How to check analytics admin access before handover
What agencies should verify before assuming analytics is safely under control at project handover.
Analytics often survives handover in a misleading way. Reports still exist. Dashboards still load. Numbers still arrive. That can make the whole setup feel safe even when no one on the agency side can actually administer it.
What to verify
- ✓ Who owns the analytics property or account?
- ✓ Who has admin-level rights, not just viewer access?
- ✓ Can the agency add or remove users if needed?
- ✓ Are reporting dashboards dependent on a departing supplier account?
- ✓ Has someone on the incoming team actually confirmed the route?
Common risk pattern
Reports still arrive, so everyone assumes the account is under control.
A supplier shared a dashboard, but not the property admin route.
Multiple people can view the data, but nobody on the agency side can manage access.
Safe analytics handover means more than preserving access to reports. It means the agency knows who controls the account, who can manage users, and who can keep the reporting setup alive when the outgoing supplier is gone.
If admin access is unclear, the agency can end up responsible for reporting without the ability to fix ownership, users, or configuration.
That is usually discovered after the outgoing supplier has already stepped back.
How Custody helps
Custody helps agencies turn handover into a visible record of what is missing, what is still externally held, and what has actually been verified.