SLACK ON-CALL HANDOFF CHECKLIST — TERNLY
October 5, 2026 | https://getternly.app/resources/slack-handoff-checklist
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BEFORE
[ ] Incoming owner acknowledges the date, time and timezone.
[ ] Temporary cover has an exact start/end and expected owner at its end.
[ ] Open work has a source link, impact, next action, owner and deadline.
[ ] Incoming owner can access channels, queues and approved runbooks.

AT THE HANDOFF
[ ] Actual Slack group membership matches the intended owner.
[ ] A new picker-selected test mention reaches the intended recipient in Activity.
[ ] Device notification delivery is recorded separately if tested.
[ ] Incoming owner acknowledges open work; unresolved problems have an owner.

HANDOFF NOTE
Date / time / timezone:
Outgoing -> incoming:
Cover exception (person, start, end, who resumes) or none:
Open requests (link / impact / next action / owner / deadline):
Known risks or upcoming changes:
Runbook and escalation links:
Verified time and actual group members:
Test message link and recipient observation:
Accepted by / time:
Unresolved issue and next owner, or none:

AFTER TEMPORARY COVER
[ ] Recompute the owner from the schedule at the cover end.
[ ] Confirm actual group membership and responsibility again.

Keep sensitive details in approved systems. Never paste passwords into handoff notes.
Group membership and Slack Activity do not establish an emergency paging guarantee.
Use your team's separate escalation process for urgent incidents.

Ternly can automate rotation/finite-cover group updates; context and acknowledgement
remain your team's responsibility. Paid Slack and group-management permission required.
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