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Four key steps to take for an effective project handoff

Successfully handing over a project to its succeeding owner is a fine art. Netflix’s Senior Software Engineer, Laurie Barth, has some tips that will help make the process a little smoother.
April 28, 2023

Successfully handing over a project to its succeeding owner is a fine art. Netflix’s Senior Software Engineer, Laurie Barth, has some tips that will help make the process a little smoother.

In the land of development, people are often transient. That leads to a lot of handoffs as ownership passes from one engineer to the next. And while we’d like to believe we are all fantastic at documentation, the reality is often messier

Effective project handoff is about planning and communication. It is a designated task that needs proper attention. In an ideal world, it could be completed by phasing people in and out with months of overlap.

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