A tailored client onboarding checklist for a one-person business. Copy it into your working system and replace every bracketed prompt.
Client Onboarding Checklist
1. Agreement and payment
[Record the facts, assumptions, owner, evidence, and decision for agreement and payment.]
2. Welcome and contacts
[Record the facts, assumptions, owner, evidence, and decision for welcome and contacts.]
3. Access and intake
[Record the facts, assumptions, owner, evidence, and decision for access and intake.]
4. Timeline and milestones
[Record the facts, assumptions, owner, evidence, and decision for timeline and milestones.]
5. Communication expectations
[Record the facts, assumptions, owner, evidence, and decision for communication expectations.]
6. Risks and dependencies
[Record the facts, assumptions, owner, evidence, and decision for risks and dependencies.]
7. Kickoff confirmation
[Record the facts, assumptions, owner, evidence, and decision for kickoff confirmation.]
8. Final commitment
[Next action, owner, due date, and review date.]
Quality check
- Facts are separated from assumptions.
- Scope and exclusions are explicit.
- Every commitment has an owner and date.
- The document is stored where the work happens.
