handoffs
Ball to teammate
Handoffs are transfers of responsibility or control from one person or group to another.
The term comes from American football, where a quarterback hands the ball directly to a running back.
In hospitals, handoffs occur between shifts: The night nurse briefed the day nurse during handoff.
In business and technology, handoffs mark transitions between teams or systems: The sales-to-support handoff needs work.
Slender rod for leading
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- transitionChange from one state
- passMove beyond or decline
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
fumble · reception · quarterback · running back · zone · pitch · lateral · basketball
Transferring responsibility downward
- transitionChange from one state
- briefingConcise information session
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
- onboardingNew member integration process
successor · predecessor · responsibilities · duties · shift change · continuity · knowledge transfer · turnover
Able to wait calmly
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- shiftMovement or work period
- reportFormal written findings
communication · safety · errors · continuity · care · bedside · discharge · transfer
Software communication standard
- dataFacts for analysis
- processSteps toward a result
- integrationCombining into a whole
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
transfer · interface · sync · automation · workflow · connection · pipeline · seamless
Connecting to a port
- moduleIndependent functional component
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
- mission controlEarth-based space operations hub
ISS · spacecraft · rendezvous · cargo · berthing · robotic arm · transfer · crew
First functional specimen
- deliverablesContracted work products owed
- developerOne who builds things
- FigmaCloud design application
- specsGlasses or requirements
assets · mockups · redlines · annotations · documentation · files · collaboration · feedback
baton
Slender rod for leading
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- transitionChange from one state
- passMove beyond or decline
exchange · fumble · reception · quarterback · running back · zone · pitch · lateral · basketball · hockey
delegation
Transferring responsibility downward
- transitionChange from one state
- briefingConcise information session
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
onboarding · successor · predecessor · responsibilities · duties · shift change · continuity · knowledge transfer · turnover · replacement
patient
Able to wait calmly
report · communication · safety · errors · continuity · care · bedside · discharge · transfer · rounds
API
Software communication standard
- dataFacts for analysis
- processSteps toward a result
- integrationCombining into a whole
protocol · transfer · interface · sync · automation · workflow · connection · pipeline · seamless · payload
docking
Connecting to a port
- moduleIndependent functional component
- payloadCarried freight or charge
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
mission control · ISS · spacecraft · rendezvous · cargo · berthing · robotic arm · transfer · crew · capsule
prototype
First functional specimen
- deliverablesContracted work products owed
- developerOne who builds things
- FigmaCloud design application
specs · assets · mockups · redlines · annotations · documentation · files · collaboration · feedback · revision
- productivityproductivity, prioritization, finishing, output, wrapping up
- productivity toolstasks, milestone, calendars, calendar, timer
- workplace collaborationmeetings, brainstorming, teamwork, delegation, presentations
- youth footballflag football, tackle football, touch football, pee wee football, junior league
- agency workclient meetings, client relations, client work, briefs, pitches
- interagency coordinationcoordination, liaison, joint operations, joint task force, task force
handoffsretentions
Acts of keeping possession
holds · possessions · withholdings · grips · clutches