
Pipeline
The Pipeline page gives you a visual overview of all your deals, showing where each opportunity stands across your custom sales stages — from first contact through to won or lost.
Key Features
- Kanban Board: See all deals organized in columns by stage, with each column showing deal count and total value
- Drag & Drop: Move a deal to a new stage by dragging its card to the target column — the change saves automatically
- List View: Switch to a compact table view grouped by stage, showing deal name, account, type, value, created date, event date, and priority
- Summary Stats: Four cards at the top show Pipeline Value, Active Deals, Won This Month, and Win Rate (last 90 days). Click any stat card to filter the board to that segment — click it again to clear the filter
- Toolbar Total: A running total reflects the estimated value of all deals currently visible after any filters are applied
- Quick Add Lead: Click New Lead to add a deal — include name, account (select existing or create new on the spot), contact details, estimated value, type, event date, and notes
- Quick View: Click any deal card to open a detail panel showing account, contact, dates, estimated and contracted values, payment progress, recent activity, and a stage selector. A Full Edit link opens the complete project editor
- Mark Won / Mark Lost: Trophy and X buttons appear on each card and in Quick View. Marking a deal won moves it to your Won stage and automatically upgrades the account from prospect to client
- Log Contact: In the "Contacted" stage, a Log Contact button appears on each card. Record the contact method (phone call, email, meeting, SMS, or follow-up) and an optional note. A badge shows the total number of contact attempts made
- Age Indicators: Cards show a color-coded age badge — green for deals up to 3 days old, through red for deals older than 30 days — so stale opportunities are easy to spot
- Priority Badges: Cards display priority (Urgent, High, Normal, Low) as a colored badge — urgent deals are highlighted in red
- Filters: Narrow the board by account, deal type, or priority; search by deal or account name
- Financial Progress: Each card shows the estimated value and a payment progress bar
- Custom Stages: Click the gear icon to add, rename, reorder, and color-code your pipeline stages. Each stage maps to a project status, and one stage can be flagged as your Won stage
How to Use
- Open Pipeline from the sidebar to see your Kanban board
- Review the summary cards at the top for a quick health check — click a card to filter the board to that segment
- Click New Lead to add a deal — fill in the name, account, and any available details
- Drag a deal card from one column and drop it into the next stage to advance it
- Use the Account, Type, or Priority filters — or the search box — to focus on specific deals
- Click any card to open Quick View — review deal details, change the stage, see recent activity, or click Full Edit for the full project editor
- In the "Contacted" stage, click Log Contact on a card to record a call, email, meeting, SMS, or follow-up attempt
- Click the trophy icon to mark a deal won, or the X to mark it lost (you can add a reason for losing)
- Click the gear icon to manage your stages — add, rename, reorder, set colors, designate a Won stage, and set the default entry stage
Tips
- Pipeline Value only counts active deals (not completed or cancelled), so it always reflects real open opportunities
- Win Rate is calculated over the last 90 days — focus on recent activity to see the most meaningful trend
- Won This Month counts deals that moved to contracted status within the current calendar month
- Recently won deals stay visible on the board for 30 days so you can reference them before they move off
- Set one stage as Default so new leads always land in the right column automatically
- Age badges turn red for deals older than 30 days — use them to identify deals that need follow-up
- You must keep a minimum of 2 stages; stages with active deals must have those deals reassigned before the stage can be deleted