Fixed-price review
Launch Risk Review
A new plugin or feature can pass every test and still fail on launch day, because staging rarely carries production-scale data. This review checks your launch plan against the way your site actually runs, before your customers or readers find the problem.
Who it's for
- You're about to launch a major feature, plugin or vendor tool.
- A failure would be visible to your customers or readers.
- Testing has happened, but not with production-scale data.
- You're deciding whether to fix a weak tool, buy one off the shelf or pay for a custom build.
What I do
- Check whether testing used data and traffic close to production.
- Review the rollout plan: which site goes first, what gets monitored and how fast the change can be switched off.
- Where a tool looks weak, give you a build-vs-buy recommendation with the costs side by side.
What you get
- A go or no-go checklist for launch day
- The specific risks found, ranked, with a fix for each
- A build-vs-buy recommendation, if one is needed
Where this comes from
At a broadcasting company, a newsroom tool passed development and staging, then made stories disappear on the main news site 90 minutes after launch. The site was stable within about an hour, and a custom replacement later rolled out to all seven stations.
The Launch Risk Review is $1,200 (usually done within one week). If it shows you need more than a review, the 30-day audit or an ongoing engagement is the next step.