CMS Migration — High-Level Sprint Planning

12 × 3-week sprints · 29 Jun 2026 → 7 Mar 2027 · phased site releases, australia.com last

Key Milestones

Plot the sprint(s)/dates for each key milestone or period.
Milestone / PeriodStartEnd
Design system completeSprint 2 (9 Aug 2026)Sprint 2 (9 Aug 2026)
Component sign-off completeSprint 2 (9 Aug 2026)Sprint 2 (9 Aug 2026)
Content freeze period
Training pointsSprint 1 (29 Jun 2026)
UAT periodSprint 4 (31 Aug 2026)Sprint 11 (14 Feb 2027)
Ben's QA periodSprint 2 (20 Jul 2026)Sprint 12 (7 Mar 2027)
Pen testing
Adobe licence ends (backstop)End of April 2027End of April 2027
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Sprint Plan

Sprint Dates Main milestone for this sprint TA dependencies Pre-requisites Key holidays to call out
Sprint 129 Jun – 19 Jul 2026
  1. Repo setup
  2. Sitecore AI project setup
  3. CI/CD pipelines
  4. QA process setup
Component sign-off (TA)
Design overlap — sign-off of components
Integration specs cleared for S2; all blockers for S2 cleared
Sprint 220 Jul – 9 Aug 2026
  1. Design system complete
  2. delivery of 10 components
  3. integrations × 3
  4. form for Signature Experiences
  5. QA started
Component sign-off (TA)
Design overlap — sign-off of components
QA (Ben, TA) begins this sprint
Integration specs cleared for S3; all blockers for S3 cleared
Sprint 310 – 30 Aug 2026
  1. Delivery of 15 components
  2. Integrations × 2
  3. Sitecore Search for Signature Experiences
  4. page templates for Signature Experiences
Ongoing QA & sign-off of delivered components
Pen test — Signature (3rd party, 1 wk, after QA)
Integration specs cleared for S4; all integrations for Signature complete Dubai · Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (PBUH) — Mon 24 Aug 2026
Sprint 431 Aug – 20 Sep 2026
  1. Delivery of 10 components
  2. Integrations × 2
  3. Content migration for Signature Experiences
  4. UAT &
  5. launch Signature Experiences
Ongoing QA/UAT & sign-off of delivered items
UAT sign-off — Signature
Go/No-Go — Signature (go-live)
All Signature components developed & QA bugs resolved; page templates ready; content migrated from AEM
Sprint 521 Sep – 11 Oct 2026
  1. Delivery of 15 components
  2. Integrations × 2
  3. Page templates for Business Events
  4. Hypercare for Signature Experiences
Ongoing QA/UAT & sign-off of delivered items
Pen test — Business Events (3rd party, 1 wk, after QA)
All integrations for Business Events complete; Signature handed to BAU Sydney · Labour Day (NSW) — Mon 5 Oct 2026
Sprint 612 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
  1. Delivery of 15 components
  2. page templates &
  3. content migration for Business Events
  4. UAT &
  5. launch Business Events
Ongoing QA/UAT & sign-off of delivered items
UAT sign-off — Business Events
Go/No-Go — Business Events (go-live)
All BEA components developed & QA bugs resolved; page templates ready; content migrated from AEM
Sprint 72 – 22 Nov 2026
  1. Delivery of 10 components
  2. Integrations — TBC
  3. Page templates for Corporate
  4. Hypercare for Business Events
Ongoing QA/UAT & sign-off of delivered items
Pen test — Corporate (3rd party, 1 wk, after QA)
All integrations for Corporate complete; Business Events handed to BAU
Sprint 823 Nov – 13 Dec 2026
  1. Delivery of 15 components
  2. page templates for Corporate
  3. UAT &
  4. launch Corporate
Ongoing QA/UAT & sign-off of delivered items
UAT sign-off — Corporate (TA)
Go/No-Go — Corporate (go-live)
All Corporate components developed & QA bugs resolved; page templates ready; content migrated from AEM Dubai · UAE National Day — Wed 2 & Thu 3 Dec 2026
Sprint 914 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
  1. Component tweaks for Aussie Specialist & Consumer
  2. Content migration for Aussie Specialist
  3. Hypercare for Corporate
Ongoing QA/UAT & sign-off of delivered items All Aussie Specialist components & templates ready; content migrated; Corporate handed to BAU Sydney · Christmas Day — Fri 25 Dec
Sydney · Boxing Day — Sat 26 Dec
Sydney · Substitute — Mon 28 Dec
Sydney · New Year's Day — Fri 1 Jan
Dubai · New Year's Day — Fri 1 Jan 2027
Sprint 104 – 24 Jan 2027
  1. Content migration for Consumer
  2. UAT Aussie Specialist
  3. UAT australia.com
Ongoing QA/UAT & sign-off of delivered items
Pen test — Aussie Specialist (3rd party, 1 wk, after QA)
All Consumer components & templates ready; content migrated from AEM
Sprint 1125 Jan – 14 Feb 2027
  1. Launch Aussie Specialist
  2. UAT australia.com
Ongoing QA/UAT & sign-off of delivered items
UAT sign-off — Aussie Specialist
Go/No-Go — Aussie Specialist (go-live)
Pen test — australia.com (3rd party, 1 wk, after QA)
Aussie Specialist handed to BAU Sydney · Australia Day — Tue 26 Jan 2027
Sprint 1215 Feb – 7 Mar 2027 australia.com go-live Ongoing QA/UAT & sign-off of delivered items
UAT sign-off — australia.com
Go/No-Go — australia.com (go-live)
Consumer handed to BAU
Milestone column left blank pending confirmation — to be filled per sprint. Holidays show Dubai (UAE) and Sydney (NSW) public holidays mapped to the sprint they fall within. UAE Islamic-calendar dates are subject to moon-sighting confirmation. Sprint dates based on a 29 Jun 2026 start, 3-week cadence. Pen test is tied to every release and runs in the fixed order build → QA → pen test (1 week, 3rd party) before that site's UAT/Go-live; pen-test sprint slots are indicative and shift with build/QA.

