Sold work should not sit in an inbox waiting for someone to schedule it.

A job gets sold and then waits for someone to gather the details, check crew availability, and get the customer on the calendar.

Trigger

A job is marked sold in the field-service platform.

End state

The job is on the schedule with a confirmed customer date and everything the crew needs already attached.

People involved
Sales repScheduler / office staffCrew lead
Typical systems
Field-service platform (job/scheduling module)CalendarCustomer texting/email tool
Common failure modes
  • →Sold jobs sit in a queue until someone has time to schedule them.
  • →Required information (permits, material lead times, access notes) isn’t collected until scheduling, which delays it further.
  • →Customers hear nothing between "you’re sold" and "here’s your date," which drives inbound calls asking for status.
  • →Double-booking because two people schedule off different views of the calendar.
What can be automated
  • →Moving a sold job into a scheduling queue automatically, with required fields flagged if missing.
  • →Checking crew and material availability against the calendar.
  • →Sending the customer a confirmation and reminder once a date is set.
What stays human
  • →Any scheduling conflict that needs a judgment call on priority.
  • →Customer conversations about date changes or special requests.
Exception handling

Jobs missing required information (permit, deposit, access details) route to a hold queue with the specific gap flagged, instead of blocking the whole scheduling process.

Source of truth

The field-service platform’s job record is authoritative for status and schedule. Nothing gets scheduled in a side calendar that isn’t reflected there.

Implementation pattern

Trigger a scheduling queue entry the moment a job is marked sold, with a checklist of required fields, and connect it to crew/material availability so scheduling becomes a confirm-not-build step.

ROI framework

Estimate using: sold jobs per week x average hours between "sold" and "on the calendar" today x hourly cost of the person doing that coordination. Compare to the time needed just to confirm an auto-suggested date.

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