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Welcome to the Autonomi Ops Academy — your hands-on guide to deploying a smart supply room, from a signed contract all the way to a fully operational, physically-installed site. Two tracks, one Riverside Women's Health story.
Each phase has a Learn flow (~15 min of scenarios and judgment calls), a one-page Quick Guide, and a deeper Reference. Progress saves under your name — switch tracks anytime from the sidebar.
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Support Team Kickoff
The contract is signed. From this meeting on, the deployment is yours.
The story: Riverside Women's Health is a busy OB/GYN clinic — three supply rooms, hundreds of SKUs, staff who run out of gloves at the worst moments. They just signed with Autonomi to replace their supply closets with smart supply rooms. You're the operations lead taking it from signed contract to go-live.
Every module in this program follows this one Riverside deployment, phase by phase. It starts with a single meeting — and that meeting sets the scope, the people, and the clock for everything that follows.
The Riverside deal just closed. The AE forwards you one line: "GM is excited, wants to move fast — take it from here?"
No contact list. No scope doc. Nothing scheduled. Your first move?
Ownership moves from Sales to Ops — through one named contact.
Three perspectives, or you're planning blind.
Nine items. They build toward one exit.
It's 9:55. Kickoff ends at 10:00, three items still uncovered. Which one do you refuse to leave without?
The GM says: "No need to drag a nurse into this — I can speak for the clinical side."
The kickoff went great — but it's ending with "we'll get back to you on survey dates."
A week after kickoff, the GM is still emailing the AE with implementation questions.
Module 01 complete.
Phase output: scope & stakeholders aligned · points of contact named · site survey scheduled · comms cadence set.
Next · Module 02 — Site Survey & Room Planning.
PROCESS STEPS · WHO EXECUTES
Step numbers follow the master onboarding workflow (contract → steady-state). Badge = who executes.
THE HANDOFF
WHO'S IN THE ROOM
| PARTICIPANT | BRINGS |
|---|---|
| General Manager (GM) | Day-to-day operations — usually your designated contact. |
| Regional Manager | Budget, access, logistics — can say yes to dates. |
| Site Leader & nurses | How supplies are actually used. Don't skip. |
AGENDA · COPY INTO THE INVITE
- High-level overview of the Autonomi system
- Autonomi personnel & roles
- Customer personnel & roles
- Confirmation of project scope
- Timeline & key milestones
- Roles, responsibilities, points of contact
- Site survey prerequisites & readiness
- Scheduling of the site survey
- Communication cadence & next steps
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| "We'll get back to you on dates" | Hold a date, set a confirm-by deadline — in the meeting. |
| GM speaking for clinical | Politely insist on a clinical rep; it protects their timeline. |
| Customer keeps emailing the AE | Redirect every thread to you, warmly, both sides. |
1.1 · PURPOSE AND POSITION IN THE PROCESS
Following contract execution, an initial meeting is conducted with the customer's support staff. Depending on the facility, participants may include an operations representative, a general manager or administrator, and/or a clinical representative such as a nurse.
The kickoff is Phase 01 of the ten-phase implementation process. Nothing else can start before it: the site survey (Phase 02) is scheduled here, the stakeholders who will own the SKU list (Phase 03) and logistics (Phase 05) are identified here, and the communication structure that carries the whole deployment is agreed here. A weak kickoff does not fail loudly — it fails three phases later, as missing data owners, surprise stakeholders, and an unscheduled survey.
1.2 · THE HANDOFF — SALES TO OPERATIONS
- The Sales team provides Operations with a designated contact person from the customer's support team.
- Operations schedules an introductory call or meeting with the support team — the agenda goes in the invite.
- From the kickoff onward, Operations runs the deployment on a single communication channel.
Why one designated contact
Deployments die in diffuse communication. A single named contact means every request has one door and every decision has an owner on the customer's side. Without it, the SKU list arrives from one person, room access is granted by another, and nobody feels responsible when a date slips. More stakeholders will attend the kickoff — but the designated contact is who Operations chases, and who chases on Operations' behalf.
Why Operations schedules — not Sales
If Sales keeps running communications after contract execution, the deployment fights two-channel chaos: the account executive answers customer questions generously, and Operations inherits promises it never made. The kickoff is where the customer learns, implicitly and explicitly, that Operations is now the voice of Autonomi.
