This pattern works great with GitHub issues too - you can use an issue template, or just have a chunk of Markdown for people to paste into issues when they need it:

    ## Launch checklist

    - [ ] Feature development and testing completed
    - [ ] Documentation updated
    - [ ] Release notes prepared
    - [ ] Security and performance testing done
    - [ ] Monitoring and alerting set up
    - [ ] Rollback plan documented

If you out that in the issue description the progress through the checklist is then displayed in the summary list of issues as well (and anywhere else the issue link is shown).