Glossary

Understand key terms and concepts used in Sprinto’s People section to manage staff, roles, and onboarding activities.

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.