Write a Handover Note in a Hurry
Added 2026-10-31
With ten minutes, write the minimum a successor needs to keep things running.
I leave in ten minutes and must leave a handover note. I will give current tasks, status and key contacts. Write the minimum: 1) three things that must be handled today if anything; 2) next step and where to find the material for each; 3) one thing not to touch right now; 4) who to call if it breaks; 5) clearly mark what I have not verified. No background story.
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How to use
急ぎの交接写「怎么继续」，不写「怎么开始」。
Try tweaking it
- Ask for three columns: conclusion, owner, deadline — ready to paste into a table.
- Let it organise only your notes; do not add decisions that were never made.
What you should get
- Task list with owner, deadline and blocker
- Escalations that need a decision, listed separately
Common mistakes
- Feeding raw notes and letting it fill in decisions that were never made.
- Getting owners without deadlines, so no task can be created.
How to check the output
- Every item has an owner and a date — ready to become a task.
- It does not record decisions that were never made.
Where it works
- Good for: turning verbal discussion into owner, deadline and blocker.
- Watch out: let it organise only the notes you supply — never let it infer decisions that were not made.