1.3 · WHO IS IN THE ROOM
| PARTICIPANT | BRINGS | RISK IF ABSENT |
|---|---|---|
| General Manager (GM) | Day-to-day operational knowledge; usually the designated contact. | No anchor for follow-ups; requests float unowned. |
| Regional Manager | Authority over budget, access, and logistics — can say yes to dates. | Nothing agreed is binding; every decision needs a second meeting. |
| Site Leader & nurses | How supplies are actually used, room by room, shift by shift. | Scope re-litigated at the planogram — or after go-live, as poor adoption. |
Authority is not knowledge: the regional manager can commit budget and dates, and the GM runs the day-to-day — but only the site leader and nurses know the supply workflows the room must serve. If the GM offers to "speak for the clinical side," politely insist on including the site leader or a nurse, and frame it as protecting the timeline — which is exactly what it does.
1.4 · THE AGENDA, ANNOTATED
The nine items below can be copied directly into the calendar invite. Items 1–7 build alignment; item 8 is the commitment the meeting exists to produce; item 9 locks the channel.
| AGENDA ITEM | WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE |
|---|---|
| 1 · System overview | Five minutes, demo-flavored, jargon-free. The clinical rep should leave able to describe the smart room to a colleague. |
| 2 · Autonomi personnel & roles | The customer knows who does what — and that Operations, not Sales, is the voice from here on. |
| 3 · Customer personnel & roles | Confirm the designated contact in front of everyone. Note names for the Phase 07 user list. |
| 4 · Scope confirmation | Rooms, departments, and components restated aloud and agreed. Surprises surface now, not at the survey. |
| 5 · Timeline & milestones | The ten-phase arc at a glance, with dependencies named: survey gates planning; customer logistics gate installation. |
| 6 · Roles & points of contact | Each side leaves with named owners: data (SKU list), facilities (electrical/LAN), access (users), scheduling. |
| 7 · Survey prerequisites | Access to all deployment areas confirmed as arrangeable; escort/badge requirements identified. |
| 8 · Schedule the site survey | A date on the calendar — or a held date with a confirm-by deadline. This is the exit condition of the meeting. |
| 9 · Comms cadence & next steps | Weekly cadence (or agreed rhythm), one channel, through the designated contact and the Autonomi lead. |
1.5 · EXIT CRITERIA — DO NOT LEAVE WITHOUT
Of these, the survey date is the one that cannot slip: the site survey gates room planning, SKU planning, logistics, and ultimately the installation date. SKU requirements can follow by email tomorrow; an install date promised before the survey is a guess Operations will be held to.
1.6 · FAILURE MODES AND RECOVERY
| TRAP | WHY IT HAPPENS | THE MOVE |
|---|---|---|
| "We'll get back to you on dates" | Polite meetings resist forcing decisions; silence then eats two weeks. | Inside the meeting: hold a specific date, set a confirm-by deadline, offer a fallback. Their silence now produces a schedule, not a stall. |
| GM speaks for the clinical side | Seniority is mistaken for knowledge; adding attendees feels like friction. | Politely insist: thirty minutes of a nurse's time now saves planogram rework later. Frame as protecting the GM's timeline. |
| Customer keeps emailing the AE | The AE has the relationship and answers generously. | Quiet and two-sided: the AE redirects every thread to Operations; Operations restates the channel at the next touchpoint. No drama. |
1.7 · COMPETENCY SIGN-OFF
Signed by the trainer against real deployment work — shadowed or performed — not against this page.
1.8 · REFERENCES
Site Survey & Room Planning
You're standing in Riverside's supply room. Everything you miss today, you pay for on install day.
The survey is where the plan meets the building. You map every deployment area, check power, network and mounting, and settle how the door locks — then leave with a room list nobody can dispute.
The GM walks you to the main supply room and says: "This is it — the other two rooms are basically the same, you can just copy this one."
You have the morning booked for the survey. What do you do?
Seven things you leave the building knowing.
Three systems the room has to give you.
The door is part of the system.
The supply room's only outlet is a single 15-amp circuit already shared with a break-room fridge. What goes in the survey report?
The GM asks you to skip the third room — "it's a closet we barely use" — to wrap the survey faster.
The room's only network port is 40 ft from where the cabinet must mount for the planogram to work.
Mid-survey you realize you can't confirm the ceiling type for mounting without facilities, and they've left for the day.
Module 02 complete.
Phase output: finalized room list & deployment plan · documented floor/room layouts · install requirements & facility prep confirmed · action items with owners & due dates.
Next · Module 03 — SKU List & Shelf Planning.
PROCESS STEPS · WHO EXECUTES
Step numbers follow the master onboarding workflow (contract → steady-state). Badge = who executes.
