SM Approach
Operations Activity
SM Approach
Leadership Activity
SLII
New Barista
Learning Journey
Starbucks Timeline
100

Ensures the store has the appropriate number of certified barista trainers to support new partner training

What is Teaching and Training

100

Has a calendar that reflects all dimensions of SM Approach

What is Prioritizing & Planning

100

 High Capability 

 High Commitment 

What is Advising D4

100

Completion of Coffee Tastings

What is every training shift

100

Starbucks opens first store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market offering fresh-roasted whole bean coffee.

What is 1971

200

Completes the onboarding process to ensure new partners have a smooth start at Starbucks

What is Staffing and Scheduling

200

Ensures partner recognition programs are available and in-use at the store

What is Culture & Effective Communication

200

Low Capability 

High Commitment 

What is Learning D1

200

Total Hours of Shoulder to Shoulder Training

What is 20 Hours

200

Begins serving Frappuccino blended beverages.

What is 1995

300

Is aware of new partners’ knowledge and skill gaps and can articulate a plan for continued areas of focus

What is Teaching and Training

300

Identifies obstacles to creating the Starbucks Experience and actively works to remove them

What is Business Analysis & Problem Solving

300

Low to Some Capability 

 Low Commitment 

What is learning D2

300

Time frame for De-Escalation Training

What is 120 Days

300

Offers full health benefits to eligible full and part-time employees.

What is 1988

400

Ensures the store is set and maintained to Siren’s Eye expectations and adjusted appropriately to store-specific needs

What is Sales and Inventory 

400

Ensures that the store embraces practices that embody Our Mission & Values (e.g., recycling, donations, community partnerships, etc.)

What is Culture & Effective Communication

400

Moderate to High Capability 

Variable Commitment 

What is Owning D3

400

New modules include: Creating a Welcoming Environment, Becoming Aware of Bias, Community and Sustainability, Development and Career Journey

What is Barista 90

400

Mobile Order & Pay launches nationwide.

What is 2015

500

Shares key information on the Daily Plan so Play Callers can run effective shifts that enable the Starbucks ExperienceE

What is Ops Standards & Continuous Improvement

500

Understands how partners are embracing change in order to provide the right support as they accept and move through the change

What is Coaching for Performance & Development

500

SMART GOAL

S-Specific

M-Motivating

A-Attainable

R-Relevant

T-Trackable

500

Total Training Hours

What is 44 Hours

500

Starbucks College Achievement Plan Program offers full tuition coverage for U.S. partners through ASU online.

What is 2014

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