# Step challenge launch checklist

Sociana template v1.0, reviewed 2026-10-19. Tick items off, add an owner and a date beside each, and delete what does not apply.

## Plan and rules

- [ ] Set start date, end date and total steps goal
- [ ] Publish eligibility and inclusion rules
- [ ] Set the valid-day minimum and the daily cap
- [ ] Write fair-play and review rules
- [ ] Decide rewards and recognition
- [ ] Get HR and legal sign-off

## Data and permissions

- [ ] Write the consent text for health data
- [ ] List which phone health services are supported
- [ ] Test Android permission flow on two models
- [ ] Test iPhone permission flow
- [ ] Write a guide for battery and background settings
- [ ] Decide who sees totals and who sees daily data

## People and teams

- [ ] Import employee list with location and function
- [ ] Choose the team formation method
- [ ] Fix team size and name teams
- [ ] Appoint team captains
- [ ] Prepare a reserve list for late joiners

## Communication

- [ ] Announce the date and the benefits
- [ ] Send the rules and the how-to
- [ ] Send a weekly pace message
- [ ] Prepare final-week and results messages
- [ ] Brief managers to encourage but not pressure

## Support

- [ ] Set up a support channel with response times
- [ ] Prepare replies to common problems
- [ ] Name two people to review flagged accounts
- [ ] Create a simple escalation path
- [ ] Check leaderboard refresh and sync on day one

## Close

- [ ] Export results and valid days
- [ ] Announce winners and thank everyone
- [ ] Collect feedback
- [ ] Delete step data as promised
- [ ] Note what to change for the next challenge

Source: sociana.in/templates/step-challenge-launch-checklist/