WHAT THE SURVEY PRODUCES
THE INFRASTRUCTURE TRIAD
| SYSTEM | CAPTURE |
|---|---|
| Power | Outlet locations, dedicated circuit, load — not a shared circuit. |
| Network | LAN/port availability and drop location vs. cabinet mount. |
| Mounting | Wall type, ceiling, load capacity, obstructions and clearances. |
SURVEY SCOPE · WALK THE LIST
ACCESS CONTROL
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| "The other rooms are basically the same" | Walk and map every area yourself, to the same standard. |
| Guessing infrastructure (power/port/ceiling) | Turn every unknown into a dated action item with an owner. |
| Deferring the door to install day | Plan access control + locksmith at the survey; it's customer prep. |
2.1 · PURPOSE AND POSITION IN THE PROCESS
Following the initial support-team meeting, an on-site survey is conducted to assess the facility's physical environment and confirm room-level requirements. The survey includes detailed room planning using Space Planning Software to accurately map the facility layout and support system design.
The survey is the gate the whole timeline waits behind: SKU and shelf planning (Phase 03), the planogram (Phase 04), and customer logistics (Phase 05) all build on the finalized room list and deployment plan produced here. Its output is only as good as its completeness — an area skipped or an unknown left as a guess resurfaces on install day at maximum cost.
2.2 · PROCESS & OBJECTIVES
- Operations schedules and conducts an on-site survey with the customer's designated contacts.
- The survey is performed at the facility and requires access to all areas included in the deployment.
- Floor and room layouts are documented in Space Planning Software (Riverside: floorplanner.com).
Reference: Site Survey Form · floorplanner.com.
2.3 · SURVEY & PLANNING SCOPE
| AREA | WHAT YOU CONFIRM |
|---|---|
| Facility layout | Review of the layout and the designated areas for system deployment. |
| Floor / room layouts | Creation or validation of layouts in Space Planning Software. |
| Rooms in scope | Identification and confirmation of every room included — no assumptions, no skipped "closets." |
| Infrastructure | Power, network access, and mounting considerations assessed. |
| Access control | Access-control method planned; locksmith consulted on compatibility. |
| Workflows | Room configurations validated against operational workflows. |
| Constraints | Potential constraints, risks, or dependencies identified. |
2.4 · THE INFRASTRUCTURE TRIAD
Three building systems determine whether the plan is installable. Each is captured concretely, and any unknown becomes an action item — never a guess.
| SYSTEM | WHAT TO CAPTURE | WHY IT BITES LATER |
|---|---|---|
| Power | Outlet placement, a dedicated circuit, and load — not a shared break-room circuit. | A shared or distant circuit stalls power-up on install day. |
| Network | LAN/port availability and the drop location relative to the cabinet mount. | A port 40 ft away means a floor-run cable or a broken planogram. |
| Mounting | Wall type, ceiling type, load capacity, obstructions and clearances. | A wrong-anchor mount fails under load — a safety issue with patients present. |
2.5 · ACCESS CONTROL & THE LOCKSMITH
The room's door is part of the system. The access-control method is decided during the survey, with a locksmith consulted on compatibility with the existing door and hardware. Access maps to the role model: yellow key for consumers who retrieve supplies, blue fob for suppliers who replenish. A door constraint discovered at the survey is a customer pre-install task; discovered on install day, it is a room that cannot be secured or handed over.
2.6 · OUTCOMES
2.7 · FAILURE MODES AND RECOVERY
| TRAP | WHY IT HAPPENS | THE MOVE |
|---|---|---|
| "The other rooms are basically the same" | Time pressure and a confident host make copying feel safe. | Walk and map every deployment area yourself, to the same standard. Rooms differ in the one dimension that matters. |
| Guessing infrastructure | The right person (facilities/electrician) isn't on-site to confirm. | Log every unknown as an action item with an owner and a due-before-install date. Never ship a guess for a load-bearing or electrical fact. |
| Deferring the door to install day | Access control feels like a detail next to the build. | Plan access control and consult the locksmith at the survey — it's the one thing you can't reorder overnight. |
2.8 · COMPETENCY SIGN-OFF
Signed by the trainer against real deployment work — shadowed or performed — not against this page.
2.9 · REFERENCES
SKU List & Shelf Planning
One customer spreadsheet decides every shelf, tray, and cell in the room.
Everything physical downstream is calculated from the SKU list. This is the phase where ops earns — or loses — the timeline. Back to Riverside: install is eight days out.
Riverside's SKU list finally lands — 300 rows. But 12 have no min/max, and 6 have no SKU code. Install is in 8 days.
What do you do in the next hour?
A SKU list is complete when it has five fields.
Three methods. Trust them in this order.
