mh-cto-sdlc-go-live

Automating a production launch involves validating preconditions, running smoke tests, monitoring deployment, and executing communication plans. This Skill automates these steps to ensure a controlled go-live process with predefined checkpoints and rollback procedures.

A go-live process is the controlled execution of a production launch. It minimizes risks by validating preconditions, running smoke tests on staging and production, tracking health checks, and logging the event for post-launch analysis.

You can execute smoke tests during a production deployment by triggering the go-live process. The Skill automatically runs tests on staging and production environments to validate deployment health before finalizing the launch.

Yes, automating a production launch requires robust deployment scripts and access to monitoring systems. The Skill orchestrates these existing scripts to validate preconditions and execute the go-live process.

The best way to monitor a deployment is to automate health check tracking and event logging during the go-live process. This Skill tracks deployment progress and provides detailed logs for post-launch analysis and rollback procedures.

You should not use automated deployment monitoring if your IT operations lack robust deployment scripts or access to monitoring systems. The Skill requires these to validate preconditions and execute predefined rollback procedures effectively.