Handoff - CI/CD Glossary Definition
A handoff is passing work to another team; every handoff adds a queue and a chance to lose context.
A handoff is a transfer of work from one person or team to another; each handoff adds queueing, context loss, and delay to a delivery flow.
Reducing handoffs is a lean goal because each one introduces wait time and communication overhead. Self-service exists partly to remove them.
In CI
Requiring an ops team to provision a runner or approve a deploy is a handoff; self-service CI removes it and shortens delivery.
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