Training outline

  • General agenda for implementation training.

  • Time estimates are for on-screen sessions (total 30 hours).

  • Trainees will need additional time for followup tasks.

  • CN = Crows Nest

Gathering Data for CN Import  (1 hour)

  • Business Data Entry

  • Contact Data Entry

  • Employee Data Entry

  • Parts & Colors Data Entry

Performing CN Installations  (3 hours)

  • Server Installation

  • Client Installation

  • API Installation

  • Email Service Configuration

Introduction to CN Projects  (2 hours)

  • Project Identifiers

  • Project Statuses

  • Project Roles

  • Project Labels

  • Project Folders

Defining Labor Structure  (1 hour)

  • Workdays, Hours per Day, Hours Per Week

  • Labor Categories, Departments & Operations

  • Employee Labor

Introduction to Task Development  (4 hours)

  • Task Types

  • Project Task Definitions

  • Project Milestone Dates

  • Project Status Triggers

Introduction to Phases (aka Work Orders)  (4 hours)

  • Templates

  • Task Definitions

  • Milestone Dates

  • Quantities

  • Markers & UDCs

Time Keeping & Labor Records  (2 hours)

  • CN Timeclock Application

  • CN Android & iOS App

  • Timeclock Records

  • Exporting Labor Records

  • Labor Reports

Parts Master  (1 hour)

  • Categories

  • Stock vs Inventory

  • Colors

Introduction to Estimates  ( 4 hours)

  • Estimate Structure

  • Creating a Product Library

  • Takeoffs

  • Labor & Material Markups

  • Process Estimates

Drawings, RFI, RFQ and Transmittal Management  (1 hour)

  • Task Definitions

  • Submission, Dates, & Revisions

  • Creating Links

Contract Management  (1 hour)

  • Schedule of Values

  • Change Orders

  • Project Invoices

  • All Invoices

Purchasing & Inventory Management  (3 hour)

  • Material Requests

  • Process the MR Queue

  • Parts Lists

  • Purchase Orders

  • Pick Tickets & Receiving

  • Inventory Transactions

Project Costing  (1 hour)

  • Labor & Material Budgets

  • Reports

  • Budget hours & Tasks

Manifests  (1 hour)

  • Importing in Items

  • Scan Actions

  • Label Printing

Project Scheduling  (2 hours)

  • Task Timeline

  • Calendar Scheduling

  • Employee Time Off