Add comprehensive stage transition templates for all development phases
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# Stage Transition Templates
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## Overview
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These templates help you transition smoothly between the four development stages: Exploration → Prototype → Development → Production. Each transition requires careful assessment and knowledge consolidation.
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## Template 1: Exploration → Prototype Transition
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### Readiness Assessment
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```
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Stage transition readiness: Exploration → Prototype
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## 🎯 EXPLORATION COMPLETION CHECKLIST
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**Concept Validation (Must Complete All):**
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- [ ] Core game mechanic proven feasible
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- [ ] Technology stack tested and confirmed
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- [ ] User need validated through research/testing
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- [ ] Performance targets achievable with chosen approach
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- [ ] Key technical risks identified and mitigated
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**Research Documentation:**
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- [ ] Technology comparison documented
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- [ ] Architecture decisions recorded with rationale
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- [ ] Performance benchmarks established
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- [ ] User research findings captured
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- [ ] Competitive analysis completed
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## 📊 TRANSITION READINESS SCORE: ___/10
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**Missing Elements (if score <8):**
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- [ ] Item 1: [What needs completion]
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- [ ] Item 2: [What needs completion]
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## 🚀 PROTOTYPE STAGE PREPARATION
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**Updated Project Description:**
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```markdown
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**STAGE:** Prototype Development
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**VALIDATED CONCEPT:** [Proven concept from exploration]
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**EXPLORATION FINDINGS:**
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- ✓ [Key technical validation]
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- ✓ [User need confirmation]
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- ✓ [Performance feasibility]
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**PROTOTYPE SCOPE:**
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- **Core Feature:** [Single most important feature to prove]
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- **Success Metric:** [Measurable goal for prototype]
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- **Non-Goals:** [What we're deliberately NOT building]
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**TECHNOLOGY STACK:**
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- **Primary:** [Main technologies with rationale]
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- **Architecture:** [High-level approach]
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- **Performance Target:** [Specific benchmarks]
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```
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**Updated Project Instructions:**
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```
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DEVELOPMENT STAGE: Prototype Development
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PROJECT FOCUS: Building proof-of-concept with core functionality
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**PROTOTYPE PRIORITIES:**
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- Prioritize working functionality over code perfection
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- Use established patterns from exploration phase
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- Focus on proving core user-facing features
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- Document shortcuts taken for future cleanup
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```
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## 🧠 KNOWLEDGE CONSOLIDATION
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**Archive from Exploration:**
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- Move research documents to `archive/exploration/`
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- Preserve decision rationale for future reference
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- Extract patterns for reuse in future projects
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**Carry Forward to Prototype:**
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- Core architectural decisions
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- Performance benchmarks and targets
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- Key learnings about user needs
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- Technology constraints and capabilities
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```
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## Template 2: Prototype → Development Transition
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### Readiness Assessment
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```
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Stage transition readiness: Prototype → Development
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## 🎯 PROTOTYPE COMPLETION CHECKLIST
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**Core Functionality (Must Complete All):**
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- [ ] Primary feature working as intended
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- [ ] User interface proves usability
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- [ ] Performance targets achieved in testing
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- [ ] Technology stack handles requirements
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- [ ] Architecture scales to full feature set
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**Validation Documentation:**
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- [ ] User testing completed with positive results
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- [ ] Performance benchmarks documented
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- [ ] Architecture stress-tested with realistic data
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- [ ] Code quality assessment completed
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- [ ] Technical debt inventory created
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## 📊 TRANSITION READINESS SCORE: ___/10
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**Prototype Lessons Learned:**
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- **What Worked:** [Successful patterns to continue]
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- **What Didn't:** [Approaches to avoid in development]
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- **Surprises:** [Unexpected discoveries or challenges]
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## 🏗️ DEVELOPMENT STAGE PREPARATION
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**Updated Project Description:**
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```markdown
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**STAGE:** Active Development
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**PROVEN PROTOTYPE:** [What the prototype successfully demonstrated]
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**VALIDATED ARCHITECTURE:**
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- **Frontend:** [Confirmed approach and patterns]
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- **Backend:** [If applicable - confirmed stack]
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- **Performance:** [Achieved benchmarks]
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**DEVELOPMENT SCOPE:**
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- **Feature Set:** [Complete list of planned features]
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- **Quality Standards:** [Code quality, testing, documentation requirements]
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- **Timeline:** [Estimated completion timeframe]
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**SUCCESS CRITERIA:**
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- All features implemented and tested
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- Production-ready code quality
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- Comprehensive documentation
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- Deployment pipeline established
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```
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**Updated Project Instructions:**
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```
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DEVELOPMENT STAGE: Active Development
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PROJECT FOCUS: Building production-quality features and architecture
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**PRODUCTION QUALITY STANDARDS:**
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- Follow established architectural patterns strictly
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- Implement comprehensive error handling and validation
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- Write maintainable, well-documented code
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- Consider security implications for all features
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- Optimize for performance and scalability
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## 🔄 PROTOTYPE TO DEVELOPMENT HANDOFF
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**Code Quality Upgrade:**
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- [ ] Refactor prototype shortcuts
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- [ ] Implement proper error handling
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- [ ] Add comprehensive commenting
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- [ ] Establish testing framework
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- [ ] Set up linting and formatting
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**Architecture Refinement:**
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- [ ] Finalize component structure
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- [ ] Establish coding standards
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- [ ] Define API contracts
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- [ ] Plan database schema (if applicable)
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- [ ] Design deployment architecture
