Section 26.252 Automating Onboarding Flashcards
Objective 4.7 Explain the importance of automation and orchestration related to secure operations
Automating Onboarding
Automating the onboarding process impacts organizational productivity, employee satisfaction, and retention rates
■ Streamlining onboarding ensures new hires are integrated quickly and efficiently into their roles and the organisation’s culture
■ Benefits:
● Eliminates manual tasks, reduces errors, and provides structured,
consistent onboarding
● Reduces administrative burden on HR and IT departments
● Enhances support ticket management processes
Areas to Automate in Onboarding
■ Creation of documentation records
■ Scheduling training
■ Provisioning equipment
■ Managing access rights
■ Distributing checklists
■ Collecting feedback
User Provisioning
Involves creating and managing user accounts and access rights
■ Ensures new employees have necessary access to systems, applications, and resources
■ Process includes the following:
● Collecting information
● Creating accounts
● Assigning roles and access
● Sending notifications
● Conducting synchronization and updates
Steps in User Provisioning
● Employee provides personal details, role, and department information
● Automation creates user accounts in various systems
● Automation assigns roles and access levels based on department and position
● Automated notifications sent to the employee, manager, or IT
department
● Automation keeps user information synchronized across platforms
Resource Provisioning
Ensures timely allocation of physical and digital resources needed by new employees
■ Resources include:
● Workstations
● Software licenses
● Communication tools
■ Process involves:
● Requirements analysis
● Resource allocation
● Configuration
● Verification and auditing
● Gathering feedback
Steps in Resource Provisioning
● Analyze role and department information to determine specific resources
● Initiate procurement workflows or allocate available resources based on rules
● Configure resources to meet the employee’s role
● Verification process to ensure successful allocation
● Auditing to track allocated resources for inventory management and compliance
● Employee and manager feedback on resource suitability and additional requirements