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Cutover & Go-Live Readiness Checklist

Go-live is a decision, not a date. Work the checklist, and the critical items are your gate — miss one and the verdict is No-go, however good the rest looks. It's the tool behind the cutover & go-live guide and hypercare.

NO-GO8 critical checks outstanding
0/24 (0%)

Readiness (before the window)

0/8

Data & migration (in the window)

0/6

Validation (smoke tests)

0/6

Go / No-go decision

0/4
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# Cutover / go-live readiness

Status: 0% complete — NO-GO (8 critical checks outstanding)

## Readiness (before the window)
- [ ] Cutover plan written, timed and signed off
- [ ] Go/No-go criteria agreed in advance  (critical)
- [ ] Runbook with named owner per step
- [ ] Rollback plan documented and viable  (critical)
- [ ] Config / transport freeze in place
- [ ] Migration rehearsed on a full dress run
- [ ] Business sign-off on UAT results  (critical)
- [ ] Comms plan + escalation contacts circulated

## Data & migration (in the window)
- [ ] Final source extract taken and locked
- [ ] Migration executed to target
- [ ] Record counts reconciled source vs target  (critical)
- [ ] Opening balances tie out to the ledger  (critical)
- [ ] Open / in-flight items migrated
- [ ] Number ranges & sequences set correctly

## Validation (smoke tests)
- [ ] Key master data spot-checked
- [ ] Payment run produces the correct file to the bank  (critical)
- [ ] Bank statement imports and posts
- [ ] Period-end / close job runs clean
- [ ] Authorizations tested for each role
- [ ] Interfaces / integrations green end-to-end  (critical)

## Go / No-go decision
- [ ] Business owner sign-off on go-live  (critical)
- [ ] Rollback still viable within the window
- [ ] Hypercare team on standby
- [ ] Decision recorded with owner + timestamp

The checklist is a sound default for a finance-system cutover — adapt it to your rollout; the critical items are the ones I'd never waive. It keeps no state on a server: nothing you tick or type leaves your browser.