Go-Live, Cutover & Release Templates
Cutover runbooks, go/no-go checklists, rollback plans, migration and UAT trackers, and hypercare — for the weekend everything moves.
7 templates in this category. Every one is a working document rather than a methodology: editable, instantly downloadable, and built from the artefacts a delivery programme actually produces. Sold through Etsy.
Cutover Runbook & Hypercare Pack (Excel)
€39,00Cutover runsheet, go/no-go, rollback, comms — plus hypercare exit criteria and steady-state handover.
Excel · instant download
Go Live Readiness Deck (PowerPoint)
€39,00Go/no-go checklist, cutover plan, rollback and release runbook. English and Dutch.
PowerPoint · instant download
Data Migration & UAT Tracker (Excel)
€29,00Test plan, defect log, reconciliation and sign-off.
Excel · instant download
Cloud Migration Wave Planner (Excel)
€24,95AWS and Azure migration by wave: 6R strategy, dependency matrix, cutover run sheet.
Excel · instant download
UAT Template (Excel)
€9,95User acceptance test cases and defect log tracker.
Excel · instant download
Rollback Plan Template (Excel)
€8,95Backout plan with triggers, steps and named owners.
Excel · instant download
Go/No-Go Checklist (Excel)
€8,95Release readiness decision tool for the go-live gate.
Excel · instant downloadGuides for this area
Each guide explains one artefact in full — enough that you could build your own version from scratch.
Cutover Plan: The Seven Sections, and the Five Things Teams Forget
What a cutover plan contains: timeline, go/no-go criteria, rollback, contacts, comms, freeze and post-cutover verification — plus the f…
Read the guide →Go-Live Checklist: What to Confirm Before You Release
A go-live checklist covering technical, data, business, operational and governance readiness, plus go/no-go criteria and the checks tea…
Read the guide →Hypercare After Go-Live: Scope, Duration and Exit Criteria
What hypercare is, how long it should last, who staffs it, and the exit criteria that stop it running forever. A practical guide for IT…
Read the guide →How to Write a Rollback Plan for an IT Release
What a rollback plan must contain: reverse sequence with timings, rollback triggers, the point of no return, and who has authority to c…
Read the guide →Cutover Plan vs Cutover Runbook: What's the Difference?
A cutover plan sets out the approach; a cutover runbook is the timed, task-level script executed during the window. When you need each,…
Read the guide →How to Run a Go/No-Go Meeting
How to prepare and chair a go/no-go meeting: agreed criteria, who decides, what evidence is needed, how to handle waivers and how to re…
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