Project Handoff

About this doc

This document serves as a comprehensive handoff guide for [Project/Area Name]. It contains essential information for the receiving team to understand, maintain, and evolve this project/ownership area.

Last Updated: [Date]

Status: Draft / In Review / Finalized

Points of Contact

Role	Name	Contact	Team
Engineering Lead
Product Manager
Designer

TL;DR

2-3 sentences describing what this project/area does, why it matters, and any important context to the handoff

System Overview

Note: Customize these sections based on your project's specific needs. Remove sections that aren't relevant.

Architecture

High-level architecture diagram (recommend using Mermaid)
Key components and their interactions
Data flow diagrams

Key Technologies

Languages & frameworks
Infrastructure & deployment
Third-party services
Internal services dependencies

Operational Details

Development Environment

Setup instructions
Required credentials/permissions
Local development quirks
Testing approach

Deployment

Deployment process
Environment details
Release checklist
Rollback procedures

Monitoring & Alerts

Key metrics to watch
Where to find dashboards
Common alerts and their resolution
On-call responsibilities

Maintenance Guide

Common Tasks

Routine maintenance procedures
Database operations
Cache management
Regular health checks

Known Issues

Current bugs or limitations
Planned improvements
Technical debt items

Troubleshooting

Common failure modes
Debug processes
Useful queries/scripts
Where to find logs

Documentation & Resources

Note: Customize these sections based on your project's specific needs. Remove sections that aren't relevant.

Key Documentation

API documentation
Design documents
User guides
Decision records

Code References

Important repositories
Key directories/files
Code patterns to be aware of
Test coverage

External Resources

Relevant Slack channels
Wiki pages
Team documentation
Runbooks

Future Roadmap

Note: Customize these sections based on your project's specific needs. Remove sections that aren't relevant.

Upcoming Changes

Planned features
Technical improvements
Migration plans

Open Questions

Unresolved technical decisions
Areas needing investigation
Potential risks

Handoff Checklist

Note: Customize these sections based on your project's specific needs. Remove sections that aren't relevant.

Access & Permissions

Repository access granted
Production environment access
Monitoring dashboards
Internal tools
Third-party services

Knowledge Transfer

Architecture review completed
Codebase walkthrough done
Deployment process demonstrated
On-call procedures reviewed
Known issues discussed

Documentation Review

All links verified
Documentation up to date
Runbooks validated
Contact information current