# A shift handover with eight fields and one clear next action

Start blank. Do not carry fictional example values into live work.

## 1. Report period and cutoff
Not confirmed

Definition: The start and end of the period covered, including time zone and the export cutoff.
Check: Confirm the source uses the same period and zone. State any partial-day cutoff.

## 2. Source and coverage
Not confirmed

Definition: The report or extract name and the population it contains. State whether it is complete.
Check: Ask the source owner whether all intended rows are included. An extract by itself is not proof of complete coverage.

## 3. Checked output
Not confirmed

Definition: A count or amount with its unit and denominator. Keep shipment counts separate from distinct order counts.
Check: Check unique shipment IDs and distinct order IDs. Do not add a split order twice.

## 4. Open work at cutoff
Not confirmed

Definition: The remaining work from a snapshot at the named cutoff, with unit and exclusions.
Check: Use an actual open-work snapshot. Do not derive zero backlog from a shipped-only extract.

## 5. Blocker or unanswered question
Not confirmed

Definition: The observed obstacle or specific missing fact. Separate observation from an assumed cause.
Check: Keep a cause as unconfirmed until supporting evidence is available.

## 6. Next action
Not confirmed

Definition: One observable next step that reduces a stated gap or completes defined work.
Check: Make the action specific enough that the next shift can tell whether it was completed.

## 7. Owner role
Not confirmed

Definition: The role responsible for the next action; use a role title instead of personal information.
Check: Confirm that the receiving role accepts responsibility; a filled field is not an acknowledgment.

## 8. Check-back and acknowledgment
Not confirmed

Definition: When the owner and receiving shift will check the action, including time zone, and how receipt is confirmed.
Check: Agree a real time with the responsible role. Keep an unagreed time as Not confirmed.

Before sharing: confirm the receiving role, report cutoff, source and next check-back. Follow existing procedures.