Sisense Go-Live Checklist
Here is the Google Sheets version of the Checklist.
Complete our go-live checklist to ensure you are going into production following all of the Sisense best practices!
Ensure A Healthy Production Environment
- Complete Dev to Prod Migration
Sisense assets have been migrated to your Production environment. - Automation
Backups, SSO, and other ongoing uses of the Sisense REST API have been automated. - Asset Cleanup
Unused dashboards and elasticubes have been archived, unused tables and columns have been removed. - Unused Plugins Disabled
Unused plugins are disabled to reduce the risk of code conflict and performance issues. - Monitoring Tool
Build times, systems resources, and other performance metrics are being monitored via Sisense Monitor.
Complete Configuration Set-Up
- System Configuration
System Configuration options are set for launch day, such as emails, end-user report scheduling, and enabling Usage Analytics. - User and Group Configuration
User and group configuration are complete. - Row-Level Data Security
Row-level data security rules for production assets are configured. - Sharing
Production elasticubes and dashboards have been shared with end users. - Remote Access
Sisense is accessible remotely for users. - Build Schedules
Elaticubes build schedules are set and live models are published with the latest changes. - Build Alerts
Builds alerts are set to notify admins about the outcome of a build process. - White Labeling
All aspects required to be re-branded have been configured, including emails, documentation links, etc.
Perform Testing
- Data Validation
Data integrity has been properly verified through the 10 Step Data Validation Guide. - QA Testing
All key functionality (access, emails, PDF exports, etc) work as expected and QA Testing is complete. - UAT Testing
Signoff from key end users via UAT Testing has been communicated. - Load Testing
The application has been tested under "standard conditions" for the deployment and Load Testing is complete.
Drive End-User Adoption
- End-User Pulse Alerts
Deployment with at least 1 Pulse alert is planned to drive adoption of the product. - Release Announcement
A release announcement to introduce and promote your new product is prepared. - Support Strategy
An ongoing support strategy is in place to support questions and requests. A good place to start is a FAQ page. - End-User Training
Contact your CSM for information on how to rebrand the Sisense online training assets or create your own training content. - Development Roadmap
Ongoing dashboard and feature releases are documented and tracked. - On-Going Adoption Strategy
An on-going adoption strategy is in place that includes product feedback from your key end users.
Published 10-21-2021
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