<aside> 💡 This template can be used when handing off your work to another team mate before going on vacation or taking time off.

• Create this handoff 3 days prior to your vacation.
• Keep your tasks updated until your departure.
• Use Loom to elaborate on each section (if needed).
• Share with your team and all interested parties and stakeholders.
• Feel free to make it your own. </aside>

🗣️ Introduction

This section is reserved for giving a brief overview about your time off as well what is contained in your handoff. State the start date and end date of your vacation, share a bit where you are going if you want and give a little bit of context to the sections below.

Example:

Hello all,

I will be going on vacation from November 5th to November 19th. I will be traveling to France and will be visiting Paris and Bandol on the Azure coast.

Before I head out, I would like to share this handoff with you, so you can keep track of the things I am working on.

You will find a brief description on the things I have been working on, as well as the next steps that need to be taken. Also, you can find a list of all of my active tasks in a table. They are fully updated with the current developments and I've tagged the people that need to watch over them during my absence.

🛠️ What I have been working on

This section is reserved to give some overall context of what you have been working on. Don't go deep into details task per task, that will be shared through the task updates.

Example:

I'm currently leading the Project 1, collaborating on Project 2 and acting as a consultant on Projects 3 and 4.

Project 1 is on track and all relevant items have been covered. Could use some help on covering in case something pops up. I've tagged the people below on what tasks should be looked at while I'm off.

Project 2 is on track, however I will not be able to finish off all the tasks I intended by Friday. I've tagged the people who can continue the work in order to keep the project going while I'm off.

Left comments on certain tasks for Projects 3 & 4. They are in the task comment section. Tagged the interested parties in the task list.