An Informal Continuity
The new team may know the concern even though the note is incomplete.
The Right to AskRisk Reduced Risk Shifted
Synthetic · Simulation/As of
Does the Right to Ask Survive a Handover?
A temporary coordinator hands a project to a permanent team. An unresolved concern is mentioned in conversation but omitted from the handover note.
- Who Asks
- The original questioner
- Who Is Affected
- People relying on the project
- Who Can Revise
- The incoming coordinator
Traces in This ScenarioInvented, not observed
The handover note lists tasks and the new owner.
The person who raised the concern is not included in the next discussion.
The Assumption
Transferring tasks is assumed to transfer all unresolved questions as well.
Where the Readings Split
Keep the difference visibleA Broken Route
The handover may preserve work while leaving the questioner without a recipient.
Follow the Risk
A permanent team can reduce uncertainty about day-to-day ownership.
The questioner must explain the same concern again to a new recipient.