The Sprint Cycle

Every sprint is 3 weeks and follows the same four steps, ending in a signed-off output.
1. Plan Agree sprint scope 2. Build Components & templates 3. QA Test the build 4. Demo Show TA the output Repeat every 3 weeks OUTPUT EACH SPRINT Working components, templates & migrated content TA SIGNS OFF (3-day SLA) Components · UAT per site · Go/No-Go before launch

Team Holidays / Leave

Team leave across the sprint timeline (S1 = 29 Jun 2026 → S15 = mid-Apr 2027). Bars show known leave against the sprint(s) affected; pre-start leave is noted in the label.
Only confirmed leave is plotted. Blank rows are awaiting each person’s dates. Pre-start leave (before Sprint 1) is flagged on the row label, not plotted on the axis.

Component Register

All components from the dev's build plan — this view is the Jira export source we will use.
IDComponentTypeTierDispositionIntegrationSprint
CMP-048Gallery Carousel ContainerBanner / MediaMediumKEEPS2
CMP-049Gallery Carousel ItemBanner / MediaSimpleKEEPS2
CMP-093Text (v2)Card / TextSimpleKEEPS2
CMP-058Image HighlightsBanner / MediaSimpleKEEPS2
CMP-095TitleCard / TextSimpleKEEPS2
CMP-059Image With CaptionBanner / MediaSimpleKEEPS2
CMP-071Listicle Page ContainerContainer / ListingSimpleKEEPS2
CMP-068Linking ComponentBanner / MediaSimpleKEEPS2
CMP-077Mosaic v2Container / ListingComplexINTEGRATIONYesS2
CMP-018Call To Action ButtonCard / TextSimpleKEEPS2
CMP-004Article AsideCard / TextSimpleKEEPS2
CMP-057Image ContainerBanner / MediaSimpleKEEPS2
CMP-019CarouselBanner / MediaComplexINTEGRATIONYesS2
CMP-029CrowdRiff Single CardContainer / ListingComplexINTEGRATIONYesS3
CMP-080Page ContainerContainer / ListingSimpleKEEPS3
CMP-028CrowdRiff MosaicContainer / ListingComplexINTEGRATIONYesS3
CMP-017Byline (v2)Card / TextSimpleKEEPS3
CMP-010Banner (v2)Banner / MediaSimpleKEEPS3
CMP-091TA-TabsContainer / ListingMediumKEEPS3
CMP-070Listicle ComponentContainer / ListingSimpleKEEPS3
CMP-002AccordionCard / TextMediumKEEPS3
CMP-024Content CardsCard / TextComplexINTEGRATIONYesS4
CMP-067Large QuoteCard / TextSimpleKEEPS4
CMP-055Image CardsCard / TextComplexINTEGRATIONYesS4
CMP-014Breakout Image and Text (v2)Banner / MediaSimpleKEEPS4
CMP-073Listing v2Container / ListingSimpleKEEPS4
CMP-056Image CollageBanner / MediaSimpleKEEPS4
CMP-039Filtered ListContainer / ListingComplexINTEGRATIONYesS4
CMP-092Table (v2)Card / TextSimpleKEEPS4
CMP-033Embed CodeContainer / ListingSimpleKEEPS5
CMP-076Modal TilesContainer / ListingMediumKEEPS5
CMP-088Social Share (v2)Container / ListingSimpleKEEPS5
CMP-089Sub-navigationContainer / ListingSimpleKEEPS5
CMP-097Vertical Video StackBanner / MediaComplexINTEGRATIONYesS5
CMP-098Video (V2) BrightcoveBanner / MediaComplexINTEGRATIONYesS5
OTH-090Small BannerBanner / MediaSimpleKEEPS5
