project-handover-template.md

Project Handover Document

Project Overview

Project Name:

[Insert project name]

Description:

[Brief description of the project]

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Team Members

Business Development

• [Name] - [Role]
• [Name] - [Role]

Product

• [Name] - [Role]

Design

• [Name] - [Role]

Engineering

Web API / Frontend

• [Name] - [Role]
• [Name] - [Role]

Mobile

• [Name] - [Role] (Android)
• [Name] - [Role] (iOS)

Other Engineering Teams

• [Name] - [Role]
• [Name] - [Role]

Data

• [Name] - [Role]

Marketing

• [Name] - [Role]

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Design & Implementation

Design Decisions

• [Summarize key design choices made in the project]

Access & Credentials

• [Platform Name] - [Access details]
• [Database Name] - [Access details]
• [Monitoring Tools] - [Access details]

Glossary

• Term 1: Definition
• Term 2: Definition
• Term 3: Definition

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Codebase & Development

Recent Codebase Changes

• [Summarize last 10 changes]

Workarounds & Legacy Code

• [Feature/Module]:
  • Workaround: [Describe workaround]
  • Reason: [Explain why it was necessary]
  • Impact: [Potential issues caused by workaround]

Known Duplications or Inefficiencies

• [Module 1]: Explanation
• [Module 2]: Explanation

Upcoming Features & Roadmap

• [Feature 1]
• [Feature 2]
• [Reference to product roadmap or OKRs]

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Maintenance & Scaling

Scaling Limitations

• [Feature]: Limitation
• [Feature]: Limitation

Known Issues & Workarounds

• Issue 1: Explanation & Fix
• Issue 2: Explanation & Fix

Reports & Data Management

• [Data Report Type]: How it's generated and managed
• [Storage Considerations]: Archiving, retention policy, etc.

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Product-Specific Notes

Feature Flags & Configuration

• [Feature Name]: How to enable/disable

Common User Issues & Troubleshooting

• Issue 1: Steps to debug/fix
• Issue 2: Steps to debug/fix

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Deployment & Infrastructure

Environments

• Production:
  • [Service Name] - [URL]
• Staging:
  • [Service Name] - [URL]

Incident Reports & Debugging

• Last 3 Incidents: Summary & Fixes

Server Infrastructure Overview

• [Summarize key infrastructure details]

API Endpoints & Usage

• Endpoint 1: /api/... - Purpose
• Endpoint 2: /api/... - Purpose

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Communication & Monitoring

Slack Channels & Purpose

• #general-project - General discussions
• #engineering-project - Engineering discussions
• #support-project - User feedback and bug reports

Daily Monitoring & Maintenance

• [Check #feedback-channel]
• [Monitor errors on NewRelic/Scalyr]
• [Review database activity]

Common Debugging Scenarios

• Scenario 1: Steps to resolve
• Scenario 2: Steps to resolve

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Final Notes & Recommendations

• [Any additional handover notes]
• [Any warnings or key dependencies]