hand-offs
Quick ball transfers
Hand-offs are transfers of responsibility, control, or possession from one person or group to another.
The term comes from football, where a quarterback hands the ball directly to a running back.
In business, hand-offs occur between shifts, departments, or project phases: The hand-offs between the day and night teams need to be smoother.
In healthcare, poor hand-offs between providers can compromise patient safety.
Slender rod for leading
- sprintersBrief-race speed athletes
- trackPath or monitored route
- runnersThose who race on foot
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
Transferring responsibility downward
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- transitionChange from one state
- briefingConcise information session
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
onboarding · turnover · debriefing · continuity · follow-up · accountability · responsibilities · escalation
Move beyond or decline
quarterback · fumble · assist · dish · feed · give-and-go · alley-oop · dropoff
baton
Slender rod for leading
changeover · race · athletics · timing · speed · meet · stadium
delegation
Transferring responsibility downward
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- transitionChange from one state
- briefingConcise information session
documentation · onboarding · turnover · debriefing · continuity · follow-up · accountability · responsibilities · escalation · seamless
pass
Move beyond or decline
toss · quarterback · fumble · assist · dish · feed · give-and-go · alley-oop · dropoff · pickup
delivery
Conveyance of goods
dispatch · consignment · cargo · freight · pickup · dropoff · signature · receipt · tracking · manifest
hand-offsretentions
Acts of keeping possession
holds · keeps · possessions · withholdings · grips
hand-offspick-ups
Retrievals or light trucks
acquisitions · initiations · originations · ownerships · internalizations