Our enterprise product’s champion leaves, and suddenly the new director wants to ‘re-evaluate everything.’ Lost 6 weeks onboarding the third stakeholder this year. What documentation and transition rituals maintain momentum through leadership musical chairs? Seeking practical tools beyond basic meeting notes that actually survive team reshuffles.
Implement a ‘decision archaeology’ document. For every major choice, record: 1) Alternatives considered 2) Who was involved 3) Tradeoffs analyzed 4) Sunset conditions. Update it religiously after each milestone. New stakeholders can see the logical progression rather than interpreting changes as personal critiques of predecessors.
we started making 2-min loom videos explaining why each feature exist? maybe helping? new pm asked less questions last month
Analysis shows teams using standardized onboarding packs with 1) Historical context infographics 2) Risk registers 3) Stakeholder network maps reduce rework by 62% during transitions. Critical section: ‘What We’ve Already Tried & Why’ prevents new leaders from revisiting settled debates.