284 - Building Kanban Boards with AI: A Guide to Business Function Charts (Part 3)

DEC 4, 202558 MIN
The Cash Flow Contractor

284 - Building Kanban Boards with AI: A Guide to Business Function Charts (Part 3)

DEC 4, 202558 MIN

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<p>Ever felt overwhelmed trying to track multiple jobs across your business? In this final installment of our three-part series on business function charts, Khalil and Martin demonstrate how to build a practical Kanban board system that gives you instant visibility into your sales pipeline. Learn how to transform your workflow chart into a visual tracking system that shows you exactly where your deals stand, without requiring technical expertise.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You’ll Learn</strong></p><ul><li>How to convert your workflow chart into a visual Kanban board</li><li>The step-by-step process for setting up a deal tracking system in ClickUp</li><li>How to create templates with subtasks that ensure consistent process execution</li><li>Why mapping your business functions creates clarity for your entire team</li><li>How to build process checklists that make delegation effortless</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Time Stamps</strong></p><ul><li>00:37 - Episode Intro</li><li>01:04 - Mapping the Sales Function</li><li>02:40 - Understanding Kanban Cards</li><li>05:48 - Building the Sales Pipeline in ClickUp</li><li>11:46 - Customizing ClickUp for Sales Stages</li><li>25:51 - Core Activities for Specific Deals</li><li>26:50 - Lead Management Tasks</li><li>27:29 - Subtasks and Customer Qualification</li><li>28:33 - Creating Checklists for Core Activities</li><li>29:48 - Implementing Checklists in ClickUp</li><li>34:35 - Setting Up Task Templates</li><li>35:36 - Managing Sales Pipeline with Clickup</li><li>40:45 - Process Recap</li><li>55:52 - Final Thoughts</li><p><br></p></ul><p><strong>Snippets from the Episode</strong></p><ul><li>&quot;If you don&#39;t feel organized as a contractor, if you are curious what the status of your jobs are, if you feel like you don&#39;t have systems in your business and you don&#39;t know where to start... this is how you make sense of it.&quot;- Khalil Benalioulhaj</li></ul><ul><li>&quot;A pipeline is the critical path of a workflow. You&#39;re not going to say, &#39;I made a first call and a second call and then sent a text message.&#39; We don&#39;t want that in our pipeline. We just want the critical path.&quot;- Khalil Benalioulhaj</li><li>&quot;One of the first things is just talk to it. Tell it what the hell you&#39;re trying to do.&quot;- Martin Holland on using AI</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Takeaways</strong></p><ol><li>The Function Chart Is Not a Process Chart</li><li>Kanban Boards Create Visual Clarity</li><li>Templates Ensure Consistent Execution</li><li>AI Can Map Your Business Workflows</li><li>Checklists Remove Complexity from Delegation</li><li>Critical Path Tracking Beats Detailed Documentation</li><li>Your Admin Team Can Implement This System</li></ol><p><strong>Resources</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/tW9n8ICC2mc">⁠CFC 280⁠</a> - Mapping Your Workflows with AI: A Guide to Business Function Charts Part 1</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/vaJ-ajEM7pk?si=5fvvpxF2LnsvPCvH" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">CFC 283</a> - Building Your Business Function Chart with AI: A Guide to Business Function Charts Part 2</li><li><a href="https://clickup.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">ClickUp </a></li><li><a href="https://wisprflow.ai/get-started?referral=KHALIL5&utm_source=referral">⁠WisprFlow Referral Link⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://claude.ai/public/artifacts/83a1efc5-6592-4c63-826b-14e5f17bf04a">⁠Claude Artifact - Sales Workflow⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://claude.ai/public/artifacts/915a46f8-d806-4268-b6ca-c3c38d40a357">⁠Claude Artifact - Sales Function Chart⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://claude.ai/">⁠Claude AI ⁠</a></li><li>PowerPoint/<a href="https://workspace.google.com/products/slides/">⁠Google Slides ⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&pf=1&ai=DChsSEwjz9tbqgoGRAxXP_0wCHdxrI-4YACICCAEQARoCdG0&co=1&ase=2&gclid=CjwKCAiAlfvIBhA6EiwAcErpyUyhvXnWrgP690f9mP6DqyrkM7vdDebiYNZKsl3bSqCnRnpSq_gUgBoCpt4QAvD_BwE&cid=CAASWeRo3riMemPK6KCeDVUqj0K2pUMnEwr0YUKLK9rhZy__jOwzy6_qq6OKXSiN0QQZXdUIKIcvDCQFw0RlA1wRQrbLAt1dludH-CtBOTBgc9c3Ux41UI-IdmoV&cce=2&category=acrcp_v1_32&sig=AOD64_3-d5PAgUqnhCi9cE3Xs1s8i6MjDg&q&nis=4&adurl=https://clickup.com/p/features/ai/flowchart-generator?utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dcpc%26utm_campaign%3Dgs_cpc_apac-lv_nnc_nb_trial_all-devices_troas_lp_x_all-departments_x_work-management_v2%26utm_content%3Dall-countries_kw-target_text_x_all-features_all-use-cases_workflow-management%26utm_term%3Dfree%2520flowchart%2520maker%26utm_creative%3D768821709044__%26utm_custom1%3D%26utm_custom2%3D%26utm_lptheme%3D%26utm_lpmod%3D%26utm_mt%3Dp%26gad_source%3D1%26gad_campaignid%3D22877485611%26gbraid%3D0AAAAACR5vIKs7-nzI_Z81OjEnZcvDgQ83%26gclid%3DCjwKCAiAlfvIBhA6EiwAcErpyUyhvXnWrgP690f9mP6DqyrkM7vdDebiYNZKsl3bSqCnRnpSq_gUgBoCpt4QAvD_BwE&ved=2ahUKEwjMltDqgoGRAxVDh68BHYyMBTIQ0Qx6BAgMEAE">⁠HTML Flowchart Generators⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.atlassian.com/agile/kanban/boards">⁠Kanban board systems⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://offer.growth-kits.com/24-things-construction-business-owners-assistant">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠24 Things⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Construction Business Owners Need to Successfully Hire &amp; Train an Executive Assistant</li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://www.growth-kits.com/schedule-a-call">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Schedule⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> a 15-Minute Roadblock Call</li></ul><ul><li>Check out<a href="https://www.openphone.com/?utm_source=partnerstack&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=khalilbenalioulhaj3893&utm_content=standard_affiliate&pscd=get.openphone.com&ps_partner_key=a2hhbGlsYmVuYWxpb3VsaGFqMzg5Mw&ps_xid=VFecpSCp6yqIj0&gsxid=VFecpSCp6yqIj0&gspk=a2hhbGlsYmVuYWxpb3VsaGFqMzg5Mw">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OpenPhone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li></ul><ul><li>Build a Business that Runs without you. 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