If only one person understands the system, there is work left to do.
Delivery does not end when the demo works. Access, documentation, and ownership help a team sustain what has been built.
By the KG Ops team
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Functionality and continuity are different questions
An application may complete the expected journey yet still depend on one person to update it, interpret an error, or recover information. That dependency deserves a conversation before the system enters everyday use.
Ask who understands the important parts and who can cover an absence. The whole team does not need to become specialists. Responsibilities, access, and the path for asking for help need to be clear.
Document actions, not just components
A technology list describes what the system was built with. An operational guide explains how to make a change, where to investigate a failure, and who receives an escalation. Those documents serve different purposes.
Include the steps an authorized person should follow and how to confirm the result. Keep secrets out of documentation and indicate where access is managed. Review the guide with someone who did not build the system: their questions reveal missing context.
Agree what happens after delivery
Define who receives questions, which channel is used, and which situations fall within the support scope. Also clarify how improvements are requested: fixing an issue and adding a feature may require different agreements.
Set aside a review to check that the team can perform the agreed tasks and find the information it needs. Ongoing support, its hours, and responsibilities belong in the contracted scope; they should not be assumed from an initial delivery.