Delivering the last months with my

successor

OBJECTIVES

To help you understand why it’s importance to start codelivering things

To guide you on how to start codelivering the next months

To give some tips on how to make it happen for the next months

Why is codelivery important?

Ensures long term development and continuity.

Makes  sure  that  all  the  work  and  achievements  your  commi5ee  has  made  are  not    

lost    

It makes sure that your successor is prepared to start his/her term from the beginning

Before start, think about it:

Put  yourself  in  the  posi9on  of  your  successor  –  what  would  you  want  or  need  to  know?      •    Think  about  (or  find  out)  the  specific  experience  and  knowledge  of  the  person  you  are  handing  over  to  and  tailor  your  handover  accordingly    •    Use  clear  systems  and  records  throughout  your  year   to  store   informa9on  to  make  it  easier  to  handover    •    If  there  is  a  lot  of  knowledge  that  only  exists  in  your  head  make  sure  you  get  it  all  down  on  paper  before  you  handover    •    Clarify  what  is  definite,  and  what  is  your  personal  interpreta9on    •    Acknowledge  that  it  is  up  to  the  new  commi5ee  if  they  choose  to  do  things    

differently  or  take  a  different  direc9on    

Codelivery for the next 60 days:

Step 1

Finish your transition

Now it’s the moment that your successor should already have all the tools to make things happen and also this is the moment where you should have had a

lot of conversations already about insights for the next term.

Step 2

Plan together

Put a common goal to yourselves and really define the responsibilities for each one of you for the next days and also to set clear check points for you to see how

transition is going.

Step 2

Plan together

At the same time, also plan your HR allocation from now: how both teams are gonna work since now, who

is delivering what.

Step 3

Shadowing

Make sure you start already making the new team responsible for some deliverables already and that

you know the dates they will start doing it.

Maybe already communication with the network, for example, the new team can already start doing it

from June with the help of the current team.

Some tips

1.  Put already some visual things in your office to engage the next team: messages, visual goals

tracking 2.  Split already some key responsibilities – make the

next 60 days plan with already responsibilities shared with the new team

3.  Make sure the projects and activities you are doing now are things that the next team will follow up

with – ask for their opinion and suggestions