Project management · Closing · Component

The handover

Who runs it now, and what they were given.

The deliverable

What it is

A project that ends without a handover becomes a project that never ends: the project team keeps supporting it and their capacity is never released.

The receiving side needs more than the thing itself: how it works, what breaks, and what to do about it.

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What it is made of

Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.

  1. The receiver

    Who owns it now.

    3 attributes: Owner · Function · Agreed

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  2. The package

    What they received.

    3 attributes: Item · Type · Sufficient

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  3. The ongoing cost

    What running it will cost.

    3 attributes: Annual cost · Support effort · Funded

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A handover consisting of access and good wishes leaves the project team supporting it indefinitely.