CMP-007Atomic Content CardsCard / TextComplexINTEGRATIONYesS6
CMP-036Featured ContentCard / TextSimpleKEEPS6
CMP-0013 ColumnsCard / TextSimpleKEEPS6
CMP-084Resource ListContainer / ListingSimpleKEEPS6
CMP-037Filtered Content ListContainer / ListingComplexINTEGRATIONYesS6
CMP-030Deals and OffersContainer / ListingComplexINTEGRATIONYesS6
CMP-032Download CardCard / TextSimpleKEEPS6
CMP-066Large Image Hero With ButtonBanner / MediaSimpleKEEPS6
CMP-020Collapsible ContainerContainer / ListingSimpleKEEPS7
CMP-040Filtered OffersContainer / ListingComplexINTEGRATIONYesS7
CMP-069Links ListCard / TextSimpleKEEPS7
CMP-100Youku VideoBanner / MediaComplexINTEGRATIONYesS7
CMP-054iFrameContainer / ListingSimpleKEEPS7
CMP-016Button ListCard / TextSimpleKEEPS7
CMP-099Video GalleryBanner / MediaComplexINTEGRATIONYesS7
CMP-082Quick LinksCard / TextSimpleKEEPS7
CMP-009Aus.com Worldwide Sitemap v2Container / ListingSimpleKEEPS8
CMP-062Immersive BannerBanner / MediaSimpleKEEPS8
CMP-008Atomic Video (Brightcove)Banner / MediaComplexINTEGRATIONYesS8
CMP-094Text CardsCard / TextSimpleKEEPS8
CMP-038Filtered Download ListContainer / ListingComplexINTEGRATIONYesS8
CMP-053Icons With TextCard / TextSimpleKEEPS8
CMP-075Market TilesCard / TextSimpleKEEPS8
CMP-005ATDW CarouselATDW / Search / MapComplexINTEGRATIONYesS8
CMP-006ATDW Contextual CardATDW / Search / MapComplexINTEGRATIONYesS9
CMP-065Itinerary ContainerATDW / Search / MapSimpleKEEPS9
CMP-035Explore MapATDW / Search / MapVery-ComplexINTEGRATIONYesS9
CMP-081Parent Itinerary ContainerATDW / Search / MapSimpleKEEPS9
CMP-074Mapbox ImageATDW / Search / MapComplexINTEGRATIONYesS9
CMP-086Seasonal WeatherATDW / Search / MapSimpleKEEPS9
CMP-064Industry Events CalendarATDW / Search / MapComplexINTEGRATIONYesS10
OTH-035Favourites ListATDW / Search / MapComplexINTEGRATIONYesS10
CMP-101Logic ContainerATDW / Search / MapSimpleTRIAGES10
CMP-021Combined Site Search (v2)ATDW / Search / MapVery-ComplexINTEGRATIONYesS10
CMP-023Contact Us Search (v2)ATDW / Search / MapComplexINTEGRATIONYesS11
CMP-012Brand 3.0 QuizATDW / Search / MapComplexINTEGRATIONYesS11
CMP-041Find A Travel AgentATDW / Search / MapVery-ComplexINTEGRATIONYesS11
CMP-031Destination ListATDW / Search / MapComplexINTEGRATIONYesS11
CMP-034Events CalendarATDW / Search / MapComplexINTEGRATIONYesS12
CMP-083QuizATDW / Search / MapVery-ComplexINTEGRATIONYesS12
CMP-085Road Trip MapATDW / Search / MapComplexINTEGRATIONYesS12
CMP-025Content SearchATDW / Search / MapComplexINTEGRATIONYesS12
CMP-026Corporate Events CalendarATDW / Search / MapComplexINTEGRATIONYesS13
OTH-001(AUS) KDP SearchATDW / Search / MapComplexINTEGRATIONYesS13
CMP-003Anchor IDExcluded (no rendering)ExcludedFIELDExcluded
CMP-072Listicle VideoExcluded (no rendering)ExcludedMERGEYesExcluded
CMP-022Compact VideosExcluded (no rendering)ExcludedMERGEYesExcluded

