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Go-live handover — what you should receive

When your Member Access OS rollout is ready for day-to-day operations, you should receive clear materials and a walkthrough so your owners, managers, and desk staff know how to run the system—not a second discovery project.

This page is a checklist for you (the organization taking ownership). It is not the same as the implementation plan your implementation partner followed to build the environment.

You may also find useful: which guides suit your role, the decisions you made at kickoff (including typical rollout duration), optional services you might have purchased, and deeper technical checks in the first-client preflight checklist (or this variant with neutral hardware wording).


What belongs in handover (for you vs not)

Usually part of handoverUsually only if expressly agreed
Showing you where to change settings, how approvals and member flows work, who owns ongoing tweaksUnlimited one-off integrations or redesigns beyond your project
Written summaries you can keep, relevant links, and labeled hardware lists (passwords never only in plain email)Venue internet, electricians, locksmiths, or cabling faults at the facility
How to reach support after launch and how requests are categorizedResponse-time guarantees unless your contract states them

Handover means confidence and continuity, not listing every possibility from scratch again.


Checklist — what you should leave with

Use this table to verify you received what your organization needs. Your partner may rename columns to match how they package delivery.

#TopicWhat you should have
1Owner and administrator accessYou know who the owner accounts are; backup invitations are underway; owners understand they control organization-wide settings
2Facility identityFacility names confirmed; /portal/{slug} URLs agreed—changing slugs later breaks bookmarks and printed materials
3Brand and messagingYou know where your logo and copy live and who may edit landing or policy content
4Payments and approvalsYou understand how members pay before activation and what acceptable proof looks like; you know who monitors Approvals and your internal turnaround expectations
5Membership productsRecurring billing vs visits, promotions, currencies—matching what you actually sell
6Digital passesYour choices for Apple and Google Wallet; phone tap at readers versus staff-assisted entry aligns with marketing
7Door hardware (if you use unattended entry)A list that matches your device naming approach for readers or controllers; for technical staff only, agreed location of on-site configuration (for example gateway device settings)—not emailed secrets
8DocumentationWay to reach the published guides (/docs) plus any appendix your partner maintains for you privately
9Secrets and integrationsClarity on where keys live securely and who rotates them—you should not rely on spreadsheets in email alone
10SupportPrimary channel for incidents; how evenings and weekends are handled; telling apart member confusion, network issues at the gym, versus product defects
11Post-launch observational period (required)A scheduled 2 to 4 week observation window with named owners, tracked metrics (join→activation timing, approvals response time, entry-channel usage, recurring support issues), and a dated review meeting to decide tuning actions

A strong handover session usually covers

A live session (often one or two hours) is optional but helps—it does not replace the written bundle above.

  1. Portal walkthrough as an owner: organization → facility → approvals → paths your members actually use.
  2. One full member-style path: join/dashboard → proof or payment → activated access (test account acceptable).
  3. How incidents are framed: failed email delivery, member misunderstanding, versus needing product engineering.
  4. Next month: who adjusts small wording; when to rerun parts of readiness checking after operational changes.