One number shapes steel. The other shapes behavior.
The list is approved and frozen. Two weeks before install, the customer adds 40 "forgotten" SKUs.
A product has no dimensions on file, but you find it was planned for another account last quarter. The GM says "just ask ChatGPT, it's faster."
The Department field is blank on every row of an otherwise perfect SKU list. When is that a problem?
A row on the otherwise-clean list lists a max of 2,000 boxes of gauze for a small clinic. Obvious typo.
Module 03 complete.
Phase output: approved SKU list for deployment · finalized shelf & tray configuration · storage design confirmed against inventory levels.
Next · Module 04 — Planogram Planning.
PROCESS STEPS · WHO EXECUTES
Step numbers follow the master onboarding workflow (contract → steady-state). Badge = who executes.
THE FIVE REQUIRED FIELDS
SIZING A CELL · IN ORDER OF TRUST
| METHOD | WHEN |
|---|---|
| 1 · Dimensions | Preferred — items-per-cell × box size. Use whenever dimensions exist. |
| 2 · Reference | Reliable — reuse a calculation from another account in the system. |
| 3 · AI assist | Last resort — never ship without a sanity check. |
MIN vs MAX
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| Accepting an incomplete list "to save time" | Bounce it same-day with exact rows named; data accuracy is the customer's. |
| Treating AI-assist as authoritative | It's method 3 of 3 — sanity-check every AI-sized cell. |
| Not locking the list after approval | State the freeze in writing; late changes shift config, timeline, scope. |
3.1 · PURPOSE AND POSITION IN THE PROCESS
After the room layout and space planning are complete, the customer's SKU list is collected to plan the shelf configuration. The SKU list determines the number of shelves, tray sizes, and the overall storage configuration — every physical decision downstream is calculated from it.
This is the phase where the timeline is most exposed to data quality. A late or inaccurate list shifts shelf configuration, tray sizing, and the install date. Ops validates; the customer owns accuracy.
3.2 · THE FIVE REQUIRED FIELDS
At a minimum, the SKU list must include the following, used to retrieve product dimensions and calculate storage capacity.
| FIELD | WHY IT'S NEEDED |
|---|---|
| Product name | Human identification of the item. |
| Product SKU | Unique code used to retrieve dimensions and reference data. |
| Min level | Reorder trigger — when on-hand hits it, replenishment is flagged. |
| Max level | Physical ceiling — tray capacity must cover it. |
| Department | Conditional — only when multiple departments share one room; drives in-room segmentation. |
3.3 · PLANNING SCOPE
3.4 · SIZING A CELL — THREE METHODS
The methods are ranked by how the number was verified. Use the highest available; never let a lower method override a higher one.
| METHOD | HOW | TRUST |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · Dimensions | Recommended items-per-cell × box or item dimensions → space required. | Ground truth. Preferred. |
| 2 · Reference | Look the product up in the Autonomi system; if planned for another account, reuse that data. | Verified by a real deployment. |
| 3 · AI assist | ChatGPT or Claude with cell sizes, full product description, and manufacturer. | Unverified — last resort, always sanity-checked. |
3.5 · MIN, MAX, AND PHYSICAL CAPACITY
The min level is an operational trigger: when on-hand count reaches min, the SKU is flagged for replenishment and Suppliers see it in their queue. The max level is a physical commitment: tray capacity must cover it entirely, because immediately after replenishment every unit up to max is present in the cell. Sizing to anything less than max guarantees overflow on the first restock. Worked example: min 4 / max 20, a tray holds 8 → ⌈20 ÷ 8⌉ = 3 trays.
3.6 · DATA OWNERSHIP
The customer is responsible for providing an accurate and complete SKU list, including correct identifiers and min/max levels. Ops validates — blank fields and implausible values (a max of 2,000 gauze boxes for a small clinic) are bounced back the same day, with the exact rows named. Ops never fills gaps or "fixes" values itself; doing so transfers ownership of the error. Changes after approval may impact shelf configuration, timelines, and deployment scope.
3.7 · OUTCOMES
3.8 · FAILURE MODES AND RECOVERY
| TRAP | WHY IT HAPPENS | THE MOVE |
|---|---|---|
| Accepting an incomplete list | Deadline pressure makes "fix it later" tempting. | Bounce it same-day with exact rows named. Data accuracy is the customer's responsibility. |
| AI-assist treated as authoritative | It's fast and sounds confident. | It's method 3 of 3. Sanity-check every AI-sized cell against dimensions or a reference. |
| List not frozen after approval | Nobody stated the freeze, so the customer treats the list as live. | State the freeze in writing and repeat it. Post-freeze changes go through impact assessment. |
3.9 · COMPETENCY SIGN-OFF
Signed by the trainer against real deployment work — shadowed or performed — not against this page.
