Revision Load Baseline Before Platform Migration (QA)

Revision Load Baseline Before Platform Migration (QA)

1. 01

   Freeze the current platform for two weeks and log every revision request with timestamp, client, channel, and round number

   A spreadsheet is enough. The point is a defensible count of how many times a post was edited before approval, not a polished dashboard.

2. 02

   Tag each revision by cause: copy change, asset swap, platform formatting error, client stakeholder change, or approval routing failure

   Routing failures and formatting errors are the ones a new platform can actually remove. Copy churn follows the client, not the software.

3. 03

   Time the coordination overhead on three representative client accounts, from brief intake to published post

   Pick one retainer with heavy approval layers, one with a single approver, and one with a shared inbox. Averaging across all clients hides the worst case.

4. 04

   Record which channels each client actually publishes to and which are dormant

   Channel coverage claims on vendor pages rarely match a client roster. A platform that supports 10 networks is worth little if two of them are the only ones billed.

5. 05

   Pull the last 90 days of analytics exports and confirm the numbers reconcile against native platform dashboards

   Analytics reliability is the most common post-migration complaint. Discrepancies found before signing become negotiation points; found after, they become client escalations.

6. 06

   Score each shortlisted platform against the baseline: revision rounds removed, minutes of coordination saved per post, channels covered

   Run the same three accounts through a trial workspace. A platform that cuts revision rounds from three to two on a 40-post month is a measurable margin change; a nicer calendar view is not.

7. 07

   Set a go/no-go threshold in writing before the trial ends

   Example: migrate only if coordination time drops by at least 20 percent and no client loses a channel. Without a pre-committed number, the decision defaults to whoever demoed best.