All Deliverables

All deliverables in one register. Plot start/end sprint; "Ties to" shows the main deliverable each item belongs to.
DeliverableStart sprintEnd sprintTies toSign-off
Sitecore XM Cloud instance commissionedSprint 1 (29 Jun 2026)Sprint 1 (19 Jul 2026)Development set-upTA team
Sitecore Content Hub DAM configuredSprint 1 (29 Jun 2026)Sprint 3 (30 Aug 2026)Development set-upTA team
SSO set-up & user profilesSprint 2 (20 Jul 2026)Sprint 2 (9 Aug 2026)Development set-upTA team
Design systemSprint 1 (29 Jun 2026)Sprint 2 (9 Aug 2026)Development set-upTA team
Environment Setup TestingSprint 1 (29 Jun 2026)Sprint 1 (19 Jul 2026)Development set-upTA team
Repo setupSprint 1 (29 Jun 2026)Sprint 1 (19 Jul 2026)Development set-upTA team
CI/CD pipelinesSprint 1 (29 Jun 2026)Sprint 1 (19 Jul 2026)Development set-upTA team
Components — 10 (cum. 10)Sprint 2 (20 Jul 2026)Sprint 2 (9 Aug 2026)ComponentsTA team
Components — 15 (cum. 25)Sprint 3 (10 Aug 2026)Sprint 3 (30 Aug 2026)ComponentsTA team
Components — 10 (cum. 35)Sprint 4 (31 Aug 2026)Sprint 4 (20 Sep 2026)ComponentsTA team
Components — 15 (cum. 50)Sprint 5 (21 Sep 2026)Sprint 5 (11 Oct 2026)ComponentsTA team
Components — 15 (cum. 65)Sprint 6 (12 Oct 2026)Sprint 6 (1 Nov 2026)ComponentsTA team
Components — 10 (cum. 75)Sprint 7 (2 Nov 2026)Sprint 7 (22 Nov 2026)ComponentsTA team
Components — 15 (cum. 90)Sprint 8 (23 Nov 2026)Sprint 8 (13 Dec 2026)ComponentsTA team
Storybook set-upSprint 1 (29 Jun 2026)Sprint 3 (30 Aug 2026)ComponentsTA team
Page templates — Signature ExperiencesSprint 3 (10 Aug 2026)Sprint 3 (30 Aug 2026)TemplatesTA team
Page templates — Business EventsSprint 5 (21 Sep 2026)Sprint 6 (1 Nov 2026)TemplatesTA team
Page templates — Corporate (TA)Sprint 7 (2 Nov 2026)Sprint 8 (13 Dec 2026)TemplatesTA team
Page templates — Aussie SpecialistTemplatesTA team
Page templates — australia.comTemplatesTA team
Embedded formsFormsTA team
Find a Travel Agent formForms3rd party
Sitecore Search implementationSprint 2 (20 Jul 2026)Sprint 3 (30 Aug 2026)IntegrationsTA team
TransperfectIntegrations3rd party (TransPerfect)
CrowdRiffSprint 3 (10 Aug 2026)Sprint 3 (30 Aug 2026)IntegrationsTA team
ATDWSprint 8 (23 Nov 2026)Sprint 9 (3 Jan 2027)IntegrationsTA team
MapboxSprint 9 (14 Dec 2026)Sprint 12 (7 Mar 2027)Integrations3rd party
BrightcoveSprint 5 (21 Sep 2026)Sprint 8 (13 Dec 2026)IntegrationsTA team
YoukuSprint 7 (2 Nov 2026)Sprint 7 (22 Nov 2026)IntegrationsTA team
Adobe Analytics & Adobe LaunchIntegrationsTA team
OneTrust (Cookiepro)Sprint 2 (20 Jul 2026)Sprint 2 (9 Aug 2026)IntegrationsTA team
SilktideIntegrationsTA team
Learning Management System (LMS)Sprint 11 (25 Jan 2027)Sprint 11 (14 Feb 2027)IntegrationsTA team
