Sisense Go-Live Checklist

[Community_Admin]

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  Unused dashboards and elasticubes have been archived, unused tables and columns have been removed.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. 

[vaibhav_j]

This is a great resource ! Thank you for putting this together.