Whether you are unable to work due to holiday, sickness or tragically hit by a big red bus, a colleague should be able to pick up your project and run with it, seamlessly.  

 

Project documents

If you wish to avoid problems, then plan well.

 

Plan, plan, plan and then importantly stick to the plan

Before you call in the cavalry, have a clear plan with a clear objective, and then and only then let them loose.

It is important when managing teams to let the team find their own way.  As long as they know what is expected and by when, they probably will not go to far wrong.  If they do go wrong, the use of