3.10 · REFERENCES
Planogram Planning
The shelves are sized. Now decide what goes where.
You've got Riverside's approved SKU list and tray configuration from Phase 03. The planogram is the map of every product's home on the shelf — and a good one is the difference between staff grabbing a glove in two seconds or hunting for it mid-procedure.
This is the last phase of Stage 1. Clear it and the plan is locked.
You're laying out Riverside's planogram. The GM says: "Just put everything in alphabetical order — easiest for staff to find things."
Sounds reasonable. Is it?
It turns a shelf of boxes into a workflow.
Three lenses, applied together.
A pretty layout that doesn't fit is worthless.
One SKU is retrieved dozens of times a day — by far the busiest item in the room. Where does it go?
Two products are always used together in one procedure. The planogram tool suggests splitting them across shelves to balance space better.
You've built a genuinely great planogram — in a spreadsheet of your own design. Ready to hand it off?
A placement looks perfect, but one SKU's tray in that cell can't hold its full max level.
Module 04 complete — Stage 1 cleared.
Phase output: approved planogram for deployment · optimized shelf & product organization · layout confirmed to support operations and inventory management.
Stage 1 complete — GATE 1 · PLAN LOCKED. Next · Module 05 — Customer Logistics (Stage 2 begins).
PROCESS STEPS · WHO EXECUTES
Step numbers follow the master onboarding workflow (contract → steady-state). Badge = who executes.
WHAT A PLANOGRAM IS
PLACEMENT LOGIC
| LENS | RULE |
|---|---|
| Workflow | Items used together sit adjacent. |
| Velocity | Fast movers at eye level / easy reach; rare items to the edges. |
| Category | Like with like — predictable, learnable. |
VALIDATE BEFORE SHIP
DON'T SHIP WITHOUT
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| Alphabetical or by-vendor ordering | Organize by workflow & usage — how staff actually work. |
| Great layout in your own spreadsheet | Rebuild in the approved tool + data format; it has to load. |
| Placement that ignores tray/min-max | Validate every cell against tray size and max; fix & re-check. |
4.1 · PURPOSE AND POSITION IN THE PROCESS
After shelf and tray planning, the planogram optimizes shelf utilization and organizes products in a logical, operationally efficient manner — designing and optimizing shelf-level product placement, just as Space Planning Software plans the facility layout. It is the final phase of Stage 1: once approved, the plan is locked and readiness begins.
4.2 · PLANNING SCOPE
4.3 · THE PLACEMENT LOGIC
Three lenses applied together turn a sized shelf into a workflow.
| LENS | WHAT IT MEANS | WHY IT PAYS OFF |
|---|---|---|
| By workflow | Products used in the same procedure are placed adjacent. | Staff gather a task's supplies in one motion, not a walk around the room. |
| By velocity | High-turnover items at eye level and easiest reach; rare items to the edges. | The most frequent action in the room becomes the fastest. |
| By category | Like items grouped — gloves with gloves, dressings with dressings. | A predictable, learnable layout new staff pick up quickly. |
4.4 · TOOL & DATA FORMAT
Planogram planning must be completed using the approved planogram tool and the required data format. The layout is only half the deliverable — the format is what lets the planogram load into the system and drive the physical build without manual re-entry on install day. Detailed formatting instructions live in the referenced Planogram Tool documentation and Data Template. A great layout in an ad-hoc spreadsheet does not deploy.
4.5 · VALIDATION
Before a planogram is approved it is validated on every axis:
If a placement can't hold a SKU's max, the fix is to adjust the placement or cell and re-validate — never to quietly change the customer's min/max (that is their data; see Phase 03).
4.6 · OUTCOMES
4.7 · FAILURE MODES AND RECOVERY
| TRAP | WHY IT HAPPENS | THE MOVE |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabetical / by-vendor ordering | It feels intuitive and easy to explain. | Organize by operational workflow and usage — the way staff actually retrieve supplies. |
| Layout built in an ad-hoc spreadsheet | The tool feels like extra overhead once the layout is "done". | Build in the approved planogram tool and data format so it loads into the system directly. |
| Placement that ignores tray/min-max | The layout is judged by looks, not by fit. | Validate every cell against tray size and max level; adjust and re-check before approval. |
4.8 · COMPETENCY SIGN-OFF
Signed by the trainer against real deployment work — shadowed or performed — not against this page.
