Your All-in-One Client Dashboard

Managing Projects with Ease
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Programa
Updated: 15 November 2024

Programa’s Client Dashboard is designed to centralize everything you and your clients need, all in one accessible space. It’s a powerful tool that simplifies project communication, streamlines approvals, and enhances transparency. Here’s a detailed look at what you can supply, use, and share through the Client Dashboard and how each feature is designed to benefit your workflow.

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Schedules: Organized and Up-to-Date Project Tracking

With Schedules, you can share detailed, itemized project plans directly on the Client Dashboard. Break down your project into categories like Lighting, Furniture, Tile & Flooring, and more. Each schedule entry can include images, specifications, and supplier details, making it easy for clients to review and approve items.

Benefits:

  • Clear Communication: Clients have real-time access to the latest project updates.
  • Reduced Back-and-Forth: With everything in one place, clients can approve or comment on items directly.
  • Enhanced Visualization: Images and details help clients understand and visualize each element.

Pinboards: Visual Inspiration and Design Curation

Pinboards allow you to share mood boards and design inspiration, letting clients see the creative direction of the project. Easily curate visuals, materials, and textures to give clients a complete design overview.

 

Benefits:

  • Streamlined Approval Process: Clients can view, comment, and provide feedback without needing separate links or files.
  • Creative Alignment: Ensure clients are aligned with the vision before moving forward.
  • Centralized Visuals: Everything from material swatches to layout ideas is in one accessible place.
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Canva Sharing: Collaborative and Seamless Presentation Integration

The integration with Canva allows you to seamlessly add design presentations to the Client Dashboard. Whether it’s concept presentations or design developments, clients can view the full presentation within the dashboard.

 

Benefits:

  • Consistent Branding: Presentations appear in the dashboard with your branding intact.
  • Direct Access: No need to send separate links or files; clients can access presentations alongside other project documents.
  • Efficient Collaboration: Clients can easily reference the presentation during discussions, ensuring clarity and consistency.

Invoices: Simplified Financial Management and Transparency

The Shared Invoices feature enables you to centralize all project-related invoices, giving clients a straightforward way to view, download, and pay directly from the dashboard. No more scattered emails—everything they need is right there.

 

Benefits:

  • Clear Financial Overview: Clients can view all invoices related to the project, improving transparency.
  • Payment Convenience: Clients can pay invoices through the Client Dashboard, simplifying the payment process.
  • Centralized Record-Keeping: Easily access previous invoices for reference, all in one place.

Client Dashboard Controls: Complete Access Management at Your Fingertips

Programa’s latest update enhances your control over client access. From the Project Files dashboard, you can view, add, or remove client access to specific files like Schedules, Pinboards, Canva Shares, and Invoices. Customize permissions with partial or full access, filter by individual clients, and share public links instantly.

 

Benefits:

Full Control Over Access: Manage who can see, edit, or comment on specific files, ensuring secure collaboration.

Increased Efficiency: Quickly adjust permissions without needing multiple tools or files.

Enhanced Security: Keep sensitive or draft materials private until they’re ready to be shared.

How the Client Dashboard Transforms Your Workflow

By centralizing all project elements within the Client Dashboard, Programa empowers you to deliver a seamless, organized experience to your clients. Here’s how it makes a difference:

  • Transparency and Trust: Clients have a clear, organized view of every project stage and financial document.
  • Time Savings: With all documents and files in one place, there’s no need to chase approvals or updates.
  • Professionalism and Consistency: Present a polished, unified platform that reflects the quality of your work.

Benefits of the Update

Streamlined Workflow: Manage all client access from a centralized control panel, reducing back-and-forth and ensuring clients see only what’s intended.

Greater Security: Control access levels with ease, including quick access removal and visibility control for confidential files.

Reduced Errors: Added confirmation on deletions minimizes accidental changes, giving you peace of mind when managing project files.

These updates make it easier for you to maintain organized, transparent, and secure client interactions. Start exploring these new Client Dashboard controls today to optimize your workflow!

