Onboarding - CTO Summit Sydney presentation

1. THE ART AND SCIENCE OF
ONBOARDING
Ted Tencza
CTO - finder.com.au
@darthted

2. BACKGROUND
Designed Atlassian's onboarding
program “Bootcamp”
Designed Bigcommerce's
onboarding program
Designed finder.com.au’s
onboarding program

3. QUESTIONS
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamuraa/813966437
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4. 1
DO DEVELOPERS HAVE ACCESS TO ALL
NECESSARY SYSTEMS AND ACCOUNTS
CREATED BEFORE THEY START?

5. 2
DOES YOUR COMPANY HAVE A
SPECIFIC LIST OF GOALS TO
ACCOMPLISH FOR THE
ONBOARDING?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/anitacanita/2106907984

6. 3
DO THE GOALS EXPLAIN
AND RE-ENFORCE
COMPANY VALUES
AND MISSION?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/inkybob/122476158

7. ARE THE PEOPLE INVOLVED ACTIVE
MEMBERS OF THE TEAM TRAINED ON
HOW TO DELIVER INFORMATION?
Not HR.
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8. 5
DO DEVELOPERS HAVE A
FULLY FUNCTIONING DEV ENVIRONMENT
BEFORE LUNCH?

9. 6
DO DEVELOPERS WRITE
AND COMMIT NON-TRIVIAL
CODE FOR PRODUCTION
SYSTEMS ON THE FIRST
DAY?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/8371213156

10. 7
ARE DEVELOPERS INSTRUCTED IN
HIDDEN/INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE
EARLY ON?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/aigle_dore/6365101775

11. 8
DO DEVELOPERS HAVE A DESIGNATED
PERSON THEY CAN GO TO FOR HELP?

12. 9
IS THE PROGRAM MOSTLY UNIFORM
BETWEEN LOCATIONS, BETWEEN TEAMS,
AND FOR VARYING SENIORITY LEVELS?

13. 10
IS THE ONBOARDING PROGRAM
REGULARLY IMPROVED WITH INPUT FROM
NEW HIRES AND PARTICIPANTS?

14. THANK YOU
Ted Tencza
http://www.meetup.com/Syd-Technology-
Leaders/
@darthted