4 checkpoints when handling static asset caching

Context: The same requirement can sound different across departments; writing it down helps align decisions on company website development. Business asked for a clickable prototype within two weeks, while engineering wanted to lock fields related to company website development first. Next, we recommend to have business users record a screen walkthrough. If more features are added, scope the blast radius before scheduling.

Testing & Acceptance

Last week we reviewed site performance optimization with the client's IT lead. They care more about stability than buzzwords. We hit a case of holiday traffic spikes slowing the site. Troubleshooting started with logs on a cloud database, then followed our reproduction steps. Next, we recommend to require a change request for any scope change. If more features are added, scope the blast radius before scheduling. This write-up is for colleagues progressing website and CMS work. The client is in hospitality & travel, roughly a hundred-person team, based around Europe. Editors know the CMS well enough, but static asset caching still needs a one-page rule sheet to cut verbal rework. Prefer a go-live window outside peak traffic, and prepare the rollback package early.

Background & Goals

Last week we reviewed image weight control with the client's IT lead. They care more about stability than buzzwords. Business asked for a clickable prototype within two weeks, while engineering wanted to lock fields related to image weight control first. Next, we recommend to store backups in a separate folder with dated labels. If more features are added, scope the blast radius before scheduling. The same requirement can sound different across departments; writing it down helps align decisions on multilingual website build. Business asked for a clickable prototype within two weeks, while engineering wanted to lock fields related to multilingual website build first. Prefer a go-live window outside peak traffic, and prepare the rollback package early.

Delivery Approach

The same requirement can sound different across departments; writing it down helps align decisions on inquiry form conversion path. We hit a case of legacy outbound links broken. Troubleshooting started with logs on a cloud database, then followed our reproduction steps. Add a field dictionary to the docs so new joiners ask fewer repeat questions. The same requirement can sound different across departments; writing it down helps align decisions on channel & URL planning. Editors know the CMS well enough, but channel & URL planning still needs a one-page rule sheet to cut verbal rework. Prefer a go-live window outside peak traffic, and prepare the rollback package early.

Operations & Collaboration

The same requirement can sound different across departments; writing it down helps align decisions on product-site information architecture. Business asked for a clickable prototype within two weeks, while engineering wanted to lock fields related to product-site information architecture first. Next, we recommend to give editors a one-page publishing guide. If more features are added, scope the blast radius before scheduling. Last week we reviewed role-based access control with the client's IT lead. They care more about stability than buzzwords. QA walked the main path three times on real devices and flagged edge cases around role-based access control. Prefer a go-live window outside peak traffic, and prepare the rollback package early.

Takeaways: Last week we reviewed company website development with the client's IT lead. They care more about stability than buzzwords. We hit a case of sales never receiving emails after form submit. Troubleshooting started with logs on a cloud database, then followed our reproduction steps. Add a field dictionary to the docs so new joiners ask fewer repeat questions.