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) Â (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