A system for developing industrial applications, comprising: a memory that stores executable components; and a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, configured to execute the executable components, the executable components comprising: a user interface component configured to render integrated development environment, IDE, interfaces and to receive, via interaction with the IDE interfaces, industrial design input that defines aspects of an industrial automation system; a project generation component configured to generate system project data based on the industrial design input, wherein the system project data defines a system project comprising at least two of an executable industrial control program, an industrial visualization application, or industrial device configuration data; and a commissioning component configured to generate validation checklist data for the industrial automation system based on analysis of the system project data, wherein the validation checklist data defines tests to be performed on the automation system prior to permitting normal operation of the automation system, the tests comprising at least one of I/O wiring verifications, control routine verifications, visual inspections, or verification of manual operator panel interactions, and wherein the user interface component is further configured to render the validation checklist data on a client device. a memory that stores executable components; and a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, configured to execute the executable components, the executable components comprising: a user interface component configured to render integrated development environment, IDE, interfaces and to receive, via interaction with the IDE interfaces, industrial design input that defines aspects of an industrial automation system; a project generation component configured to generate system project data based on the industrial design input, wherein the system project data defines a system project comprising at least two of an executable industrial control program, an industrial visualization application, or industrial device configuration data; and a commissioning component configured to generate validation checklist data for the industrial automation system based on analysis of the system project data, wherein the validation checklist data defines tests to be performed on the automation system prior to permitting normal operation of the automation system, the tests comprising at least one of I/O wiring verifications, control routine verifications, visual inspections, or verification of manual operator panel interactions, and wherein the user interface component is further configured to render the validation checklist data on a client device. a user interface component configured to render integrated development environment, IDE, interfaces and to receive, via interaction with the IDE interfaces, industrial design input that defines aspects of an industrial automation system; a project generation component configured to generate system project data based on the industrial design input, wherein the system project data defines a system project comprising at least two of an executable industrial control program, an industrial visualization application, or industrial device configuration data; and a commissioning component configured to generate validation checklist data for the industrial automation system based on analysis of the system project data, wherein the validation checklist data defines tests to be performed on the automation system prior to permitting normal operation of the automation system, the tests comprising at least one of I/O wiring verifications, control routine verifications, visual inspections, or verification of manual operator panel interactions, and wherein the user interface component is further configured to render the validation checklist data on a client device.