# PM onboarding kit · [Product or portfolio] · [New PM] · Start date [Date] **Buddy:** [PM] **Manager:** [Name] **Product ops contact:** [Name] ## Before day one - [ ] Access requests filed for every system on the tool stack map - [ ] Harness set up with team skills and read-only connectors - [ ] Added to the rituals marked below ## Read in week one - Product 360 index and its twelve spine artifacts - Metric glossary and North Star tree - Last two QBR packs and the decision log for the last two quarters - Decision-rights register - Charter of the product ops function ## Rituals to attend | Ritual | Attend / observe / skip for now | Starting week | |---|---|---| | | | | ## Customer exposure | Week | Customer call to shadow | Persona | Notes | |---|---|---|---| | | | | | ## First-week harness prompts 1. "Summarize the decisions in the decision log from the last two quarters, grouped by theme, with the approver and date for each." 2. "List the open risks in the risk register and which ritual last discussed each." 3. "Explain the five metrics in the glossary I'm most likely to be asked about, with their definitions and current values." 4. "From the feedback repository, summarize the top themes for [persona] this quarter with linked quotes." ## 30 / 60 / 90 | By day | Outcome | Evidence | |---|---|---| | 30 | Can explain the strategy, metrics and top risks; first two-way decision logged | | | 60 | Owns a ritual; first DACI driven | | | 90 | Product 360 artifacts for the area refreshed; first bet through planning | | ## Feedback on this kit Where did you get stuck in week one? [Answer goes to product ops.]