Project handover record

Give the next project owner a usable picture of where the work stands and what happens next.

Use it when a project changes owner, a colleague goes on leave or work passes to another team.

Download Word (.docx)

Edit the fields and wording, then type your answers or print.

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Print and fill in by hand.

Free to use and adapt · 1 page · A4 · No signup

What’s in the form?

  • Project, outgoing and incoming owners and handover date
  • Current status and scope boundaries
  • Key contacts, working documents and access references
  • Open actions, due dates and receiver questions

Make it your own

Add your project’s own status headings in Word. Use document links and access-request references, then agree who owns each open action. Have the receiving colleague record unanswered questions and the date of the handover conversation.

Project handover record preview. A portrait handover page with current status, contact and document panels, open actions and receiver questions.
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