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```
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## Template 3: Development → Production Transition
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### Readiness Assessment
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```
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Stage transition readiness: Development → Production
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## 🎯 DEVELOPMENT COMPLETION CHECKLIST
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**Feature Completion (Must Complete All):**
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- [ ] All planned features implemented
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- [ ] Comprehensive testing completed (unit, integration, E2E)
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- [ ] User acceptance testing passed
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- [ ] Performance optimization completed
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- [ ] Security audit completed
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**Production Readiness:**
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- [ ] Deployment pipeline established and tested
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- [ ] Monitoring and analytics implemented
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- [ ] Error tracking and logging configured
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- [ ] Backup and recovery procedures tested
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- [ ] Documentation complete and current
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**Quality Assurance:**
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- [ ] Code review process completed
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- [ ] Load testing passed
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- [ ] Cross-platform compatibility verified
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- [ ] Accessibility requirements met
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- [ ] Legal and compliance requirements satisfied
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## 📊 TRANSITION READINESS SCORE: ___/10
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**Pre-Launch Checklist:**
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- [ ] Domain and hosting configured
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- [ ] SSL certificates installed
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- [ ] CDN and caching configured
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- [ ] Database optimization completed
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- [ ] Backup systems verified
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## 🚀 PRODUCTION STAGE PREPARATION
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**Updated Project Description:**
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```markdown
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**STAGE:** Production & Maintenance
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**DEPLOYMENT STATUS:** [Live URL and current status]
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**PRODUCTION METRICS:**
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- **Users:** [Current active user count]
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- **Performance:** [Key metrics and targets]
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- **Uptime:** [Target and monitoring setup]
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**MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE:**
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- **Daily:** [Monitoring and health checks]
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- **Weekly:** [Performance review and optimization]
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- **Monthly:** [Feature planning and user feedback review]
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**ENHANCEMENT PIPELINE:**
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- **Priority 1:** [Next features based on user feedback]
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- **Priority 2:** [Performance and scaling improvements]
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- **Priority 3:** [Long-term strategic enhancements]
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**Updated Project Instructions:**
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DEVELOPMENT STAGE: Production & Maintenance
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PROJECT FOCUS: Maintaining live application and planning enhancements
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**PRODUCTION MAINTENANCE:**
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- Prioritize stability and backward compatibility
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- Consider impact on existing users for all changes
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- Implement gradual rollouts for significant changes
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- Maintain comprehensive monitoring and logging
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- Plan for rollback scenarios on all deployments
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## 🎯 PRODUCTION LAUNCH PREPARATION
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**Launch Strategy:**
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- [ ] Soft launch with limited users
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- [ ] Monitor system performance under real load
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- [ ] Gather initial user feedback
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- [ ] Address any critical issues
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- [ ] Plan full public launch
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**Post-Launch Monitoring:**
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- [ ] Set up automated alerts for critical issues
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- [ ] Establish user feedback collection channels
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- [ ] Plan regular performance reviews
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- [ ] Schedule security audits
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- [ ] Define success metrics and tracking
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## Template 4: Production → Next Project Transition
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### Knowledge Extraction
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Project completion and knowledge extraction
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## 📚 PROJECT RETROSPECTIVE
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**Overall Success Assessment:**
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- **Goals Achieved:** [Original objectives met]
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- **User Impact:** [Actual user adoption and satisfaction]
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- **Technical Success:** [Performance and reliability metrics]
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- **Business Success:** [Revenue, growth, or other business metrics]
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**Key Learnings:**
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- **Technical:** [Architecture patterns, technology choices, performance optimization]
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- **Process:** [Development workflow, team collaboration, project management]
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- **User Experience:** [Interface design, user behavior, feedback patterns]
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## 🔄 REUSABLE PATTERNS
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**Extract for Future Projects:**
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- [ ] Successful architectural patterns
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- [ ] Effective development workflows
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- [ ] User research methodologies
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- [ ] Testing and quality assurance processes
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- [ ] Deployment and operations procedures
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**Template Creation:**
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- [ ] Create project template from successful patterns
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- [ ] Document decision frameworks
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- [ ] Package reusable code components
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- [ ] Create process documentation templates
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## 🎯 NEXT PROJECT PREPARATION
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**Apply Learnings:**
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- Use successful patterns as starting point
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- Avoid repeated mistakes
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- Leverage proven technology choices
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- Apply refined development processes
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**Knowledge Transfer:**
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- Archive complete project documentation
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- Create summary for stakeholders
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- Prepare handoff documentation if needed
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- Update personal/team knowledge base
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## Usage Guidelines
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### When to Use These Templates
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- **Monthly reviews** - Assess readiness for transition
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- **Milestone completion** - Formal stage evaluation
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- **Project planning** - Understand what each stage requires
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- **Team handoffs** - Ensure complete knowledge transfer
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### Customization Tips
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- Adapt checklists to your specific project type
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- Add domain-specific requirements
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- Include team-specific processes
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- Adjust timeline expectations based on project scope
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### Success Metrics
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- **Smooth transitions** - No lost context or momentum
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- **Quality maintenance** - Each stage builds on previous properly
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- **Knowledge retention** - Decisions and learnings preserved
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- **Stakeholder confidence** - Clear progress and communication
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Remember: Stage transitions are investment opportunities. Spend the time to consolidate knowledge properly, and future stages will be much more efficient.
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