What is a 30 60 90 day plan for a new hire?

It is a short plan that sets what a new employee should learn, do and own in their first 30, 60 and 90 days, with check-ins at each point.

Who writes the plan, the manager or the new hire?

Write it together in week one. The manager sets what matters, and the new hire makes it specific and says what is unclear.

How long should the plan be?

One page. A long plan will not be read, so keep one result for each stretch.

New hire 30 60 90 day plan template for a small team

A 30 60 90 day plan tells a new hire what to learn, do and own in each stretch of their first three months. Write it with them in week one, so nobody has to guess what good looks like.

A template with blanks, not legal advice. Rules on pay, leave and data vary by state, so check yours.

The template

Role and people

Name: [name]. Role: [role]. Start date: [date]. Manager: [name]. Buddy for daily questions: [name].
People to meet in the first two weeks: [names and what each can help with].

First 30 days: learn

Learn: [product, customers, tools, how we make decisions].
Read: [documents or approved answers to start with].
Done by day 30: [one or two things you can show, such as a first shadowed task or a first small fix].
Check-in on day 30 with [name]: [date].

Days 31 to 60: contribute

Take on: [tasks or an area, with the limit of what you can decide alone].
Done by day 60: [one clear result with a way to check it].
Check-in on day 60 with [name]: [date].

Days 61 to 90: own

Own: [a named area or recurring job].
Done by day 90: [the result and how it will be judged].
Review on day 90 with [name]: what to keep, change and take on next. Date: [date].

How we will work together

One to one with [name] every [week / two weeks] for [minutes].
Questions: ask [place or person] first; we write down every answer you had to ask for twice.

Who owns this plan

Owner: [name]. Last confirmed: [date]. Check again by: [date].

The ten questions your team will ask

Write each answer once, with an owner and the date you last confirmed it. These ten answers are what a bot or a shared FAQ should answer from.

1.What am I expected to learn first?
Answer: [The two or three things to learn in the first 30 days.]
Owner: [name]. Last confirmed: [date].
2.What does good look like at 30, 60 and 90 days?
Answer: [One concrete result for each.]
Owner: [name]. Last confirmed: [date].
3.Who do I ask when I am stuck?
Answer: [The buddy and the place to ask.]
Owner: [name]. Last confirmed: [date].
4.What can I decide on my own?
Answer: [The limit, and who decides above it.]
Owner: [name]. Last confirmed: [date].
5.Who should I meet in the first weeks?
Answer: [The names and why.]
Owner: [name]. Last confirmed: [date].
6.When are the check-ins?
Answer: [The dates and who attends.]
Owner: [name]. Last confirmed: [date].
7.Which tools and accounts do I get, and when?
Answer: [The list and the day each is ready.]
Owner: [name]. Last confirmed: [date].
8.How will my work be judged?
Answer: [The measures you will look at on day 90.]
Owner: [name]. Last confirmed: [date].
9.What if the plan changes?
Answer: [Who can change it and how you will tell the new hire.]
Owner: [name]. Last confirmed: [date].
10.Where do I find answers to common questions?
Answer: [The FAQ, the approved answers or the bot, and who owns them.]
Owner: [name]. Last confirmed: [date].

Before you publish it

Make the plan together with the new hire in week one, not before they arrive.
Give each stretch one result you can check, not a long list.
Test your bot or FAQ with the ten questions before the next hire starts.

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Common questions

It is a short plan that sets what a new employee should learn, do and own in their first 30, 60 and 90 days, with check-ins at each point.
Write it together in week one. The manager sets what matters, and the new hire makes it specific and says what is unclear.
One page. A long plan will not be read, so keep one result for each stretch.