4.9 · REFERENCES
Customer Logistics
The plan is locked. Now Riverside has to get the building ready.
Stage 2 is readiness. This phase is the customer's to execute — electrical, network, clearing the room — but it's yours to track. Every prerequisite here is a gate in front of delivery and installation.
The theme of this phase: delays cascade. A prep item that slips doesn't slip alone — it drags delivery, install, and training with it.
Delivery is Monday, install Tuesday. It's the Thursday before. You ask the GM if electrical and network are done — "Not yet, but we'll knock it out this weekend, no problem."
What do you do?
What Riverside must finish before delivery.
Why one slip moves everything.
You don't do the work — you own the outcome.
Delivery is tomorrow. Which unfinished item most clearly means you should NOT deliver yet?
IT confirms the network drop is physically in — but nobody looped in cybersecurity about firewall / NAC rules for the devices. Install is in 3 days.
The GM wants to keep the supply room in full use until install morning "so we don't lose a day of patients."
Electrical, network, and room clearance are all confirmed — but the customer never scheduled the training date. Install is set.
Module 05 complete.
Phase output: site readiness confirmed for delivery & installation · delivery/install/training dates finalized · risk of cascading delays reduced.
Next · Module 06 — Autonomi Logistics.
PROCESS STEPS · WHO EXECUTES
Step numbers follow the master onboarding workflow (contract → steady-state). Badge = who executes.
THE PRINCIPLE
CUSTOMER PRE-INSTALL CHECKLIST
THE DEPENDENCY CHAIN
| GATE | MUST PRECEDE |
|---|---|
| Electrical + network in | Delivery of hardware |
| Room cleared | Installation |
| Dates scheduled | Each visit happening |
DON'T PROCEED WITHOUT
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| "We'll knock it out this weekend" | Get concrete confirmation, or slip the date before delivery. |
| Port is in, but no NAC/firewall coordination | Confirm security will allow the devices before install. |
| Room kept in use until install morning | Room cleared a day prior — hold the line. |
5.1 · PURPOSE AND POSITION IN THE PROCESS
Following planogram approval, customer-led logistics planning prepares the facility for installation. This step ensures all pre-installation requirements are completed and the site is ready for delivery, installation, and training. The customer completes all preparations in accordance with the site survey documentation and agreed timelines.
It opens Stage 2 (Readiness). The work is the customer's; the timeline risk is Autonomi's — which is why the operations lead tracks every item against the delivery date.
5.2 · CUSTOMER PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
5.3 · DEPENDENCIES
All infrastructure work and room preparations must be completed prior to delivery and installation. Delays in customer logistics preparation may impact installation and training timelines. The phases are sequential: a slipped prerequisite pushes delivery, which pushes installation, which pushes training and go-live.
5.4 · THE OPERATIONS LEAD'S ROLE
This is a customer-led phase, but not an unmanaged one. The operations lead: hands over the requirements early (anchored to the site survey documentation); tracks completion against the delivery date; confirms concretely rather than accepting verbal assurances; and escalates any slippage before it reaches delivery. Ownership of the tasks is the customer's; ownership of the timeline is Autonomi's.
5.5 · OUTCOMES
5.6 · FAILURE MODES AND RECOVERY
| TRAP | WHY IT HAPPENS | THE MOVE |
|---|---|---|
| "We'll knock it out this weekend" | Optimism and a desire not to look unprepared. | Get concrete confirmation the work is scheduled to finish before delivery, or slip the date. |
| Physical port in, no security coordination | The visible task (the port) looks done; NAC/firewall is invisible. | Confirm network/cybersecurity will allow the devices before install day. |
| Room kept in use until install morning | Losing a day of patients feels costly. | Room cleared a day prior — a full room on install morning costs far more. |
5.7 · COMPETENCY SIGN-OFF
Signed by the trainer against real deployment work — shadowed or performed — not against this page.
5.8 · REFERENCES
Autonomi Logistics
Riverside's side is ready. Now yours has to be.
This is Autonomi's mirror of Phase 05 — your logistics. Inventory, installers, shipping, and an on-site pre-check a day or two before the build.
The habit this phase builds: verify, don't assume. "The system says it's allocated" is not the same as "I confirmed it's on the truck."
Install is in 4 days. Your warehouse system shows the shelving allocated — but you haven't physically confirmed the trays and accessories are pulled, or that the installer is booked. The GM keeps asking for reassurance.
What do you do?
Confirm the hardware exists — everywhere it lives.
Re-confirm the whole picture, including the customer's.
Get it there — and start install day already ahead.
It's the evening before install. Your 1–2-day-prior site visit is done and everything arrived — but the network cabinet isn't built yet.
