We offer several ways for you to learn how to use the Simply Reliable SmartOffice. We have online support and documentation. A full user manual is posted on line and should provide useful information for those looking to get started with SmartOffice. There is also a large library of video documentation. These videos cover every aspect of the process and will help to guide you through SmartOffice from begining to end.

We also offer several live training options. These live trainings will help you master the process from begining to end as well as offer some best practices for runninga business with the Simply Reliable SmartOffice.

Free weekly trainings every Wednesday at 12pm Eastern time.

The online weekly webinar is a free service to Simply Reliable Software's SmartOffice subscribers. Each week Tom Coffin covers a different segment of the software. During this live training, you will be on a conference call with other SmartOffice Users and viewing our screen on your desktop. Most sessions last approximately 45 minutes. Each week the webinar is recorded. On Thursday they are posted on the website so that those subscribers who are unable to attend live can view it anytime they choose. You can even download the videos and create your own reference library for future employees. Each week we send you an e-mail reminder with the link to participate. At the conclusion of the week's core topic, Tom remains online to answer other questions pertaining to SmartOffice, Advanced Proposal Design, or SRS Draw.

In order to serve our subscribers, Tom will initially hold a discussion with the SmartOffice subscriber's owners and/or managers to get an understanding of how the software will be utilized and who has been tasked with it's implementation.

The course begins with setting preferences and an education on the software's flow. The first two hours covers setting preferences, user privileges, understanding the various contact management functions, setting up products in the database, implementing the three "Power Tools" (Product Assemblies, QuickSpecs, and Product Packages) and the strategy for their success, and an introduction to (APD) Advanced Proposal Design.

Continuing forward the second session typically picks up at APD and works through the back office and project management functions. From the point a proposal is accepted and becomes a project we develop the necessary skills to request product, create gantt charts, create and schedule work orders, receive product and deliver it to the client, enter actual labor times to provide job costing, and create invoices.

QuickBooks is presented in its own session with the appropriate members of your organization. Setup is covered as well as strategies for how you and your accountant want to handle the financial information for your specific organization.

SRS Draw training provides an in depth understanding of the software for the purposes of communicating the designers intention to the installation and programming team assisting in delivering what was promised to the client. Here we cover how to create symbols, discuss the different drawings such as PlanView, Pictorial, Block Schematic, Elevations, and Racks.

Additional time may be purchased as necessary. The topics can be tailored and focused to your specific needs. Call Tom @ 617-731-0113 extension 110 to discuss your specific training needs.

Improve your business for only $199. Help your employees learn the SRS process and improve your company's productivity by using SmartOffice to its full potential.

It is expensive to travel to a destination for training and our weekly training is only one hour long and very subject specific. Simply Reliable has listened to its customers and in the wake of what Business Week calls the "New Frugality," has developed a full virtual training program providing the same results as the training sessions we present after shows like CEDIA and EHX. We think of it as Simply Smart Frugality.

The training is divided into three to four hour increments and you can sign up for any or all of them and have anyone on your staff participate.

BASICS of SMARTOFFICE: will cover the basics; we will take you from adding contacts and products through creating a proposal. At the conclusion of the class attendees will have the skills to manage their contacts and create proposals.

$199 per company - Check Schedule For Dates

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL-INCORPORATING SMARTOFFICE INTO YOUR EVERYDAY BUSINESS LIFE: will dive further into the specific steps of how to get the most out of SmartOffice. At the conclusion of this class attendees will have the skills to successfully create a proposal in Advanced Proposal Design and create the necessary work flow to order the products, receive and deliver them, schedule the work and collect the payments.

$199 per company - Check Schedule For Dates

ADVANCED SMARTOFFICE: here we get into an in depth discussion of the functions, processes, and business philosophies inside SmartOffice. A strategic discussion on best practices for product set up, proposal design, and resource planning will be covered. Attendees will gain the knowledge to utilize reports and analytics to measure the success of individual projects as well as the business as a whole.

$199 per company - Check Schedule For Dates

All three for only $499 per company

CERTIFICATION: There will be an optional test provided at the end of each session. Upon successful completion of the test a certificate of completion will be sent to each test participant. A designation of SRSU Level 1, 2, or 3 may be obtained.

To sign up visit: http://www.simplyreliable.com/site/support/livetraining/index.html

Cost for the course is $199 per session or $499 for ALL sessions if purchased together.

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In order to best serve our subscribers, Tom will initially hold a discussion with the SmartOffice subscriber's owners and/or managers to get an understanding of how the software will be utilized and who has been tasked with it's implementation.

The company is broken into teams for training. Training begins with a strategic implementation session with the company management. In this 2-4 hour session the discussion focuses around how the company should be represented to the outside world, who makes what decisions at what levels regarding how SmartOffice is implemented, what brands of products are to be utilized, how are they sold, and what disciplines are supported.

The sessions break into segments such as software setup, APD aesthetic design, database population of contacts and products, purchasing, project management, sales process, creating and using the three "Power Tools" (Product Assemblies, QuickSpecs, and Product Packages) and the strategy for their success, scheduling, creating documentation and drawings, integrating QuickBooks, invoicing and reporting capabilities.

Upon conclusion of the on-site training each day Tom meets with the management team to discuss progress that day and to communicate the following day's path.

This in depth training is well suited for any size company and can be tailored to the specific needs of the subscribing company.