Leaving GDD

Use this checklist when a team member, student, visitor, or collaborator finishes their role.

Starter checklist

• Confirm final working date, responsibilities, and handover owner.
• Transfer project knowledge, decisions, files, code, and administrative records.
• Resolve ownership and permitted future use of data, code, manuscripts, and materials.
• Update repository, storage, mailing-list, and system access.
• Return equipment and close purchasing or travel items.
• Confirm authorship, acknowledgements, contact details, and unfinished publications.
• Archive or transfer records according to retention and security requirements.
• Hold a final handover meeting and record open actions.