Create a structured 30/60/90-day onboarding plan for any new hire. Use when asked to write an onboarding plan, new hire plan, 30-60-90 day plan, or first 90 days roadmap. Produces a week-by-week plan with milestones, meetings, learning goals, and success criteria.
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Use onboarding-plan to create a tailored 30/60/90-day onboarding plan for [role, level, and start date] on [team with manager, stakeholders, tools, and company stage], centered on [three first-90-day priorities].
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[role, level, and start date]
[team with manager, stakeholders, tools, and company stage]
[three first-90-day priorities]
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name: onboarding-plandescription: "Create a structured 30/60/90-day onboarding plan for any new hire. Use when asked to write an onboarding plan, new hire plan, 30-60-90 day plan, or first 90 days roadmap. Produces a week-by-week plan with milestones, meetings, learning goals, and success criteria."
Onboarding Plan Skill
Creates a complete, structured onboarding plan tailored to a specific role — covering the first 90 days with clear milestones and success criteria.
IT setup: laptop, accounts, email, Slack, key tools
Access provisioned to key systems
First week calendar blocked with key meetings
Buddy assigned and briefed
Welcome message sent with Day 1 logistics
Week 1: Orient
Theme: Listen, learn, do not act yet.
Day
Focus
Key activities
Day 1
IT setup, team intro
1:1 with manager, team lunch
Day 2
Product deep dive
Demo, key docs to read
Day 3
Process and tools
Shadow key workflows
Day 4
Stakeholder intros
3-4 intro 1:1s
Day 5
Week 1 debrief
Check-in, questions logged
Week 1 milestone: Can describe what the company does, the team role, and their top 3 priorities.
Days 8-30: Learn
Learning goals:
Deep understanding of product from customer perspective
Know key metrics the team is measured on
Understand current projects and status
Map key stakeholder relationships
Complete all compliance/HR training
30-day milestone: All stakeholder 1:1s complete. 2-3 early observations shared with manager.
Days 31-60: Contribute
Goals:
Own at least one project end-to-end
Make one meaningful contribution
Build cross-functional relationships
Identify one process improvement
60-day milestone: Delivered one tangible output. Manager says "this person is contributing."
Days 61-90: Lead
Goals:
Operating independently on core responsibilities
Has formed and shared a point of view on priorities
Building reputation with key stakeholders
90-day milestone: Ready for formal review. Clear 6-month plan in place.
90-Day Review Questions
Manager: Meeting expectations? What to double down on? What to develop?
New hire: Have the clarity, tools, support needed? What surprised you? What would you change about onboarding?
Quality Checks
Before Day 1 manager checklist is complete (IT, access, buddy, calendar)
Each phase (orient/learn/contribute/lead) has a clear milestone
90-day review questions are included for both manager and new hire
Plan is tailored to the specific role and level (not generic)
Key stakeholder 1:1s are listed by name or role
Anti-Patterns
Do not produce a generic plan that could apply to any role — the plan must reference the specific role, team, tools, and priorities provided, not use placeholder text
Do not skip the Before Day 1 manager checklist — IT access and system provisioning failures on day 1 destroy first impressions and waste the new hire's first week
Do not set milestones without distinguishing between the orient, learn, contribute, and lead phases — collapsing phases produces plans where new hires are expected to lead before they understand the product
Do not omit the 90-day review questions — the review is the accountability mechanism for the entire plan, and skipping it makes the milestones meaningless
Do not treat the plan as a task list — each phase should have a clear theme and a milestone that describes an observable capability, not just a set of completed activities
Example Trigger Phrases
"Create a 30/60/90 day plan for a new [role]"
"Write an onboarding plan for [name] starting as [role]"