Check Onboarding Buddy Session Capacity — Free
A named buddy is not the same as enough booked support time. Translate onboarding sessions into a whole-person capacity estimate before allocating the same experienced colleague to everyone.
The proof surface
Role-transition plans list tasks for the newcomer. This checks the support capacity behind those tasks, using a user-defined session allowance rather than inventing a staffing norm.
Why the flat version breaks
Counting names instead of sessions
One overloaded buddy may appear sufficient in a directory.
Pooling incompatible teams
Capacity in one team cannot automatically cover another.
Treating headcount as scheduling
The estimate does not find common diary slots.
How to work the induction appointment book
Use the same onboarding window for starters and buddy capacity. Keep departments separate when buddies cannot be reassigned across them.
Include scheduled check-ins and orientation sessions that require the buddy. Exclude independent reading; add group sessions through a separate plan because these rows assume one-to-one contacts.
Five starters needing three sessions require fifteen contacts. With six contacts per buddy, the studio needs three buddies; partial capacity cannot be assigned to a fractional person.
Confirm that the proposed buddies have availability at the right times and knowledge for the role. Lower the capacity assumption if ordinary workload leaves less room than expected.
What the induction appointment book replaces
| Question | Before | Visible working |
|---|---|---|
| Counting names instead of sessions | One overloaded buddy may appear sufficient in a directory. | Count planned contacts |
| Pooling incompatible teams | Capacity in one team cannot automatically cover another. | Round support demand up |
| Treating headcount as scheduling | The estimate does not find common diary slots. | Check diaries and expertise |
A local arithmetic aid replaces hand calculation, not expert review. No paid AI service is needed.
Run it on the samples, right here
FIRST-LOAD
Input is processed locally and a draft is saved automatically in this browser profile when storage is available. Reset to sample clears that draft; Pro history has its own clear button. A state link encodes your inputs in its URL: share only non-sensitive rows. Browser history, clipboard and anyone receiving the link may retain it. Optional AI use below leaves this device; it is not required.
Workload arithmetic, not a staffing mandate or employment-law assessment. Agree support expectations with the team.
Data note: Everything runs in this browser tab on the induction appointment book: your team | new starters | sessions per starter stays on this device, nothing is uploaded, and the reading is rebuilt only when you press run.
Go deeper: the companion app files the same reading as a index card with a stamped header
The article demo above runs without limits. The companion app keeps a local history, exports the rows as CSV, prints the induction appointment book reading, and holds your drafts on this device — one free run, then $ 4 one-time for the layer that keeps filing.
The induction appointment book reading is complete for free. The optional $4 layer adds print, row CSV and the last five local reading summaries; it does not add hidden answers. Checkout is not configured yet; the article demo remains unlimited.
Open the check onboarding buddy session capacity companionBoundary
Workload arithmetic, not a staffing mandate or employment-law assessment. Agree support expectations with the team.
What this is built on
- Method: Five starters needing three sessions require fifteen contacts. With six contacts per buddy, the studio needs three buddies; partial capacity cannot be assigned to a fractional person.
- All sample records are invented examples. The app does not fetch measurements, policies, files or personal records.
- Google’s official pricing page, fetched 2026-09-27, lists free-tier access including AI Studio. Optional formatting only; limits and availability can change. Free-tier content may be used to improve products. Never paste private records there.
Before: One overloaded buddy may appear sufficient in a directory. After: the induction appointment book shows the working beside each named row so the reader can change the assumption and inspect the consequence.
Optional AI formatting, not calculation
For this induction appointment book, use the free AI Studio interface only if available to you, with no paid API key. Manual entry completes the same workflow for free. Supply only fictional or non-sensitive notes. Review its output against the source; never paste unresolved questions into the numeric rows.
Format my non-sensitive notes for a induction appointment book. Return plain rows only: team | new starters | sessions per starter. Preserve supplied quantities exactly. Do not guess missing values; list questions separately. Do not calculate or add advice. I will check every row before pasting into the local tool.
Accepted schema: team | new starters | sessions per starter. No AI response is executed as code.