The project handoff sits directly between the promise made during estimating and the reality faced by the field. When that bridge is weak, the company pays for it immediately.
A strong handoff translates scope, assumptions, exclusions, pricing logic, production expectations, risk items, client commitments, and decision history into a field-ready package.
Without that translation, project teams spend the opening phase rediscovering information the company already had. The cost is disruption, avoidable rework, strained client communication, and damaged profitability.