Application Go-Live Readiness Checklist

Appian Max Team — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:54:06 GMT

Current Revision posted to Article by Appian Max Team on 4/18/2024 3:54:06 PM

Compliance with the items in this checklist is recommended for all Appian application deployments to ensure that the platform and applications are ready to be rolled out to the end users.

☐	Self-managed or Appian Cloud Prod Readiness Checklist complete
☐	Required plugins deployed
☐	Admin console settings configured such as Secure Credentials Stores, authentication, branding, etc.
☐	System sized appropriately to the size of the application and user base
☐	(If applicable) Production systems are set up to accept integration calls
☐	All production credentials for user authentication, integrations, or database connections are known to a trusted individual that can provide them for the deployment
☐	If the development team does not have access, at least one point person has been granted system admin access in production and they will be available for deployment

☐	End user acceptance testing executed
☐	All critical defects resolved
☐	Critical Appian Health Check findings identified in lower environments addressed
☐	Performance test scripts executed on a production-clone environment
☐	Prepopulated data in the performance testing environment represents minimum a year's worth
☐	No performance concerns from the team or client
☐	Missing Precedents action has confirmed that all necessary artifacts are in the application or package
☐	All application artifacts security reviewed using Security Summary view
☐	Values of environment-specific constants defined for production
☐	Deployment plan/guide ready
☐	(If applicable) Data migration plan ready
☐	Post-deployment application validation test scripts ready and validation tester(s) identified and confirmed to have production access
☐	Production user/group provisioning complete
☐	Dependencies on other systems have been identified, and key individuals have been notified of this go-live (ex: if integrating with another system, ensure their point person is aware)

☐	All application documentation is ready for hand off
☐	Support administrators have been notified of application deployment and are ready to support the application
☐	Production support communication chain is ready and shared with end users
☐	Application monitoring plan is in place
☐	Key personnel have Appian Community accounts and know how to log support cases
☐	Application training is available for end users
☐	Recurring Health Check cadence has been configured in production

Tags: Delivery, Adoption and Usage Management

Application Go-Live Readiness Checklist

joel.larin — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:38:41 GMT

Revision 7 posted to Article by joel.larin on 11/1/2023 3:38:41 PM

Compliance with the items in this checklist is recommended for all Appian application deployments to ensure that the platform and applications are ready to be rolled out to the end users.

☐	Self-managed or Appian Cloud Prod Readiness Checklist complete
☐	Required plugins deployed
☐	Admin console settings configured such as Secure Credentials Stores, authentication, branding, etc.
☐	System sized appropriately to the size of the application and user base
☐	(If applicable) Production systems are set up to accept integration calls
☐	All production credentials for user authentication, integrations, or database connections are known to a trusted individual that can provide them for the deployment
☐	If the development team does not have access, at least one point person has been granted system admin access in production and they will be available for deployment

☐	End user acceptance testing executed
☐	All critical defects resolved
☐	Critical Appian Health Check findings identified in lower environments addressed
☐	Performance test scripts executed on a production-clone environment
☐	Prepopulated data in the performance testing environment represents minimum a year's worth
☐	No performance concerns from the team or client
☐	Missing Precedents action has confirmed that all necessary artifacts are in the application or package
☐	All application artifacts security reviewed using Security Summary view
☐	Values of environment-specific constants defined for production
☐	Deployment plan/guide ready
☐	(If applicable) Data migration plan ready
☐	Post-deployment application validation test scripts ready and validation tester(s) identified and confirmed to have production access
☐	Production user/group provisioning complete
☐	Dependencies on other systems have been identified, and key individuals have been notified of this go-live (ex: if integrating with another system, ensure their point person is aware)

☐	All application documentation is ready for hand off
☐	Support administrators have been notified of application deployment and are ready to support the application
☐	Production support communication chain is ready and shared with end users
☐	Application monitoring plan is in place
☐	Key personnel have Appian Community accounts and know how to log support cases
☐	Application training is available for end users
☐	Recurring Health Check cadence has been configured in production

Tags: Delivery, Adoption and Usage Management

Application Go-Live Readiness Checklist

joel.larin — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:35:53 GMT

Revision 6 posted to Article by joel.larin on 11/1/2023 3:35:53 PM

Compliance with the items in this checklist is recommended for all Appian application deployments to ensure that the platform and applications are ready to be rolled out to the end users.

