Overview & Objectives

• Objective: Provide a clear, structured onboarding experience for new recruits, ensuring they understand the team structure, product offerings, processes, and company culture.

• Outcome: New team members become fully integrated, productive, and knowledgeable about GoTestPro’s mission, product, and workflow.

Phase 1: Welcome & Team Introduction

1.1 Welcome Email & Initial Contact

• Responsibility: Naveed (PM)

• Action: Send a welcome email or message before Day 1, providing an overview of the onboarding schedule, key contacts, and any necessary preliminary information.

1.2 Team Leads & Structure

• Responsibility: Naveed

• Action:

  1. Introduction to Team Leads: Meet Naveed and other key leads (e.g., QA lead, Dev lead, Scrum Master).

  2. Team Structure: Overview of roles (Product Manager, developers, QA, Scrum Master, etc.).

  3. Who Does What: Clarify responsibilities who handles production management, development, quality assurance, etc.

1.3 One-on-One Meet & Greets

• Responsibility: Naveed

• Action: Arrange short, informal meetings for the new recruit with each team member to build rapport and understand each person’s role.

Phase 2: Tools & Access Setup

2.1 Access to Confluence & Teams

• Responsibility: Naveed

• Action: Provide invitations to Confluence (for documentation) and Microsoft Teams (for communication), ensuring the new hire has the correct permissions.

2.2 Local Machine & Cloud Access Setup

• Responsibility: Abdul Gaho

• Action:

  1. Local Development Environment: Help install necessary IDEs, SDKs, or frameworks.

  2. Cloud Access: Provide credentials for dev, staging, and prod environments, plus any relevant third-party t3.1ools.

Phase 3: Product & Project Familiarization

3.1 Product Overview

• Responsibility: Naveed

• Action:

  1. Learn the Existing Product: Provide demos, product documents, and user guides.

  2. Hands-On Exploration: Encourage the new member to explore GoTestPro’s features, ideally guided by a senior team member or mentor.

3.2 Current Customer Accounts

• Responsibility: Naveed

• Action: Give an overview of active customers, their use cases, and any relevant support or success stories. Provide account histories and major milestones.

3.3 Training & Knowledge Transfer

• Responsibility: Current Team Members

• Action: Set up training sessions or pair programming (if relevant). Share best practices, known issues, and internal processes.

Phase 4: Sales & Market Insights

4.1 Watch Sales Presentation

• Responsibility: Adnan

• Action:

  1. Sales Deck: Provide a recorded or live presentation that covers GoTestPro’s value proposition, target markets, and sales pitch.

  2. Q&A: Encourage questions to ensure the new member understands how GoTestPro is positioned.

4.2 Read Market Analysis

• Responsibility: Adnan

• Action: Share market research documents (competitive landscape, key differentiators, industry trends) for deeper product context.

Phase 5: Processes & Ceremonies

5.1 Review Team Ceremonies & Meetings

• Responsibility: Naveed

• Action:

  1. Scrum/Stand-Ups: Explain daily stand-up, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospective.

  2. Schedule: Provide a calendar of recurring meetings, who attends, and objectives.

5.2 Meeting with AJ

• Responsibility: Naveed

• Action: Arrange a dedicated session with AJ to discuss any specific product or process areas (e.g., architecture, design, or business logic).

Phase 6: Ongoing Integration & Feedback

6.1 Continuous Check-Ins

• Responsibility: Naveed (PM) & Mentor

• Action: Conduct weekly or bi-weekly 1-on-1s to address questions, assess progress, and gather feedback on the onboarding experience.

6.2 Milestone Review

• Responsibility: Naveed/Harish

• Action: After 15/30/60 days, evaluate the new recruit’s understanding of GoTestPro, product features, and processes. Identify any knowledge gaps or training needs.

6.3 Further Training & Ramp-Up

• Responsibility: Entire Team

• Action: Offer advanced sessions on specific tools, coding standards, or domain knowledge as needed.