MarketplacesSprint 6 (12 Oct 2026)Sprint 7 (22 Nov 2026)IntegrationsTA team
Content migration — Signature ExperiencesSprint 4 (31 Aug 2026)Sprint 4 (20 Sep 2026)ContentTA team
Content migration — Business EventsSprint 6 (12 Oct 2026)Sprint 6 (1 Nov 2026)ContentTA team
Content migration — Corporate (TA)Sprint 9 (14 Dec 2026)Sprint 9 (3 Jan 2027)ContentTA team
Content migration — ConsumerSprint 10 (4 Jan 2027)Sprint 10 (24 Jan 2027)ContentTA team
Content migration — Aussie SpecialistSprint 9 (14 Dec 2026)Sprint 9 (3 Jan 2027)ContentTA team
Content migration — australia.comContentTA team
Content freeze — Signature ExperiencesContentTA team
Content freeze — Business EventsContentTA team
Content freeze — Corporate (TA)ContentTA team
Content freeze — Aussie SpecialistContentTA team
Content freeze — australia.com (extended)ContentTA team
Translation freeze — Business Events same time as content freezeTranslation freezeTA team
Translation freeze — Aussie Specialist same time as content freezeTranslation freezeTA team
Translation freeze — australia.com same time as content freezeTranslation freezeTA team
TA starts to test (Ben)Sprint 2 (20 Jul 2026)Sprint 12 (7 Mar 2027)Testing and UATTA team
UAT cycleSprint 4 (31 Aug 2026)Sprint 11 (14 Feb 2027)Testing and UATTA team
Pen test — SignatureSprint 3 (10 Aug 2026)Sprint 3 (30 Aug 2026)Testing and UAT3rd party pen testing
Pen test — Business EventsSprint 5 (21 Sep 2026)Sprint 5 (11 Oct 2026)Testing and UAT3rd party pen testing
Pen test — Corporate (TA)Sprint 7 (2 Nov 2026)Sprint 7 (22 Nov 2026)Testing and UAT3rd party pen testing
Pen test — Aussie SpecialistSprint 10 (4 Jan 2027)Sprint 10 (24 Jan 2027)Testing and UAT3rd party pen testing
Pen test — australia.comSprint 11 (25 Jan 2027)Sprint 11 (14 Feb 2027)Testing and UAT3rd party pen testing
Mapbox test (1 wk after build)Sprint 13 (8 Mar 2027)Sprint 13 (8 Mar 2027)Testing and UAT3rd party
Go-live testTesting and UATTA team
DNS routing / cutover — SignatureSprint 4 (31 Aug 2026)Sprint 4 (20 Sep 2026)Go-liveTA team
DNS routing / cutover — Business EventsSprint 6 (12 Oct 2026)Sprint 6 (1 Nov 2026)Go-liveTA team
DNS routing / cutover — Corporate (TA)Sprint 8 (23 Nov 2026)Sprint 8 (13 Dec 2026)Go-liveTA team
DNS routing / cutover — Aussie SpecialistSprint 11 (25 Jan 2027)Sprint 11 (14 Feb 2027)Go-liveTA team
DNS routing / cutover — australia.comSprint 13 (mid-March 2027)Sprint 13 (mid-March 2027)Go-liveTA team
DNS routing / cutover — ChinaGo-liveDatawrkz (China / ICP)
Go-live (per phase)Go-liveTA team
HypercareMid-March 2027Mid-April 2027Go-liveTA team
CMS overviewSprint 1 (29 Jun 2026)Sprint 1 (19 Jul 2026)TrainingTA team
CMS 1st training enablementSprint 3 (10 Aug 2026)Sprint 3 (30 Aug 2026)TrainingTA team
CMS 2nd training enablementTrainingTA team

