Make the handover concrete.
- Source repositories and the right to use and modify the code.
- Hosting, domains, deployment accounts, and who controls them.
- Build instructions, dependencies, tests, and known defects.
- Database structure, integrations, scheduled jobs, and operational documentation.
- Backup and restore procedures, release history, and the incident contact.
Have the relevant owners transfer access through the appropriate channels. A list of passwords in a task is not an operating handover.
Retain support while you prove the next setup.
Agree which team can change production, how changes are reviewed, and who responds if something goes wrong. Scope any overlap with the current provider so routine work and support remain covered.
A missing repository, an unreproducible build, or unclear ownership needs resolution before promising delivery. Discovery may be a separate piece of work.
Choose a first change that tests the handover.
A useful pilot exercises the full path: request, investigation, development environment, checks, preview, business acceptance, and technical release. Use a bounded change with a result your team can recognize.
Kardbrd can provide the place where your project owner directs agents and reviews this work. Agree who supplies the technical operation and review before starting.
Make the next handover easier.
Keep decisions, changes, review evidence, and operating instructions current as the work proceeds. Confirm account custody, code ownership, data exports, support obligations, and exit arrangements in your agreement.