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1 | 1 | ## Onboard New Team Member to VA |
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3 | 3 | 1. Complete all VA New Hire Paperwork in [USA Staffing](https://onboard.usastaffing.gov/Account/Login) (e.g., New Hire Questionnaire, OF 306, etc.). |
4 | | -2. Complete Fingerprinting & TB Test at your assigned VA HR Office (Remote - closest VA to you, Local - VA Palo Alto HR Office on Middlefield Way). |
| 4 | +2. Complete Fingerprinting & TB Test at your assigned VA HR Office (Remote: closest VA to you, Local: VA Palo Alto HR Office on Middlefield Way). |
5 | 5 | 3. Complete [Talent Management System](https://www.tms.va.gov/SecureAuth35/) (TMS) Privacy & Information Security Trainings and HIPAA trainings. |
6 | 6 | 4. Complete VA orientation (in-person at VA HR Office and some TMS assigned trainings). |
7 | 7 | 5. Schedule [PIV Badge appointment](https://www.oit.va.gov/programs/piv/how-to.cfm?). |
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67 | 67 | #### Avoid the Resource Utilization Trap |
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69 | 69 | In interdependent teams, trying to keep every person fully utilized can actually slow down the team. Instead of optimizing individual output, optimize the **flow of work** through the team. Once flow is stable, adjust resource utilization—but never at the expense of flow. |
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70 | 71 | - **Video:** [The Resource Utilization Trap](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CostXs2p6r0) |
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72 | 73 | #### Apply Work in Progress Limits |
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98 | 99 | #### Understand Value Streams and Guardrails |
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100 | | -Value streams show how work flows from idea to delivery. Guardrails provide structure and boundaries to support decentralized decision-making while maintaining alignment. |
| 101 | +Value streams show how work flows from idea to delivery. Guardrails provide structure and boundaries to support decentralized decision-making while maintaining alignment. |
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101 | 103 | - Development value streams: [Learn more](https://framework.scaledagile.com/development-value-streams/) |
102 | 104 | - Operational value streams: [Learn more](https://framework.scaledagile.com/operational-value-streams/) |
103 | 105 | - Guardrails: [Explore the guidelines](https://framework.scaledagile.com/guardrails) |
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