Templates

· Read the PR description and linked issue

· Check for logic errors and edge cases

· Verify error handling and null checks

· Review test coverage

· Pre-release

· Staging smoke tests passed

· Production

· Enable feature flag

· Repository

· Create repo and set branch protection

· CI/CD

· Set up lint and test pipeline

· Resource names are nouns and lowercase

· Error responses include a code and message

· Pagination strategy defined

· Authentication and authorisation documented

· Detect & Triage

· Confirm incident and severity

· Mitigate

· Apply hotfix or rollback

· Pre-Deploy

· Confirm deploy window agreed

· Execute

· Run database migrations

· Disable root SSH login

· Set up key-based authentication only

· Configure UFW or iptables firewall

· Enable automatic security updates

· Review open incidents and their status

· Share any known fragile areas to watch

· Confirm alerting and paging is active

· Update runbook with anything new learned

· Application Security

· Input validation on all endpoints

· Infrastructure

· No public S3 buckets or storage

· Incident Summary

· Timeline of events documented

· Root Cause

· Contributing factors identified

· Lawful basis for data processing documented

· Privacy policy up to date and accessible

· User data deletion request process exists

· Data breach notification procedure defined

· Scope and rules of engagement agreed in writing

· Test environment isolated from production

· Monitoring alerts suppressed for test IPs

· Emergency contact list shared with testers

· Functional Tests

· Happy path returns 200 with correct body

· Security

· Unauthenticated requests return 401

· User login and logout flows

· Core CRUD operations

· Payment or checkout flow

· Email notifications triggered

· Keyboard & Focus

· All interactive elements keyboard reachable

· Screen Reader

· Images have meaningful alt text

· Validate and sanitise all user inputs

· Verify no sensitive data in logs or responses

· Check for insecure direct object references

· Confirm HTTPS enforced everywhere

· Review and close previous sprint

· Check team capacity for this sprint

· Walk through backlog top items

· Agree on sprint goal

· Product

· Feature complete and QA signed off

· Marketing

· Announce blog post ready

· Problem statement is clear and scoped

· Alternatives considered and documented

· Data model changes identified

· Security implications reviewed

· Set the Stage

· Confirm safe-to-speak environment

· What Went Well

· Highlight team wins and good practices

· Clear email inbox to zero

· Review notes and captures from the week

· Update project statuses

· Plan top 3 priorities for next week

· Before Meeting

· Define the meeting objective

· During Meeting

· Capture action items

· Day 1

· Account access provisioned

· Week 1

· Meet with manager 1:1

· Write down the one goal for this session

· Close Slack, email, and social media

· Set a timer for 90 minutes

· Capture anything left unfinished

· Product

· Onboarding flow tested end-to-end

· Growth

· Pricing page live with clear CTA

· Week Before

· Maker profile complete with photo

· Launch Day

· Post live by 12:01am PT

· Problem and solution slides clear and concise

· Traction metrics up to date

· Financial model with 3-year projections

· Data room with cap table and financials ready

· Core problem and target user defined

· Riskiest assumption identified

· Success metric agreed before building

· Features outside MVP written down and parked

· Target keyword in title, H1, and first paragraph

· Meta description under 160 characters

· Internal links to 2+ relevant posts

· OG image set for social sharing

· Content

· Subject line A/B tested

· Pre-Send

· Unsubscribe link present and working

· Review last week's top-performing posts

· Write 5 post drafts for the week

· Schedule posts for optimal times

· Engage with comments from previous week

· Headline communicates value in under 5 seconds

· Social proof above the fold

· CTA button is high contrast and action-oriented

· Page load time under 3 seconds on mobile

· Design

· Define task and desired output format

· Test

· Run against edge cases and adversarial inputs

· Accuracy baseline measured on eval dataset

· Hallucination rate acceptable for use case

· Cost per user request within budget

· Rate limiting and abuse prevention in place

· Problem Definition

· Business metric tied to ML metric

· Data

· Training and test splits defined

· Eval dataset covers diverse real-world inputs

· Automated metrics defined (BLEU, ROUGE, custom)

· Human eval sample size statistically significant

· Failure modes catalogued and documented

· Documentation

· Reference docs published with examples

· Compatibility

· Breaking changes listed in changelog

· What did I complete yesterday?

· What am I working on today?

· Any blockers or dependencies?

· Action items captured with owners

· Requirements list agreed before outreach

· Pricing and contract terms reviewed by legal

· Security questionnaire completed

· Reference customers contacted

· Metrics Review

· KPIs compared against targets

· Processes

· Bottlenecks identified and owned

· Pre-Start

· Contract and NDA signed

· Week 1

· Goals and success metrics agreed

· Executive summary is compelling in under 2 pages

· Market size has credible sources

· Revenue model is clearly explained

· Assumptions are listed and defensible

· Job Post

· Requirements separated from nice-to-haves

· Interview

· Scorecard agreed before first interview

· Board pack sent 5 days before meeting

· Financial highlights compared to plan

· Key decisions clearly framed with options

· Action items from last meeting reviewed

· Communication

· Async-first norms documented

· Tooling

· Single source of truth for docs defined

· Monitor at eye level to prevent neck strain

· Dedicated work area separate from relaxation space

· Reliable internet with wired backup option

· Good lighting that doesn't cause glare on screen

· Yesterday's completed tasks posted

· Today's top 3 priorities shared

· Blockers flagged with needed help

· Availability windows for the day noted

· Logistics

· Travel and accommodation booked

· Agenda

· Balance of work sessions and social time

· Pre-Upload

· Thumbnail designed and A/B option ready

· Upload

· End screen and cards added

· Audio edited and noise removed

· Intro and outro music added

· Show notes written with timestamps

· Episode submitted to RSS feed

· Subject line tested with a colleague

· Opening hook grabs attention in first sentence

· Links tested in actual email client

· Sent at consistent day and time

· Source

· Extract 5 standalone insights from the piece

· Distribution

· Thread, carousel, and short-form video created

· 3 strength training sessions completed

· At least 2 cardio sessions

· 8,000+ steps each day tracked

· Protein target hit daily

· Medical

· GP check-up booked

· Mental Health

· Therapy or peer support reviewed

· No phone for first 30 minutes

· Drink a full glass of water on waking

· Move — walk, stretch, or exercise

· Write 3 priorities for the day

· Meals planned for the week

· Grocery list written and ingredients bought

· Proteins batch-cooked for the week

· Healthy snacks portioned and ready

· 4 Weeks Out

· Full syllabus mapped to topics

· Final Week

· Past papers completed under timed conditions

· Review last week — what did I actually complete?

· List subjects and topics to cover this week

· Assign specific sessions to calendar blocks

· Set one measurable goal per subject

· Write the one concept to learn in this session

· Remove all distractions before starting

· Summarise in your own words after reading

· Create one flashcard or recall question

· Research

· Research question clearly stated

· Writing

· Argument flows logically between paragraphs

· Documents

· Passport and travel insurance

· Tech

· Laptop and charger

· Clothing

· Weather-appropriate outfits

· Preparation

· Update resume and LinkedIn

· For Each Application

· Tailor resume to role

· Notify utilities of change of address

· Update bank and financial institutions

· Forward post from old address

· Book removal company

· Kickoff

· Scope and deliverables agreed in writing

· During Project

· Share progress updates on schedule