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Once you have passed your formal testing procedures and have met all of the predefined exit criteria, you need to verify one last time that everything is in place and ready to go. Checklists are a wonderful way to make sure that you have all of the bases covered.

The Postproduction Check List
A postproduction checklist (Form 11-3; download from http:/www.mkp.com/uew/) allows you to quickly and decisively test the HTML quality on a page-by-page basis. (We call it postproduction rather than quality assurance because it includes a set of steps that should be taken before launch but that aren’t testing related.)

For large sites (greater than 50 pages or so), testing can be quite a daunting task, and several days (or even weeks) should be scheduled for postproduction. However, on smaller sites, postproduction can usually be completed by a single person is a few hours.

Final Approval for the Launch
In many client relationships, it is critical to get final approval before going live. Review your code testing and postproduction before showing the final site to the client. Quite simply, you want to be sure that you, rather than they, find the bugs.

This isn’t to say that the client won’t get a glimpse of the site in its final stages, but you should be sure to complete all your testing before presenting what is considered the final, launchable product. At the same time, you should involve your client in the testing process as appropriate. For example, when testing requires domain knowledge, the client may be able to provide invaluable verification.

It is advisable to have the client sign off on a final approval form. While the client should have already approved the basic look and feel of the site in earlier sign-offs, this is the time for the client to note any errors on the site and to proofread the site. Any major changes requested now by the client may require additional charges. Of course, the client should have agreed earlier to the test completion criteria for quality assurance.

Many design firms use forms like Form 11-4 to secure final approval. (Download from http://www.mkp.com/uew/.) This form is not just for external clients; the same one (perhaps slightly modified) can be used internally as well.

In that case, instead of shipping the form to the project leader from your client team, it would be given internally to whomever is in change of the project. This process protects the designer and ensures that the proper individuals have seen and are satisfied with the project.

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