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Launch Risk Review Checklist: what to check before go-live

A short pre-launch checklist for websites, forms, booking flows, ecommerce journeys, accessibility-sensitive paths, and AI touchpoints where relevant.

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Why this checklist exists

This is a flow-first launch risk review. It is for the parts of a change that can break completion, create avoidable compliance debt, or make rollback harder than it should be.

Use it for websites, forms, booking or contact flows, ecommerce paths, accessibility-sensitive journeys, and conditional AI or automation touchpoints where relevant.

If the path changed, the data path changed, or the handoff changed, review it here before go-live.

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What this checklist covers

A short, dense review of the live path, the data it captures, the handoffs it triggers, and the proof you need before launch.

Changed journey

Name the live path, the release boundary, and the owner.

Data entry points

List every place data enters and what breaks if it is removed.

Consent and tracking

Separate operational consent from marketing consent before launch.

Downstream handoff

Trace where the submission goes and who can stop it.

Critical accessibility

Check completion, recovery, and repeat-entry friction on the live path.

Rollback control

Confirm evidence, sign-off, and a fast disable path.

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