollin back, the freeze, and oh so much more! @timothybroder @aiaio
2. Launch Plan » High Level! » Client sees in discovery » Intro to our process @timothybroder @aiaio
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4. Launch Checklist » The kitchen sink of launch tasks » Very detailed » Assigns Tasks » Includes days leading to launch » Live document “war room” » Details rollback plan @timothybroder @aiaio
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6. Don’t Think. Just Do. Minimize Murphy’s Law @timothybroder @aiaio
7. Feature Complete » Features are done » “Could launch” » Testing time! (Functional and Design) @timothybroder @aiaio
8. Code Freeze » “Pencils DOWN” » S1 only! » Let it bake » Possibly on a non-live production system @timothybroder @aiaio
9. Code Freeze » Final stress tests » Change is DANGEROUS @timothybroder @aiaio
10. Flip the Switch » Small: change the DNS » Medium: update the code on production » Large: full stack swap @timothybroder @aiaio
11. Roll back » Code » Data (might lose some) » Downtime » Not easy » Angry client @timothybroder @aiaio
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13. Thanks! @timothybroder @aiaio