☐	Self-managed or Appian Cloud Prod Readiness Checklist complete
☐	Required plugins deployed
☐	Admin console settings configured such as Secure Credentials Stores, authentication, branding, etc.
☐	System sized appropriately to the size of the application and user base
☐	(If applicable) Production systems are set up to accept integration calls
☐	All production credentials for user authentication, integrations, or database connections are known to a trusted individual that can provide them for the deployment
☐	If the development team does not have access, at least one point person has been granted system admin access in production and they will be available for deployment

☐	End user acceptance testing executed
☐	All critical defects resolved
☐	Critical Appian Health Check findings identified in lower environments addressed
☐	Performance test scripts executed on a production-clone environment
☐	Prepopulated data in the performance testing environment represents minimum a year's worth
☐	No performance concerns from the team or client
☐	Missing Precedents action has confirmed that all necessary artifacts are in the application or package
☐	All application artifacts security reviewed using Security Summary view
☐	Values of environment-specific constants defined for production
☐	Deployment plan/guide ready
☐	(If applicable) Data migration plan ready
☐	Post-deployment application validation test scripts ready and validation tester(s) identified and confirmed to have production access
☐	Production user/group provisioning complete
☐	Dependencies on other systems have been identified, and key individuals have been notified of this go-live (ex: if integrating with another system, ensure their point person is aware)

☐	All application documentation is ready for hand off
☐	Support administrators have been notified of application deployment and are ready to support the application
☐	Production support communication chain is ready and shared with end users
☐	Application monitoring plan is in place
☐	Key personnel have Appian Community accounts and know how to log support cases
☐	Application training is available for end users
☐	Recurring Health Check cadence has been configured in production

Tags: Delivery, Adoption and Usage Management

Application Go-Live Readiness Checklist

joel.larin — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:34:08 GMT

Revision 5 posted to Article by joel.larin on 11/1/2023 3:34:08 PM

Compliance with the items in this checklist is recommended for all Appian application deployments to ensure that the platform and applications are ready to be rolled out to the end users.

☐	Self-managed or Appian Cloud Prod Readiness Checklist complete
☐	Required plugins deployed
☐	Admin console settings configured such as Secure Credentials Stores, authentication, branding, etc.
☐	System sized appropriately to the size of the application and user base
☐	(If applicable) Production systems are set up to accept integration calls
☐	All production credentials for user authentication, integrations, or database connections are known to a trusted individual that can provide them for the deployment
☐	If the development team does not have access, at least one point person has been granted system admin access in production and they will be available for deployment

☐	End user acceptance testing executed
☐	All critical defects resolved
☐	Critical Appian Health Check findings identified in lower environments addressed
☐	Performance test scripts executed on a production-clone environment
☐	Prepopulated data in the performance testing environment represents minimum a year's worth
☐	No performance concerns from the team or client
☐	Missing Precedents action has confirmed that all necessary artifacts are in the application or package
☐	All application artifacts security reviewed using Security Summary view
☐	Values of environment-specific constants defined for production
☐	Deployment plan/guide ready
☐	(If applicable) Data migration plan ready
☐	Post-deployment application validation test scripts ready and validation tester(s) identified and confirmed to have production access
☐	Production user/group provisioning complete
☐	Dependencies on other systems have been identified, and key individuals have been notified of this go-live (ex: if integrating with another system, ensure their point person is aware)

☐	All application documentation is ready for hand off
☐	Support administrators have been notified of application deployment and are ready to support the application
☐	Production support communication chain is ready and shared with end users
☐	Application monitoring plan is in place
☐	Key personnel have Appian Community accounts and know how to log support cases
☐	Application training is available for end users
☐	Recurring Health Check cadence has been configured in production

Tags: Delivery, Adoption and Usage Management

Application Go-Live Readiness Checklist

joel.larin — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:31:28 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Article by joel.larin on 11/1/2023 3:31:28 PM

Compliance with the items in this checklist is recommended for all Appian application deployments to ensure that the platform and applications are ready to be rolled out to the end users.

