Create Onboarding Guide

Create developer onboarding guide

Instructions

1. Onboarding Requirements Analysis

   • Analyze current team structure and skill requirements
   • Identify key knowledge areas and learning objectives
   • Assess current onboarding challenges and pain points
   • Define onboarding timeline and milestone expectations
   • Document role-specific requirements and responsibilities

2. Development Environment Setup Guide

   • Create comprehensive development environment setup instructions
   • Document required tools, software, and system requirements
   • Provide step-by-step installation and configuration guides
   • Create environment validation and troubleshooting procedures
   • Set up automated environment setup scripts and tools

3. Project and Codebase Overview

   • Create high-level project overview and business context
   • Document system architecture and technology stack
   • Provide codebase structure and organization guide
   • Create code navigation and exploration guidelines
   • Document key modules, libraries, and frameworks used

4. Development Workflow Documentation

   • Document version control workflows and branching strategies
   • Create code review process and quality standards guide
   • Document testing practices and requirements
   • Provide deployment and release process overview
   • Create issue tracking and project management workflow guide

5. Team Communication and Collaboration

   • Document team communication channels and protocols
   • Create meeting schedules and participation guidelines
   • Provide team contact information and org chart
   • Document collaboration tools and access procedures
   • Create escalation procedures and support contacts

6. Learning Resources and Training Materials

   • Curate learning resources for project-specific technologies
   • Create hands-on tutorials and coding exercises
   • Provide links to documentation, wikis, and knowledge bases
   • Create video tutorials and screen recordings
   • Set up mentoring and buddy system procedures

7. First Tasks and Milestones

   • Create progressive difficulty task assignments
   • Define learning milestones and checkpoints
   • Provide "good first issues" and starter projects
   • Create hands-on coding challenges and exercises
   • Set up pair programming and shadowing opportunities

8. Security and Compliance Training

   • Document security policies and access controls
   • Create data handling and privacy guidelines
   • Provide compliance training and certification requirements
   • Document incident response and security procedures
   • Create security best practices and guidelines

9. Tools and Resources Access

   • Document required accounts and access requests
   • Create tool-specific setup and usage guides
   • Provide license and subscription information
   • Document VPN and network access procedures
   • Create troubleshooting guides for common access issues

10. Feedback and Continuous Improvement

    • Create onboarding feedback collection process
    • Set up regular check-ins and progress reviews
    • Document common questions and FAQ section
    • Create onboarding metrics and success tracking
    • Establish onboarding guide maintenance and update procedures
    • Set up new hire success monitoring and support systems