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Handing Off to Another SE

📝 Context

You're rolling off and someone else is taking over. Set them up for success.

🎯 Handoff Document Template

[Customer Name] Handoff

Engagement Overview

  • Start date:
  • Current status:
  • Key stakeholders:

What's Been Done

  • [List of completed work]

What's In Progress

  • [Current state]

Open Issues / Risks

  • [Known problems]

Key Contacts

  • Customer: [Name, role, contact]
  • Internal: [Sales rep, etc.]

Important Context

  • [Politics, preferences, things not in the docs]

Where to Find Things

  • Docs: [Link]
  • Code/configs: [Link]
  • Slack channel: [Link]
  • CRM record: [Link]

💡 Schedule a 30-minute call to walk through it. Don't just throw the doc over the wall.

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