☐	Self-managed or Appian Cloud Prod Readiness Checklist complete
☐	Required plugins deployed
☐	Admin console settings configured such as Secure Credentials Stores, authentication, branding, etc.
☐	System sized appropriately to the size of the application and user base
☐	(If applicable) Production systems are set up to accept integration calls
☐	All production credentials for user authentication, integrations, or database connections are known to a trusted individual that can provide them for the deployment
☐	If the development team does not have access, at least one point person has been granted system admin access in production and they will be available for deployment

☐	End user acceptance testing executed
☐	All critical defects resolved
☐	Critical Appian Health Check findings identified in lower environments addressed
☐	Performance test scripts executed on a production-clone environment
☐	Prepopulated data in the performance testing environment represents minimum a year's worth
☐	No performance concerns from the team or client
☐	Missing Precedents action has confirmed that all necessary artifacts are in the application or package
☐	All application artifacts security reviewed using Security Summary view
☐	Values of environment-specific constants defined for production
☐	Deployment plan/guide ready
☐	(If applicable) Data migration plan ready
☐	Post-deployment application validation test scripts ready and validation tester(s) identified and confirmed to have production access
☐	Production user/group provisioning complete
☐	Dependencies on other systems have been identified, and key individuals have been notified of this go-live (ex: if integrating with another system, ensure their point person is aware)

☐	All application documentation is ready for hand off
☐	Support administrators have been notified of application deployment and are ready to support the application
☐	Production support communication chain is ready and shared with end users
☐	Application monitoring plan is in place
☐	Key personnel have Appian Community accounts and know how to log support cases
☐	Application training is available for end users
☐	Recurring Health Check cadence has been configured in production

Tags: Delivery, Adoption and Usage Management

Application Go-Live Readiness Checklist

joel.larin — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:53:39 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Article by joel.larin on 11/1/2023 1:53:39 PM

Compliance with the items in this checklist is recommended for all Appian application deployments to ensure that the platform and applications are ready to be rolled out to the end users.

Platform Readiness

☐	Self-managed or Appian Cloud Prod Readiness Checklist complete
☐	Required plugins deployed
☐	Admin console settings configured such as Secure Credentials Stores, authentication, branding, etc.
☐	System sized appropriately to the size of the application and user base
☐	(If applicable) Production systems are set up to accept integration calls
☐	All production credentials for user authentication, integrations, or database connections are known to a trusted individual that can provide them for the deployment
☐	If the development team does not have access, at least one point person has been granted system admin access in production and they will be available for deployment

Application Readiness

☐	End user acceptance testing executed
☐	All critical defects resolved
☐	Critical Appian Health Check findings identified in lower environments addressed
☐	Performance test scripts executed on a production-clone environment
☐	Prepopulated data in the performance testing environment represents minimum a year's worth
☐	No performance concerns from the team or client
☐	Missing Precedents action has confirmed that all necessary artifacts are in the application or package
☐	All application artifacts security reviewed using Security Summary view
☐	Values of environment-specific constants defined for production
☐	Deployment plan/guide ready
☐	(If applicable) Data migration plan ready
☐	Post-deployment application validation test scripts ready and validation tester(s) identified and confirmed to have production access
☐	Production user/group provisioning complete
☐	Dependencies on other systems have been identified, and key individuals have been notified of this go-live (ex: if integrating with another system, ensure their point person is aware)

Application Handover

☐	All application documentation is ready for hand off
☐	Support administrators have been notified of application deployment and are ready to support the application
☐	Production support communication chain is ready and shared with end users
☐	Application monitoring plan is in place
☐	Key personnel have Appian Community accounts and know how to log support cases
☐	Application training is available for end users
☐	Recurring Health Check cadence has been configured in production

Tags: Delivery, Adoption and Usage Management

Application Go-Live Readiness Checklist

joel.larin — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:17:44 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Article by joel.larin on 4/18/2023 7:17:44 PM

Compliance with the items in this checklist is recommended for all Appian application deployments to ensure that the platform and applications are ready to be rolled out to the end users.