The shelving units are 7 ft tall. Nobody has confirmed the freight elevator dimensions at Riverside.
Your warehouse system shows the trays allocated — but a colleague mentions some are actually at the local self-storage, not the main warehouse.
Install day is confirmed, room cleared, hardware staged. The customer mentions they haven't stocked the medical supplies you'll use in training the next day.
Module 06 complete.
Phase output: inventory, personnel & site readiness confirmed · installation materials staged and verified on site · training-day readiness ensured · delays reduced.
Next · Module 07 — Users & Access.
PROCESS STEPS · WHO EXECUTES
Step numbers follow the master onboarding workflow (contract → steady-state). Badge = who executes.
THE PRINCIPLE
WAREHOUSE & INVENTORY
TEAM & SITE (RE-VERIFY)
SHIPPING & ON-SITE PRE-CHECK (1–2 DAYS PRIOR)
| ROUTE | PRE-CHECK |
|---|---|
| Parking · offload · storage · hallway/elevator size · labor | Items arrived · kit staged · network cabinet built · trash pickup · internet & power |
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| 7-ft unit vs. unmeasured elevator | Confirm the full delivery route before shipment. |
| "Allocated" trays hiding in local storage | Verify both locations; stage a consolidated kit. |
| Network cabinet left for install morning | Build & stage it during the day-prior pre-check. |
6.1 · PURPOSE AND POSITION IN THE PROCESS
Following customer approval of the planogram and confirmation of a proposed installation date, Autonomi initiates pre-installation readiness and coordination — ensuring inventory, personnel, logistics, and site conditions are fully aligned prior to installation. It is the Autonomi-side mirror of Phase 05: the customer prepares the building; Autonomi prepares everything it will bring to it.
6.2 · WAREHOUSE & INVENTORY READINESS
6.3 · TEAM & SITE VERIFICATION
Phase 05 is where the customer commits to this prep; Phase 06 is where Autonomi verifies it actually happened before committing a crew.
6.4 · SHIPPING & LOGISTICS COORDINATION
Confirm the delivery route, checking each of: truck parking, offload location, sufficient storage, hallway / elevator size, and labor required. Schedule shipment of all items required for installation and confirm timelines align with the installation schedule. Confirm with the client where cartons and trash can be disposed of during installation.
6.5 · ONE–TWO DAYS PRIOR · ON-SITE PREPARATION
6.6 · OUTCOMES
6.7 · FAILURE MODES AND RECOVERY
| TRAP | WHY IT HAPPENS | THE MOVE |
|---|---|---|
| Trusting "allocated" over verified | The system status feels authoritative. | Physically verify main + local storage and confirm the installer before reassuring anyone. |
| Unchecked delivery route | The route feels like the shipper's problem. | Confirm parking, offload, hallway/elevator size, and labor before shipment. |
| Network cabinet built on install morning | It feels like part of the install. | Build and stage it during the 1–2-day-prior on-site prep. |
6.8 · COMPETENCY SIGN-OFF
Signed by the trainer against real deployment work — shadowed or performed — not against this page.
6.9 · REFERENCES
Users & Access
Who gets a key, who gets the app, and who can change the settings?
The week before install, the Autonomi lead requests the user list; the customer assigns roles based on responsibilities. Get this right and access matches how people actually work — get it wrong and someone breaks the system from a laptop.
This is the last phase of Stage 2. Clear it and the site is ready to install.
Riverside's GM sends back the user list — and has marked themselves and four other managers all as "Admin, so we can all fix things if needed."
Five admins. What do you do?
Access maps to responsibility.
Key, fob, or login — three ways in.
Minimum access, carefully granted.
A nurse who only grabs supplies during her shifts — what role?
A GM who approves purchasing AND wants to watch usage reports — but should never change system configuration.
Who should actually get Admin (full access + web console configuration)?
The customer submits the finished user list. Before you provision it, what's the last step?
Module 07 complete — Stage 2 cleared.
Phase output: approved user list with clearly defined roles · role-based access aligned to responsibilities · reduced risk of misconfiguration or improper system use.
Stage 2 complete — GATE 2 · SITE READY. Next · Module 08 — Installation Day (Stage 3 begins, on-site).
PROCESS STEPS · WHO EXECUTES
Step numbers follow the master onboarding workflow (contract → steady-state). Badge = who executes.
