Quick answer
Automating project handoffs means every completed stage triggers the next: notifications, context packets, and task creation — without a ‘handoff meeting’ for each step.
The pattern
Trigger: stage completes → Action: create next-stage task with context links + notify owner + log handoff. Build in your PM tool or via Zapier/Make.
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Context is the hard part
A handoff without context creates a meeting — automate a handoff note template: state, decisions, links, next action.
Common automations
Design-done → create dev task with specs; dev-done → QA task + test notes; delivered → client-notify + invoice draft.
Human checkpoint
Automate the mechanics; keep a human sign-off where quality gates exist (QA pass, client approval).
Bottom line
Automating project handoffs means every completed stage triggers the next: notifications, context packets, and task creation — without a ‘handoff meeting’ for each step.
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