This week I¹ve been wrapping up an assignment on which I¹ve been working for around 6 months. There¹s rarely a right time to leave a project (other than the end) but in this case I¹m leaving to join a full time opportunity which I¹ll document later.
But... are there lessons to pick up from the handover?
Some obvious ones like ³leave nothing undone or in progress without explicitly handing it on² and ³make sure that your own team know what they¹ve got to do to finish the project².
Some less obvious guidelines on the commercial side like ³leave a clear point of entry for the consultant following you² (i.e. leave some easy and specific deliverables to be done to get your successor off to a flying start) and also ³use the opportunity to pass on any unpalatable news on project, schedule, and issues on the customer side² which might be unstated you¹re not going to be there to take the flak but take the chance to help the project by offering your honest opinion which the customer can take or ignore but you don¹t have to live with the emotional consequences!
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