Workiz lead intake: a workflow planning guide

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Separate a lead from a scheduled job

A new inquiry may need qualification before anyone creates or dispatches work. Map how your team moves from lead to job and identify which fields or statuses mark each step. Use the statuses configured in your own account rather than assuming a default workflow.

• Inquiry source and service requested
• Point when a lead becomes a job
• Status that confirms scheduling

Give dispatch the context to route work

Capture the location, service category, urgency, and any customer constraints that help a dispatcher decide where the inquiry goes. Keep customer-provided facts separate from assumptions. Identify the team or person who reviews a request outside normal coverage.

• Callback details and service address
• Urgency and requested timing
• Service area and responsible dispatcher

Make capacity checks explicit

Define who can confirm an available technician or arrival window. The initial response can acknowledge the request and explain that the office will confirm timing. Do not suggest a job is on the schedule until your dispatch process has actually assigned it.

• Schedule authority and on-call contact
• Rules for after-hours requests
• Escalation for emergencies or unavailable capacity

Validate the record and exception path

Test a new lead, a returning customer, an incomplete address, and a request that needs urgent review. Make sure the dispatcher sees the original source and can find the full context. Record how staff recover when a field is missing or a record cannot be matched.

• Correct lead or customer record
• No unconfirmed job or time window
• Staff owner for failed handoffs