Handoffs and incident coordination
Run shift handoffs that lose nothing, and coordinate incidents calmly with clear roles and updates.
- Level
- Advanced
- Length
- About 40 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 2 videos · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 1 Oct 2026
Skills you'll practise
- Run a structured shift handoff
- Set roles and an update rhythm during an incident
- Close an incident with a factual summary and follow-ups
Course outline
- 1.Leading through incidents and after-action reviewsVideo · 1 min
- 2.Handoffs and incident coordinationVideo · 2 min
- 3.Handoffs that don't drop thingsLesson · 12 min
- 4.Coordinating an incidentLesson · 14 min
- 5.After the incident: blameless reviewsLesson · 15 min
- 6.Handoffs and incident coordination: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 17 questions
- 7.Running an incident bridgeScenario
- 8.Final exam6 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
Sources it draws on
The lessons and questions are written from these references, so learners can go back to the original.
- General incident coordination practice (single coordinator, defined roles, regular updates)
- Your organization's incident and escalation procedure
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