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PIPELINE STAGE SETTINGS · 11-STAGE · CONTROLLED GOVERNANCE

Pipeline stage governance 11 stages · all standard · SLA thresholds editable · removals blocked

Controlled placeholder for Sales & CRM pipeline stage governance. The 11-stage buyer pipeline is standard · removal is not allowed in the UI · Test Drive must not become a pipeline stage. SLA / delay thresholds, descriptions, and reporting dependencies can be edited by Sales Manager+ roles. Stage changes propagate to reports, cadence (070), and document templates · change requests go through audit + approval. This is a controlled admin placeholder · not a full settings module.

11 STAGES NO REMOVALCONTROLLED PLACEHOLDER
This month · vs last VERSION · v3 SCOPE · ALL BRANCHESSLA TARGET · 24H FIRST
STAGES
11
New → Lost · order fixed · no removal
SLA THRESHOLDS
11 configured
24h first · 48h max · branch overrides allowed
REPORTS DEPENDENT
8
screens 064/070/071/074 + 4 others read these stages
CHANGE REQUESTS
0
audit-approved · last change 14 Mar 2025
LAST AUDIT
14 Mar
SLA threshold adjustment · approved by GM
Why these stages are standard
The 11-stage buyer pipeline is the spine of every Sales & CRM report, cadence rule, and document template. Allowing arbitrary stage removal would silently break screens 064 (Pipeline Funnel) · 070 (Cadence Compliance) · 071 (Quote-to-Won Time) · 074 (Custom Builder dimension) and propagate to Settlement / Accounts. Test Drive is intentionally not a pipeline stage · it is an activity / appointment overlay that can attach to stages 2-5. SLA thresholds, descriptions, and reporting metadata can be edited via approval; the stage set itself cannot.
11-stage pipeline · all standardorder fixed · SLA editable · removal disabled
v3 · locked since Mar 2025
1
New
Lead captured · initial contact pending
SLA · 0–24hCRM intake
2
Qualified
Budget + intent confirmed
SLA · 24–48hCRM qualify
3
Vehicle Matched
Specific stock unit allocated · Test Drive overlay may attach here
SLA · 48–72hInventory + CRM
4
Quotation Sent
Formal quotation issued · pricing locked at this point
SLA · 3–7dSales documents · Quotations
5
Negotiation
Discount / trade-in / finance discussion · biggest leak stage
SLA · 5–14dCRM + Sales mgr
6
Booking / Reservation
Reservation deposit collected · Inventory holds stock
SLA · 1–3dInventory + Accounts
7
Proforma
Proforma invoice issued · final price confirmed
SLA · 1–2dSales documents · Proformas
8
Payment Pending
Awaiting customer payment owns settlement truth
SLA · 3–7dAccounts
9
Delivery Ready
PDI complete · documents prepared · awaiting handover slot
SLA · 1–3dDelivery · PDI · Document Pack
10
Delivered / Won
Vehicle handed over · deal closed · audit-anchored
SLA · 1dDelivery + Sales records
11
Lost
Deal closed unsuccessfully · reason captured (9 standard set) · win-back eligible
SLA · n/aCRM + Lost Reasons report (065)
Reporting dependency warning8 screens read pipeline stages
064 · Pipeline Conversion Funneluses stages 1-11 explicitly · stage drop-off rates
070 · Cadence Compliancestage delay thresholds drive overdue heatmap
071 · Quote-to-Won Timestage duration timeline spans 4 → 10 explicitly
074 · Custom Report BuilderStage = standard reporting dimension · 11 enum values
Quotations · Proformas · Bookingsstage transitions trigger document template lookups
Change request workflowcontrolled · audit-required
1
Submit change requestSales Manager+ role · written justification
2
Impact previewauto-generated · lists affected reports + cadence rules + docs
3
GM approvalrequired · GM signs off on impact scope
4
Staged rolloutone branch first · then global · 14-day audit window
5
Audit-anchoredpermanent log entry · rollback eligible 30 days
Data rules6
  • 11-stage buyer pipeline is standard · removal not allowed in UI
  • Test Drive is never a pipeline stage · activity / appointment overlay only
  • Order fixed · stages 1-11 read in sequence by reports + cadence + documents
  • SLA thresholds + descriptions can be edited via approval workflow
  • Change requests require GM approval + impact preview + staged rollout
  • Audit-anchored permanent log · 30-day rollback eligible