Key Dependencies

Cross-team dependencies that gate delivery. Plot the date each is needed by.
DependencyWhat it isDate needed byWhat it blocksWho it's for
Component sign-offTA signs off all componentsAll components signed off by end of Sprint 2 (9 Aug 2026)Build progression (Sprint 1 & 2 gate)TA team
UAT sign-off (per website)Formal written TA UAT sign-off for each siteSignature S4 · BEA S6 · Corporate S8 · Aussie Specialist S11 · australia.com S11That site's go-liveTA team
Go/No-Go (per website)Go/No-Go checkpoint per site before cutoverIn each launch sprint; australia.com Sprint 12That site's cutover/releaseTA stakeholders
In-China hostingICP licence & in-country hosting (Datawrkz)China locales, CN CDN, China go-liveDatawrkz / TA
Pen test (per website)3rd-party penetration test — 1 week, run after build & QA in the order build → QA → pen testPer release (indicative): Signature S3 · BEA S5 · Corporate S7 · Aussie Specialist S10 · australia.com S11That site's UAT / go-live3rd-party pen-test vendor
Find a Travel Agent form review3rd-party review of the Find a Travel Agent form (may be required)Travel agent form sign-off / go-live3rd party / TA
Mapbox test3rd-party test of the Mapbox integrationMapbox integration sign-off3rd party / TA

TA Sign-offs

Each sign-off TA must give, the sprint it falls in, and what it gates.
Sign-offSprintSLAWhat it gatesOwner
Component sign-offSprint 2 (by 9 Aug 2026)3-day SLABuild progressionTA team
Design system sign-offSprint 2 (9 Aug 2026)3-day SLAComponent buildTA team
UAT sign-off — SignatureSprint 4 (by 20 Sep 2026)3-day SLASignature go-liveTA team
Go/No-Go — SignatureSprint 4 (by 20 Sep 2026)1-day SLASignature cutoverTA stakeholders
UAT sign-off — Business EventsSprint 6 (by 1 Nov 2026)3-day SLABusiness Events go-liveTA team
Go/No-Go — Business EventsSprint 6 (by 1 Nov 2026)1-day SLABusiness Events cutoverTA stakeholders
UAT sign-off — Corporate (TA)Sprint 8 (by 13 Dec 2026)3-day SLACorporate go-liveTA team
Go/No-Go — Corporate (TA)Sprint 8 (by 13 Dec 2026)1-day SLACorporate cutoverTA stakeholders
UAT sign-off — Aussie SpecialistSprint 11 (by 14 Feb 2027)3-day SLAAussie Specialist go-liveTA team
Go/No-Go — Aussie SpecialistSprint 11 (by 14 Feb 2027)1-day SLAAussie Specialist cutoverTA stakeholders
UAT sign-off — australia.comSprint 11 (by 14 Feb 2027)3-day SLAaustralia.com go-liveTA team
Go/No-Go — australia.comSprint 12 (15 Feb – 7 Mar 2027)1-day SLAaustralia.com cutoverTA stakeholders

