Implementation vs. Onboarding — What's the Difference?

Implementation is the realization of an application, or execution of a plan, idea, model, design, specification, standard, algorithm, or policy.

Onboarding, also known as organizational socialization, is management jargon first created in the 1970s that refers to the mechanism through which new employees acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors in order to become effective organizational members and insiders. In the United States, for example, up to 25% of workers are organizational newcomers engaged in an onboarding process.Tactics used in this process include formal meetings, lectures, videos, printed materials, or computer-based orientations that outline the operations and culture of the organization that the employee is entering into.

The process of putting a decision or plan into effect; execution

(business) The process of bringing a new employee on board, incorporating training and orientation.

A tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment used in doing work

An article used to outfit or equip someone

A means of achieving an end; an instrument or agent.

To put into practical effect; carry out

To supply with implements.

The process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business, engineering and other fields, implementation refers to the building process rather than the design process.

(electronics) A result of implementing something; a finished product, system or device.

The act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order;

The act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect