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Glossary
Understand key terms and concepts used in Sprinto’s People section to manage staff, roles, and onboarding activities.
Glossary
The People section in Sprinto introduces a number of platform-specific terms related to staff management, onboarding, scoping, and compliance workflows. Use this glossary to familiarise yourself with essential terminology and ensure consistent understanding across your organisation.
| Term | Definition |
| People | A section in Sprinto used to manage staff members, onboarding workflows, roles, and compliance scopes. |
| Staff | Individuals (employees, contractors, interns) who are added to Sprinto for compliance tracking. |
| In Scope | Staff who are actively monitored for compliance activities and included in the audit programme. |
| Not in Scope | Staff excluded from compliance workflows and audits. |
| Offboarded | Staff whose access and monitoring have been disabled after leaving the organisation. |
| Onboarding | The process of enrolling a staff member into compliance workflows like policy acknowledgements and training. |
| Smart Scoping | Automated scoping of staff into in-scope or not-in-scope categories based on group memberships. |
| HRMS (Human Resource Management System) | An external system used to manage employee data, integrated into Sprinto to sync staff records. |
| IDP (Identity Provider) | A platform (like Google Workspace or Office 365) used to authenticate staff identities and sync user data. |
| Custom Field | Additional staff attributes configured in Sprinto for internal tracking or evidence collection. |
| Org Chart | A visual or data-based representation of reporting hierarchies within the organisation. |
| Role | A predefined or custom designation assigned to a staff member (e.g. Infosec Officer, Product Manager). |
| Background Verification (BGV) | A compliance requirement to validate a staff member’s credentials and employment history. |
| Hiring Evaluation | An optional compliance check where hiring decisions are documented as part of onboarding. |
| Workflow Check | A manual or bulk-uploaded check used to verify compliance tasks that are not automated via integrations. |
| Monitoring | The system of tracking staff compliance activity and triggering alerts for pending or failed tasks. |
| Configuration | The tab where HRMS/IDP integrations, scoping rules, roles, and custom fields are set up. |
| Evidence | Files or documents uploaded in Sprinto to demonstrate fulfilment of compliance checks. |