Third-party Sign-offs

Sign-offs owned by third parties, separate to TA's sign-offs. Pen-test sprint slots are indicative and shift with build/QA.
Sign-offSprintSLAWhat it gatesOwner
Pen test sign-off — SignatureSprint 3 (indicative)3-day SLASignature UAT / go-livePen-test vendor
Pen test sign-off — Business EventsSprint 5 (indicative)3-day SLABusiness Events UAT / go-livePen-test vendor
Pen test sign-off — Corporate (TA)Sprint 7 (indicative)3-day SLACorporate UAT / go-livePen-test vendor
Pen test sign-off — Aussie SpecialistSprint 10 (indicative)3-day SLAAussie Specialist UAT / go-livePen-test vendor
Pen test sign-off — australia.comSprint 11 (indicative)3-day SLAaustralia.com UAT / go-livePen-test vendor
Find a Travel Agent form review3-day SLATravel agent form sign-off / go-live3rd party (TBC)
Mapbox test sign-offSprint 13 (1 wk after Mapbox build)3-day SLAMapbox integration sign-off3rd party (TBC)

Assumptions driving this plan

Go Live Plan

Go-Live Phases (by website)

Phased release — smaller sites first, australia.com last.
PhaseWebsiteTarget window
Phase 1SignatureSprint 4 — 31 Aug – 20 Sep 2026
Phase 2Business EventsSprint 6 — 12 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
Phase 3Corporate (TA)Sprint 8 — 23 Nov – 13 Dec 2026
Phase 4Aussie SpecialistSprint 11 — 25 Jan – 14 Feb 2027
Phase 5australia.comMid-March 2027 (confirmed)
Each website on its own mini-timeline through the release stages. Releases run Oct → March, with no releases in Nov or Dec; australia.com last (mid-March). Dashed bars are indicative — to be pinned to sprints.
Stages: Build complete · QA complete · Pen test (3rd party, 1 wk) · UAT sign-off · Go/No-Go · Go-live · Hypercare. australia.com go-live mid-March (S13); hypercare S13–S14. Other sites’ stage sprints to be confirmed.

Project Plan

Sprints across the top (29 Jun 2026 → mid-Apr 2027). Solid bars = tied to sprints; dashed = gap, to be confirmed by Friday.
Foundation / set-up Build Content / australia.com QA / UAT / test Pen test (3rd party) Freeze Milestone / go-live / gate Gap — TBC by Friday

Calendar

Month-by-month working calendar (Mon–Fri) from June 2026 to April 2027, showing what's happening each day from the plan. Weekends omitted.
Sprint ceremony Milestone / go-live Sign-off / gate Leave Public holiday Weekly status Content freeze

Bookings

Recurring meetings and key dates to get into calendars. Cadences from the contract governance model; dates to confirm.

Recurring meetings

MeetingCadenceFirst / next
Monthly Steering CommitteeMonthly— to book
Sprint planningEvery 3 weeks (each sprint)Sprint 1 — w/c 29 Jun 2026
Sprint demoEvery 3 weeks (end of each sprint)End of Sprint 1 — w/c 19 Jul 2026
Daily stand-upDaily (15 min)From Sprint 1

Key dates to book

EventSprintDate / window
Go-live — SignatureSprint 431 Aug – 20 Sep 2026
Go-live — Business EventsSprint 612 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
Go-live — Corporate (TA)Sprint 823 Nov – 13 Dec 2026
Go-live — Aussie SpecialistSprint 1125 Jan – 14 Feb 2027
Go-live — australia.comSprint 13Mid-March 2027 (confirmed)
CMS training — overviewSprint 129 Jun – 19 Jul 2026
CMS training — 1st enablementSprint 310 – 30 Aug 2026
CMS training — 2nd enablement— TBC
UAT periodSprint 4 onwardsFrom 31 Aug 2026 (end TBC)