Work should
arrive ready.
Northline helps teams make operational handoffs clear: the information, the decision and the person who receives the work.
Select a handoff in this fictional print-shop job, from request to dispatch.
Brief to release
A press slot has been discussed, but the proof approval is absent from the packet.
The question at this handoff
What proves that this exact version is ready to schedule?
Inspect this handoffA process is only as clear
as its next handoff.
A diagram can say that work moves from one team to another. It rarely says what “ready” means to the person on the other side.
We make that boundary explicit: a packet of information, an accepting role, a return path for missing details and a practical way to try the agreement.
See a before / decision / next-step example