Data Migration Checklist

A practical cut of Data Migration Checklist for engineering and product leads — decisions first, framework essays last.

Who this is for

Ignore the buzzwords. For Data Migration Checklist, the hard constraint is usually data ownership or ops capacity — not how many features fit on a roadmap slide.

Decisions that still look smart in 18 months

Use boring technology where the risk is operational. Save novelty for the one wedge that makes the product worth buying.

Build checklist we actually use

Ignore the buzzwords. For Data Migration Checklist, the hard constraint is usually data ownership or ops capacity — not how many features fit on a roadmap slide.

Failure modes we keep seeing

Instrument the happy path and the ugly path. Silent failures are what turn a launch into a weekend incident.

How we measure rollout

Ignore the buzzwords. For Data Migration Checklist, the hard constraint is usually data ownership or ops capacity — not how many features fit on a roadmap slide.

We update this when delivery patterns change on live client work.