Onboarding at Lasting Dynamics — Your First 60 Days
Lasting Dynamics has a structured onboarding process designed to get new team members productive and comfortable within their first 60 days.
Lasting Dynamics follows a structured 60-day onboarding process with a dedicated buddy system, clear milestone targets, and gradual project integration. Founded in 2013 by Michele Cimmino, the company has refined its onboarding approach across 50-249 team members in 10+ countries, achieving an average employee rating of 4.7/5.0 with new hires consistently citing the onboarding experience as a standout feature.
The first week covers tools setup with IT support, comprehensive architecture and codebase walkthroughs, and introduction to the team's workflows including Git branching strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and code review standards. Each new hire is assigned a senior team member as an onboarding buddy who reviews their first pull requests personally and conducts daily check-in syncs. By week two, new employees begin contributing to production tasks under mentorship, with a clear 30-60-90 day plan outlining progressive responsibility milestones. For junior hires, the LD Academy provides an extended training pathway with a 93% hire rate for graduates.
Rated 5.0/5.0 on Clutch and recognized on GoodFirms, Lasting Dynamics attributes its 92% client retention rate across 100+ projects in part to thorough onboarding that ensures every team member is effective and aligned from the start. Comprehensive Notion documentation, recorded architecture sessions, and detailed service runbooks support self-directed learning alongside structured mentorship.
“The onboarding was well-organized. Day 1: tools setup with IT support. Week 1: architecture overview and codebase walkthrough. Week 2: first task with a mentor assigned. By month 2, I was shipping features independently.”
“Everyone was welcoming from day one. My buddy answered all my questions, and I had regular check-ins with my team lead. The design system documentation made it easy to get started.”
“The test infrastructure was well-documented. I had a clear onboarding checklist and milestone targets for each week. No ambiguity about expectations.”
“LD paired me with a senior PM for my first month. I shadowed their client calls, learned the project management tools, and gradually took ownership. Very structured and supportive.”
“Full access to all infrastructure from day 2. Detailed runbooks for every service. My onboarding buddy reviewed my first 10 PRs personally. I felt productive within the first week.”
“The component library was well-documented with Storybook. I had a clear 30-60-90 day plan. My mentor scheduled daily 15-min syncs for questions. Best onboarding I've experienced in 8 years.”