When a new user joins your organization, you need to make sure they get up to speed on corporate policies, system basics and application usage. But in a fast-paced environment, it’s easy to overlook some critical aspects of this acclimation and training process. This checklist, created by Scott Matteson for TechRepublic Premium, will help ensure ...

The reassignment of existing equipment takes place when employees leave the organization or receive new computers, mobile devices, printers and other assets. It is essential to follow strict guidelines for equipment reassignment so that company investments, data and privacy are protected. The following checklist, written by Scott Matteson for TechRepublic Premium, will help ensure that ...

Selecting the right virtual private network provider for your needs requires a fair bit of legwork because the choices are many and the offerings vary greatly. This quick-glance chart from TechRepublic Premium is blank and to be filled in by the user. The idea is to round up the top contenders and compare them across ...

New office launches and site relocations run the range from straightforward to overly complex. For intricate, sophisticated new office deployments and larger site moves, TechRepublic Premium’s office relocation checklist — written by Erik Eckel — can help plan, monitor and execute such projects. Featured text from the download: STAGE AND TEST ALL CRITICAL COMPONENTS Don’t ...

Every department, regardless of size, needs to employ and account for depreciation — particularly if that department manages assets such as laptops, servers and production machinery. How else are you going to know when it’s time to purchase new equipment? With the help of this worksheet from TechRepublic Premium, you’ll be able to calculate standard ...

Onboarding and offboarding employees requires careful attention. Otherwise, team members may receive insufficient permissions to perform their jobs or continue to have access long after their employment’s termination. Given the stakes, the problem is even worse when managing IT staff permissions, so it’s imperative that your company adopts a system to ensure consistency. Employees, contractors ...

Whenever installing Microsoft 365 subscription services and apps on a Mac, multiple considerations come into play. There are so many elements to consider that forward-thinking IT professionals should consider employing a checklist. With proper administration, IT departments can ensure important tasks aren’t overlooked and users don’t need to return systems to the help desk for ...

Whether due to budget cuts or performance, letting staff go is sometimes a necessity. There are many steps and considerations HR managers need to navigate when it comes to employment termination. Enlisting an employee termination checklist, like this one from TechRepublic Premium, can help supervisors, managers and HR put in place best practices and procedures. ...

Regardless of the process, there are several elements to track when replacing an existing computer with a new system. Whether your organization begins by imaging drives or manually configures new systems, many questions must be addressed. Everyone from technology consultants to internal IT staff should build a checklist within their ticketing systems to ensure important ...

A good team charter should define the purpose of a team, how work will get done and the expected outcomes. Often, a team charter is described as a “roadmap” for the team and its sponsors. A team charter provides both the north star everyone has agreed to march towards, and a framework for getting there. ...