Platform Readiness

☐	Self-managed or Appian Cloud Prod Readiness Checklist complete
☐	Required plugins deployed
☐	Admin console settings configured such as Secure Credentials Stores, authentication, branding, etc.
☐	System sized appropriately to the size of the application and user base
☐	(If applicable) Production systems are set up to accept integration calls
☐	All production credentials for user authentication, integrations, or database connections are known to a trusted individual that can provide them for the deployment
☐	If the development team does not have access, at least one point person has been granted system admin access in production and they will be available for deployment

Application Readiness

☐	End user acceptance testing executed
☐	All critical defects resolved
☐	Critical Appian Health Check findings identified in lower environments addressed
☐	Performance test scripts executed on a production-clone environment
☐	Prepopulated data in the performance testing environment represents minimum a year's worth
☐	No performance concerns from the team or client
☐	Missing Precedents action has confirmed that all necessary artifacts are in the application or package
☐	All application artifacts security reviewed using Security Summary view
☐	Values of environment-specific constants defined for production
☐	Deployment plan/guide ready
☐	(If applicable) Data migration plan ready
☐	Post-deployment application validation test scripts ready and validation tester(s) identified and confirmed to have production access
☐	Production user/group provisioning complete
☐	Dependencies on other systems have been identified, and key individuals have been notified of this go-live (ex: if integrating with another system, ensure their point person is aware)

Application Handover

☐	All application documentation is ready for hand off
☐	Support administrators have been notified of application deployment and are ready to support the application
☐	Production support communication chain is ready and shared with end users
☐	Application monitoring plan is in place
☐	Key personnel have Appian Community accounts and know how to log support cases
☐	Application training is available for end users
☐	Recurring Health Check cadence has been configured in production

Tags: Delivery, Adoption and Usage Management

Application Go-Live Readiness Checklist

joel.larin — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 20:31:26 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Article by joel.larin on 2/7/2023 8:31:26 PM

Compliance with the items in this checklist is recommended for all Appian application deployments to ensure that the platform and applications are ready to be rolled out to the end users.

Platform Readiness

☐	Self-managed or Appian Cloud Prod Readiness Checklist complete
☐	Required plugins deployed
☐	Admin console settings configured such as Secure Credentials Stores, authentication, branding, etc.
☐	System sized appropriately to the size of the application and user base
☐	(If applicable) Production systems are set up to accept integration calls
☐	All production credentials for user authentication, integrations, or database connections are known to a trusted individual that can provide them for the deployment
☐	If the development team does not have access, at least one point person has been granted system admin access in production and they will be available for deployment

Application Readiness

☐	End user acceptance testing executed
☐	All critical defects resolved
☐	Critical Appian Health Check findings identified in lower environments addressed
☐	Performance test scripts executed on a production-clone environment
☐	Prepopulated data in the performance testing environment represents minimum a year's worth
☐	No performance concerns from the team or client
☐	Missing Precedents action has confirmed that all necessary artifacts are in the application or package
☐	All application artifacts security reviewed using Security Summary view
☐	Values of environment-specific constants defined for production
☐	Deployment plan/guide ready
☐	(If applicable) Data migration plan ready
☐	Post-deployment application validation test scripts ready and validation tester(s) identified and confirmed to have production access
☐	Production user/group provisioning complete
☐	Dependencies on other systems have been identified, and key individuals have been notified of this go-live (ex: if integrating with another system, ensure their point person is aware)

Application Handover

☐	All application documentation is ready for hand off
☐	Support administrators have been notified of application deployment and are ready to support the application
☐	Production support communication chain is ready and shared with end users
☐	Application monitoring plan is in place
☐	Key personnel have Appian Community accounts and know how to log support cases
☐	Application training is available for end users
☐	Recurring Health Check cadence has been configured in production

Tags: Platform