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Onboarding Is Science, Not Art
By Don Macvittie on September 10, 2020Leave a CommentMake sure your new team members are getting a well-rounded onboardingRecent Posts By Don MacvittieThe Pros and Cons of Configuration-as-CodeDevSecOps and Passwords: Lessening the BurdenDocumenting: Don’t Build Your Replacement’s NightmareMore from Don MacvittieRelated PostsOnboarding Is Science, Not ArtMeasuring the Cost of Service Creation & AdoptionReinventing Talent Acquisition, DevOps Style: 7 Ways to Become a ‘Destination Company’Related CategoriesBlogsDevOps PracticeEnterprise DevOpsFeaturesRelated TopicsDevOps environmentonboardingrate of changetribal knowledgeShow moreShow less
It is hilarious because, at that point in the story, the new hero doesn’t have the information to do so.
It is not all self-documenting, it is not all obvious, and that knowledge absolutely needs to be transferred to new employees.
Two solid ways to transfer knowledge are documentation that is both thorough and up to date, and a buddy system.
How far in the future that is remains to be seen, but given our rate of change, probably sooner than you think.
It is hilarious because, at that point in the story, the new hero doesn’t have the information to do so.
It is not all self-documenting, it is not all obvious, and that knowledge absolutely needs to be transferred to new employees.
Two solid ways to transfer knowledge are documentation that is both thorough and up to date, and a buddy system.
How far in the future that is remains to be seen, but given our rate of change, probably sooner than you think.
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