A useful handover makes the current state and next owner clear.

The idea

Separate completed work from a pending dependency, name the next person and state the deadline.

Examples

  • El borrador del informe está terminado.The report draft is finished.
  • Las cifras de ventas siguen pendientes.The sales figures are still pending.
  • Ana enviará las cifras mañana.Ana will send the figures tomorrow.
  • Después, Luis actualizará la tabla.Afterward, Luis will update the table.
  • La entrega es el viernes.The deadline is Friday.
  • Dejo el archivo en la carpeta compartida.I am leaving the file in the shared folder.

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Watch out

Pending does not mean finished; a colleague needs the missing step and its owner.

Try it yourself

  1. Say the draft is finished. El borrador está ___. (terminado / pendiente)

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    terminado

    Terminado marks the draft as finished.

  2. Say the figures are still pending. Las cifras siguen ___. (pendientes / terminadas)

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    pendientes

    Pendiente means the figures are still outstanding.

  3. State that the deadline is Friday. La entrega es el ___. (viernes / lunes)

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    viernes

    Viernes states the handover deadline.

Use it today

Practise handing over a report that is waiting for figures and has a Friday deadline.