Table of contents
  1. Overview of Each Platform
  2. Client Portal
  3. Client Communication
  4. Rebranding
  5. Client Testimonial
  6. Software Solution
    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
  7. How are you using Programa?
  8. What challenges did the platform help overcome in a recent project?
  9. About Tom Mark Henry: Studio Origins and Philosophy<br />
  10. How Tom Mark Henry uses Programa
    1. We interviewed Associates Callie van der Merwe, Calvin Janse van Vuuren & Roberto Zambri from COOOP, powered by Design Partnership about their latest project, The Meat & Wine Co.
    2. Finally, Control Over Product Presentation
    3. Add & Manage Products
    4. Edit & Share
    5. 29 April 2024
    6. 24 April 2024
    7. 22 April 2024
  11. 16 April 2024
  12. 15 April 2024
  13. Other updates
    1. Designed for Designers
    2. Dedicated In-House Design Team
    3. A Commitment to Progress and Trust
    4. Discover the New Outdoor Range
    5. Start Sourcing GlobeWest Today
    6. Interior Design Software For Professional Interior Designers
    7. Why Use Interior Design Client Proposal Templates?
    8. Key Components of an Interior Design Presentation Template
    9. Conclusion
      1. Information about the Programa Payments Service
      2. The Programa Payments Service
      3. Getting or Activating a Payments Services Account
      4. Processing Transactions and Receiving Your Funds
      5. <strong>Termination and Other General Legal Terms</strong>
      6. <strong>Contact Support</strong>
      7. The End of Creative Interruption
      8. Where Inspiration Meets Intelligence
  14. The Dawn of SmartSpec: Your Creative Companion
    1. Creativity Amplified
    2. Beyond Documentation: The Future of Design Workflow
    3. Your Practice, Transformed
    4. Join the Creative Revolution
    5. The Future is Here
    6. Experience the Transformation
    7. Programa Interior Design Software: A Comprehensive Project Management and Collaboration Solution for Architects and Interior Designers
    8. User-friendly Interface and Tools for Seamless Project Management
    9. Interior Design & Architecture Software For Professional Interior Designers & Architects
      1. Spreadsheets Weren’t Built for Interior Design
      2. Specification Simplified: Say Goodbye to Arduous Data Entry
      3. Always Up-to-Date: Live Schedules for Real-Time Collaboration
      4. Seamless Sharing and Client Communication
      5. Build Your Own Product Libraries
      6. Eliminate Stress with Real-Time Version Control
      7. Track, Manage, Deliver: Stay On Top of Your Projects
      8. Effortless Integration and Customization
      9. Join Thousands of Designers Transforming Their Workflows with Programa
      10. Key Features:
    10. Simplify Your FF&E Selection Process
    11. Effortless Updates and Revisions
    12. Collaboration Made Easy
    13. Optimized Finishes Schedule Management
    14. The Future Of FF&E With Programa
    15. 1. Don’t Light Everything
    16. 2. Design with Layers
    17. 3. Design for Looks
    18. 4. Design for Activity
    19. 5. Design with Control
    20. Board View:
    21. List View:
    22. Timeline View:
    23. Seamless Integration for Holistic Project Management
    24. The Complexities of Residential Interior Design
    25. Client Connectivity: Crafting Relationships and Spaces
    26. Project Prowess: Managing the Symphony of Tasks
  15. 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
    4. With Programa’s Client Dashboard, you can:
    5. Minimalise Misunderstandings, Maximalise Results
    6. Shared Schedules and Integration with Client Dashboard
    7. Collaboration between Designers and Clients
    8. Instant Sharing, Seamless Collaboration
    9. Customisation at its Best
    10. Product Approvals are engineered to streamline designer-client collaboration.
    11. Main Benefits Of Product Approvals
    12. Creating & Submitting Approval Requests
    13. Client Approval Process
    14. Tracking Approval Statuses and Feedback
  16. Streamlining the A&D industry – it’s about time.
  17. Recognized for Excellence in Design Software.
    1. What is FF&E in Interior Design?
    2. Why is FF&E Management Crucial?
    3. How Programa is Changing the FF&E Interior Design Software Game
    4. Why Programa Stands Out from Other FF&E Interior Design Software
    5. The Future of Interior Design with Programa
    6. Recognising the Impact of Mood Boards in Design
    7. Elevate Your Mood Board Creation and Collaboration
    8. Leveraging Programa’s Pinboards Throughout the Project
    9. Schedules: Organized and Up-to-Date Project Tracking
      1. Benefits:
    10. Pinboards: Visual Inspiration and Design Curation
    11. Canva Sharing: Collaborative and Seamless Presentation Integration
    12. Invoices: Simplified Financial Management and Transparency
    13. Client Dashboard Controls: Complete Access Management at Your Fingertips
      1. How the Client Dashboard Transforms Your Workflow
      2. Benefits of the Update
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Programa’s Client Dashboard is the ultimate tool for design professionals looking to streamline project management and client collaboration. Centralize everything your clients need in one intuitive space, from schedules and pinboards to invoices and design presentations.