Software Development Closeout Checklist

Project Documentation

• All project documentation is complete and reviewed
• User guides and manuals are finalized
• Technical documentation is stored in repository
• Release notes are written and distributed

Testing & Quality Assurance

• All features have passed QA testing
• All bugs and issues closed or tracked
• Automated tests are complete and up to date
• Performance and security testing completed

Deployment

• Application is deployed to production
• Rollback plan is documented
• Deployment verification completed
• Access and credentials are handed over as needed

Transition & Handover

• Support and maintenance plan in place
• Operations team trained and briefed
• All knowledge transfer activities finished
• Client acceptance/signoff obtained

Final Steps

• Project retrospective conducted
• Lessons learned documented
• All project deliverables archived
• Project officially closed