- Day
- Day 1
- To do
- Team intro and tool setup
- Category
- Introduction
- With
- Empty
- Minutes
- 90
Work & projects · Onboarding guide
Welcome guide for newcomers
When you want new members to find the context they need in their first week
Only you can see the new document. Checks and statuses start empty, and share links, polls and surveys open when you publish them yourself.
Welcome guide for newcomers
- Join date
- Not set
- Onboarding guide
- Not set
- Role
- Not set
- First-week check-in date
- Not set
Add a sentence introducing the team and a first resource to read.
How we work
Briefly explain the team goals a newcomer should understand first.
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This is our team's goal right now.
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This is how our work rhythm goes.
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Ask your questions here.
If something a newcomer would need to know is missing, add another line.
First week schedule
Write down what to do each day and who to do it with.
| Day | To do | CategoryLabels | WithAssignee | MinutesNumber |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Team intro and tool setup | Introduction | Empty | 90 |
| Day 2 | Read the current goals and materials | Reading | Empty | 120 |
| Day 3 | Try a small task together | Hands-on | Empty | 180 |
| Day 5 | First week retrospective | 1-on-1 | Empty | 30 |
- Day
- Day 2
- To do
- Read the current goals and materials
- Category
- Reading
- With
- Empty
- Minutes
- 120
- Day
- Day 3
- To do
- Try a small task together
- Category
- Hands-on
- With
- Empty
- Minutes
- 180
- Day
- Day 5
- To do
- First week retrospective
- Category
- 1-on-1
- With
- Empty
- Minutes
- 30
Our first week together
Shape the first week around reading, a small task, and gathering questions.
Our first week together
- Purpose
- Use what was unclear to improve the next guide
- Category
- Reading
- Who can help
- Not set
- Purpose
- Learn how work gets done here
- Category
- Hands-on
- Who can help
- Not set
- Purpose
- Know who to ask about what
- Category
- Meeting
- Who can help
- Not set
- Purpose
- Understand why we do this work
- Category
- Reading
- Who can help
- Not set
Tools and access
Requesting day-one tools in advance cuts the waiting time.
| Supplies | CategoryLabels | Request ownerAssignee | RequestStatus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Document space | Required | Empty | Empty |
| Chat channel | Required | Empty | Empty |
| Calendar sharing | Option | Empty | Empty |
- Supplies
- Document space
- Category
- Required
- Request owner
- Empty
- Request
- Empty
- Supplies
- Chat channel
- Category
- Required
- Request owner
- Empty
- Request
- Empty
- Supplies
- Calendar sharing
- Category
- Option
- Request owner
- Empty
- Request
- Empty
Wrapping up the first week
When the first week ends, please answer briefly. We'll use it for the next guide.
First week wrap-up survey
What helped you most in your first week?
Long answer
Is there anything you'd like to know more about?
Long answer
Was the guidance enough? *
People can take part once the owner publishes it in the new document.- It was enough
- It was a little lacking
- It was very lacking
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Chose who joins each first-week item.
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Requested the required tools before day one.
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Set the first-week check-in date.