acceptance-sign-off

Formalize a go/no-go decision by verifying UAT results, exploratory testing findings, and defect remediation status to produce a structured sign-off artifact. This process coordinates validation between product owners and customer representatives before moving to General Availability.

A two-party release sign-off process mandates agreement from both the product owner and a customer representative to ensure genuine acceptance. It prevents unilateral shipping decisions and enforces rigorous quality criteria before closing the Customer Validation phase.

Yes, sign-off outcomes enforce strict governance over canary deployment rollouts and feature flag activation. The process defines clear paths for Full, Conditional, or No-Go decisions, triggering automated rollout instructions based on documented sign-off results.

Scaffold a release readiness document by running the scaffold script with the product name and release description. This generates a standardized checklist to verify UAT results, exploratory findings, and defect status for the current release slice.

Yes, the acceptance sign-off process supports conditional go-live decisions. It clearly defines paths for Full, Conditional, or No-Go outcomes, allowing teams to ship with documented conditions while maintaining governance over feature flag activation.

You should not use a formal customer validation sign-off for releases that bypass the Customer Validation phase or require unilateral shipping decisions. It is designed for phases needing two-party accountability and strict governance over canary rollouts.