What to Expect: The Onboarding Steps
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Kickoff Call
Your engagement begins with a kickoff call between your team and your Flyp point of contact. This session covers introductions, a confirmation of the project scope or managed services agreement, and answers to any open questions you have before work begins. You’ll also agree on communication cadence — how often you’ll check in, which channels to use, and who the primary contacts are on both sides.
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Asset Discovery
Flyp conducts a structured discovery of your IT environment. This includes an inventory of your devices, servers, cloud accounts, software subscriptions, and any third-party vendors or service providers currently supporting your business. You don’t need a perfect list to get started — Flyp will help build or validate that inventory as part of this step.
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Access & Credentials
To begin work effectively, Flyp will need access to certain administrative systems and vendor accounts. You’ll be guided through exactly what’s needed and how to share it securely. Flyp uses dedicated credential management tools for this purpose — no credentials are ever transmitted over email or chat.
Flyp uses secure credential management practices — you will never be asked to share passwords over email.
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Baseline & Review
With discovery complete and access in place, Flyp reviews your environment in full. For managed IT clients, this includes a baseline assessment of your systems’ health, security posture, and any immediate gaps that need attention. For project clients, this is where scoped analysis begins in earnest. Flyp shares initial findings with you and aligns on priorities before moving into active work.
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Ongoing Cadence
Once the baseline is established, you and Flyp agree on the rhythm going forward: how often you’ll receive reports or check-in calls, what the escalation path looks like for urgent issues, and how to request changes or additions to the scope of support. For managed IT clients, this cadence becomes the backbone of your working relationship with Flyp.
What You’ll Need to Provide
To make onboarding go as smoothly as possible, gather the following before your kickoff call. Don’t worry if some of this isn’t available yet — Flyp can help you track it down.- Current IT vendor and contact information — ISPs, hardware vendors, software providers, and any existing IT support contacts
- Administrative credentials — to be shared securely through Flyp’s credential management process, not over email
- Network and device inventory — a list of servers, workstations, laptops, and network equipment, if available
- Key business systems — your email platform (e.g., Microsoft 365, Google Workspace), ERP, accounting software, and any line-of-business applications your team relies on
- Escalation contacts — the people on your side who should be looped in for urgent issues or major decisions
Timeline
Onboarding timelines vary depending on the size and complexity of your environment, but here are typical ranges:Project Engagements
Project onboarding typically takes one to two weeks. During this period, Flyp completes discovery, confirms scope, and establishes access. Active project delivery begins once onboarding is complete.Managed IT Engagements
Full managed IT onboarding typically takes two to four weeks. Flyp works through discovery, baseline assessment, and tooling deployment during this window. Light support is available from day one, but full coverage — including proactive monitoring, alerting, and helpdesk — activates once onboarding is complete and the baseline is established.After Onboarding
Once onboarding wraps up, the relationship shifts into its steady state. For managed IT clients, that means Flyp is actively monitoring, patching, and supporting your team as part of the regular engagement. For project clients, it means active delivery is underway with clear milestones ahead. Either way, your Flyp contact is available throughout — and onboarding sets the foundation for everything that follows.Getting Support from Flyp
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