The checklist is one of the most high powered productivity tools ever discovered.
Brian Tracy
No wise pilot, no matter how great his talent and experience, fails to use his checklist.
Charlie Munger
Introduction to Checklists
To Do List vs. Checklist - what is the difference?
Advantages of using checklists - from Quora
Quotations about checklists from the Checklist Manifesto
Who needs checklists?
We don't need no stinkin' checklists! - if you're like these guys, you can forget about it.
Origin of checklists
How the Pilot's Checklist Came About - people have to die before anything changes
Poor Examples of Software Development Checklists
Any piece of software reflects the organizational structure that produced it. (Conway's Law)
20 Things to do before you build an app - from Blue Cloud Solutions, Mobile development
Design
This is NOT a checklist; it is a list of Do and Don't, right and wrong, but not a checklist.
This is a checklist. Not a great one, but you will notice the difference.
Testing
US Department of Energy software testing checklist
Deployment
Ultimate Checklist for App Deployment Success - from Stackify (Not app specific)
Build Your Own Checklists
Checkli.com - very basic, free, and worth what you pay for it
Process Street - better, freemium model, inexpensive
Google Spreadsheets - free, basic yet very powerful, sharable, recommended