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Ranked by overall score (1-10), the average of Impact, Feasibility, Cost to implement (lower is better, flipped).
Interview recent hires and managers to find access, approvals, or handoffs that routinely delay productive work.
Record when each access grant, approval, and handoff is needed versus when it arrives.
Name the approver and backup for each blocked step to expose queues with no clear owner.
Contrast delay patterns by team to distinguish shared onboarding bottlenecks from local process gaps.
Pair each hire with a trained peer in the same role to resolve practical questions quickly.
Teach escalation triggers for payroll, safety, and performance questions to prevent inaccurate peer guidance.
Reserve two 30-minute blocks during the first month so urgent work cannot crowd out onboarding support.
Name a second same-role peer for leave or shift gaps, then track unanswered questions beyond one workday.
Survey hires at days 7 and 30 to identify unclear expectations before they become retention risks.
Track expectation-clarity ratings by cohort to spot teams whose confidence fails to improve.
Check completion rates by department and shift; low response can hide the highest-risk hires.
Compare hire and manager ratings on role priorities to reveal mismatched expectations early.
Track day-one login success and pre-create required permissions to prevent setup delays.
Use sandbox tasks for key systems and record completion time to expose training gaps before live work.
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