Operations & Procedures

Client Offboarding Checklist

Endings matter as much as beginnings. A checklist keeps a project closeout from turning into loose ends and awkward follow-up emails.

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What's Included

  • Deliverables
  • Access and accounts
  • Financial
  • Relationship

Best For

The final weeks of an engagement, alongside or after Handoff Notes.

Target Audience

Agencies, consultants, and service businesses closing out a client project.

How to Customize

Add any contract-specific closeout steps your engagements require. Keep the financial section — it's easy to skip in the rush to wrap up.

When to Use

Use this in the final weeks of an engagement, alongside or after your Handoff Notes.

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OPERATIONS / CHECKLIST

Client Offboarding Checklist: Acme Home Services

Client

Project

Target completion date

Acme Home Services

Website Redesign

January 15, 2027

Deliverables

  • Confirm all agreed deliverables are complete

  • Deliver final files, assets, and documentation

  • Send Handoff Notes covering access and maintenance

Access and accounts

  • Transfer admin access on all shared systems

  • Remove team access no longer needed

  • Confirm domain, hosting, and billing ownership

Financial

  • Send final invoice

  • Confirm final invoice paid

  • Close out any retainer or remaining balance

Relationship

  • Schedule a final wrap-up call

  • Ask for a testimonial or referral, if appropriate

  • Note any future opportunities for follow-up work

Once every item above is checked, the engagement is fully closed out.

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