Run a Clean Handoff When a Project Owner Leaves
Decide what to document and where to put it when a project owner is handing work to someone else.
Ownership shock The calendar keeps moving even though the person who held most of the context is leaving. A weak handoff turns the next owner into a detective. What good handoffs preserve State, rationale, risks, and canonical links The replacement should inherit a project that is legible, not just a list of unfinished tasks. Document the state, not just the chores The why behind the plan matters as much as the remaining tasks. The next owner starts with understanding, not archaeology. Shared memory beats heroic memory. First move State capture What should the departing owner record first in the project…
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