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Introducing Purchase Orders

Fully integrated with your Programa Schedules
Programa
Updated: 03 July 2024

Our vision at Programa has always been to build a beautifully designed, no-compromise solution for interior design & architecture workflows. Thousands of designers worldwide now use Programa to specify and manage projects, and today, we take a step closer to becoming the true end-to-end solution for interior designers.

Introducing Programa’s latest feature, Purchase Orders, designed to make your procurement process seamless and efficient. When we spoke to designers about how they currently manage purchase orders, the common frustration was that current processes are “too time-consuming”. That’s why our new Purchase Orders are fully integrated with your Programa Schedules, meaning creating and sending purchase orders takes a matter of minutes, without the need to copy and paste information into other tools.

With Programa’s Purchase Orders, you can:

  • Quickly and easily create purchase orders using all the information already in your Programa Schedules.
  • Send purchase orders, add delivery addresses and notes, and email them to your suppliers directly, all without leaving Programa.
  • Receive notifications when your supplier opens your purchase order, giving you complete peace of mind during the procurement process.
  • Resend or send reminders to your suppliers, making it easier to keep track of your procurement process.

Purchase Orders come with a PDF summary and spec sheets for each product, ensuring that all the information you, your clients and your suppliers need is easily accessible.

By using Programa’s Purchase Orders, you can take control of your supplier engagement like never before while saving hours of manual data entry, leaving you more time to work on what’s important.

Available now to all Programa users as part of your Pro subscription.

Table of contents
  1. Instant Sharing, Seamless Collaboration
  2. Customisation at its Best
  3. Interior Design Software For Professional Interior Designers
  4. Why Time Tracking is Essential for Interior Designers
  5. How to Use Programa for Effective Time Tracking
  6. Tips for Maximizing Your Time Tracking Efforts
  7. The Issue
  8. The Result
  9. The Solution
  10. Get Started Today
  11. Addressing the Need for Flexible Project Management in a Global Context
  12. The Issue - Complex Tax Handling<br />
  13. The Solution - Streamlined Tax Tool
  14. The Result - Enhanced Clarity and Compliance<br />
  15. Interior Design Approvals and Client Communication
    1. The Significance of Client Communication in Interior Design
    2. Key Features of Programa’s Interior Design Approval Tools
    3. Benefits of Using Programa’s Interior Design Approval Tools
    4. Practical Applications of Programa’s Interior Design Approval Tools
    5. Conclusion
    6. Schedules: Organized and Up-to-Date Project Tracking
      1. Benefits:
    7. Pinboards: Visual Inspiration and Design Curation
    8. Canva Sharing: Collaborative and Seamless Presentation Integration
    9. Invoices: Simplified Financial Management and Transparency
    10. Client Dashboard Controls: Complete Access Management at Your Fingertips
      1. How the Client Dashboard Transforms Your Workflow
      2. Benefits of the Update
      3. Take Full Control of Client Access with Ease
      4. View and Manage Access
      5. Client Overview & Quick Access Controls
      6. File-Specific Filtering
      7. Getting Started with Shared Invoices
      8. Real-World Applications for Designers and Architects
      9. Key Benefits of the Shared Invoices Update
      10. What is the ‘Hidden’ Status?
      11. Use Case: Building a Custom Product
      12. Simplifying Financials with Hidden Status
      13. Reusing and Grouping Components
      14. Why Winning Work Matters for Interior Designers
      15. The Benefits of CRM Software for Interior Designers
      16. Using Project Management Tools as a CRM
      17. Outcome
      18. How It Works
      19. Viewing Your Schedule
      20. Approving Products
      21. The Benefits of the Client Dashboard
      22. Programa Interior Design Software: A Comprehensive Project Management and Collaboration Solution for Architects and Interior Designers
      23. User-friendly Interface and Tools for Seamless Project Management
    11. Key Benefits:
      1. Task Management
      2. Phases
      3. Dynamic Views
      4. Prepare your Studio
      5. Key Changes
      6. Detailed Steps for Current Studio WIP Users
      7. Future Releases
      8. Support
    12. Task Management: Keeping Every Detail in Check
    13. Phases: Breaking Down Your Projects
    14. Combining Studio & Task Management for Optimal Workflow
    15. Getting Started: Setting Up Your Tasks & Phases
    16. Bringing it all together.
      1. Tasks: The Building Blocks of Effortless Studio Management
      2. Phases: Your Project's Roadmap to Success
      3. The Magic of Combining Tasks and Phases
      4. Getting Started is a Breeze
    17. Board View:
    18. List View:
    19. Timeline View:
    20. Seamless Integration for Holistic Project Management
    21. Goodbye Fragmented Financial Management
    22. Build Connected and Efficient Processes<br />
    23. Meet The Programa x QuickBooks Integration<br />
    24. Partnership
    25. It Makes Sense
    26. Key Benefits of the Programa and IDS Partnership
    27. About Programa
    28. About the Interior Design Society
    29. The Complexities of Residential Interior Design
    30. Client Connectivity: Crafting Relationships and Spaces
    31. Project Prowess: Managing the Symphony of Tasks
  16. Materials Mastery: Sourcing, Selection, and Inventory
    1. Pinboards: Your Creative Oasis
    2. Financial Finesse: The Art of Business Management
    3. Embark on Your Programa Journey Today
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    5. 15 October 2024
    6. 11 October 2024
    7. 10 October 2024
    8. 07 October 2024
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    17. 11 September 2024
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    44. 09 July 2024
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  17. April 16 2024
  18. 15 April 2024
  19. Other updates
  20. 11 April 2024
  21. <strong>09 April 2024</strong>
    1. Highlight
    2. Other fixes
    3. Latest Updates
    4. Interior Design & Architecture Software For Professional Interior Designers & Architects
    5. Introduction to Programa
    6. Getting Started Dashboard
    7. Schedules
    8. Client Dashboard
    9. Web Clipper
    10. Pinboards
    11. Project Management
    12. Address Book
    13. Invoicing
    14. The Trade Portal places your brand front and center before A&D professionals
    15. Your name in lights alongside some of the biggest in the industry
    16. Your dream clientele, actively procuring
    17. Working directly with Architects and Interior Designers
    18. Programa’s Trade Portal and high quality leads
    19. 03 September 2024
    20. With Programa’s Purchase Orders, you can:
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