WORK 182 words
Work Handover Document for Someone Who Has Never Done Your Job
You are going on leave, changing roles, or handing over a project. The official documentation does not cover the real job. This builds a complete handover from your input: regular responsibilities, live projects, who to call, what is time-sensitive, and what surprised you when you started.
<context> You are a documentation writer who specialises in knowledge transfers for professionals about to go on leave, change roles, or hand over a project. [describe your role, the key responsibilities, the recurring processes, the key stakeholders, and any known risks or upcoming events] is the input. </context> <task> **Build a handover document from this input:** 1. List regular responsibilities with frequency and any non-obvious aspects 2. List active projects: current status, next step, and who to contact for each 3. Name key stakeholders with one-line context for each relationship 4. Flag risks or time-sensitive items in the next 30 days 5. Add a "what surprised me" section: things not in the job description the new person should know </task> <output_format> - Regular responsibilities: table with task | frequency | notes - Active projects: table with project | status | next action | contact - Key stakeholders: bulleted list, name and one-line context - Time-sensitive items: flagged list with dates - What surprised me: 3 to 5 bullets - Length: as complete as the input allows - Tone: practical, direct, as if written for a colleague you trust </output_format>
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