One assignment. Different understandings.
Clarify the intended result, responsibilities, dependencies, and what the next person needs to proceed.
Discuss Scope & HandoffA useful starting point.
- What should exist when the work is finished?
- Who receives it and in what usable state?
- Which decisions or inputs are still missing?
The proposed working output.
A bounded work brief identifying the result, owner, inputs, dependencies, acceptance criteria and review point.
Agree the engagement first.
Work definition and handoff preparation for an agreed assignment. Delivery of the assignment itself is a separate responsibility.
Before work begins, agree the deliverable, required participation, completion standard, fee and delivery timing. An inquiry establishes fit; it does not book or purchase an engagement.