THE FOUR ROLES
| ROLE | ACCESS | DOES | TYPICAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer | Yellow key | Retrieves supplies (usually no app) | Nurses, office managers |
| Supplier | Blue key fob | Replenishes; sometimes procurement | GMs, local procurement |
| Co-Admin | Read-only login | Monitors usage & compliance; no changes | GMs, local procurement |
| Admin | Full + web console | Configuration & system changes | Executives, system owners |
THE RULE
DON'T PROVISION WITHOUT
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| "Make us all Admins to be flexible" | Re-map to minimum roles; Admin is granted cautiously. |
| Flattening everyone to Co-Admin | Read-only breaks Suppliers who must replenish — match the task. |
| Provisioning before customer review | Have them review assignments before final submission. |
7.1 · PURPOSE AND POSITION IN THE PROCESS
Prior to installation, a user list is defined to ensure appropriate access to the Autonomi system, physical room, application, and web console. During the week before installation, the Autonomi lead requests the list; the customer assigns roles based on responsibilities and operational needs. It is the final phase of Stage 2 — once the list is approved, the site is ready to install.
7.2 · USER ROLES & DEFINITIONS
| ROLE | ACCESS | RESPONSIBILITY | TYPICAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumers | Yellow key | Retrieve medical supplies. Generally do not require the application. | Nurses, office managers |
| Suppliers | Blue key fob | Replenish inventory and, in some cases, handle procurement. | GMs, local procurement |
| Co-Admins | Read-only | Read-only access to the app as a system of record to monitor usage and compliance. Cannot make changes. | GMs, local procurement |
| Admins | Full access | Full access to the app and web console, including configuration and system changes. | Executives, system owners |
7.3 · THE ACCESS MODEL
Access matches where the work happens. Retrieval and replenishment are physical, at-the-room actions carried out with a yellow key (Consumers) and a blue key fob (Suppliers). Monitoring and configuration are software actions, carried out through logins to the Autonomi App and Web Console — read-only for Co-Admins, full for Admins. Matching the credential to the work keeps frequent actions frictionless and powerful actions controlled.
7.4 · ACCESS & APPROVAL GUIDELINES
7.5 · OUTCOMES
7.6 · FAILURE MODES AND RECOVERY
| TRAP | WHY IT HAPPENS | THE MOVE |
|---|---|---|
| "Make everyone an Admin" | Admin feels like convenience and seniority. | Re-map to minimum roles; Admin is granted cautiously to true owners only. |
| Flattening everyone to read-only | Over-correcting for the fear of breakage. | Co-Admin can't replenish — Suppliers need Supplier access. Match the role to the task. |
| Provisioning before review | Time pressure the week before install. | Have the customer carefully review assignments before final submission. |
7.7 · COMPETENCY SIGN-OFF
Signed by the trainer against real deployment work — shadowed or performed — not against this page.
7.8 · REFERENCES
Installation Day
Build day — in a clinic that's still seeing patients.
The site is ready (Gate 2 cleared). Today the hardware goes in. The twist: Riverside stays operational during the build — patients in the halls, staff working — so how you conduct yourself matters as much as what you install.
Stage 3 begins. You're the Autonomi rep overseeing the install.
You and the install crew arrive at 8am. The crew wants to start unloading the truck immediately.
What's your first move?
The facility is open. Act like it.
Where the mess goes, continuously.
Leave it ready-for-use.
A nurse needs supplies from an adjacent area, and your boxes are blocking the corridor.
An installer puts on music to keep the crew's energy up.
The install is done and looks great. The crew is packing up to leave.
Mid-install you hit a hardware issue you can't immediately resolve.
Module 08 complete.
Phase output: installation completed cleanly, safely, and professionally · no disruption to facility operations or patient care · area left ready-for-use.
Next · Module 09 — Training Day (first visit).
PROCESS STEPS · WHO EXECUTES
Step numbers follow the master onboarding workflow (contract → steady-state). Badge = who executes.
THE PRINCIPLE
ON ARRIVAL
CONDUCT · LIVE CLINICAL SPACE
FINAL ROOM CHECK
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| Crew unloads before readiness confirmed | Rep verifies the room first, then start. |
| Music / loud talk / blocked corridor | Quiet, respectful, shared spaces clear — always. |
| "Looks clean, we're done" | Run the real final check + tool walkthrough. |
🔧 The hands-on technical build — cabinet, wiring, access control, shelves — is the Installer track (switch in the sidebar).
8.1 · PURPOSE AND POSITION IN THE PROCESS
If all prior steps are complete, the site should be fully prepared. The Autonomi representative overseeing the installation arrives on site before the installation team to verify room readiness and address any last-minute issues. Work is conducted in a clean, quiet, and respectful manner appropriate for a clinical environment. This is the first phase of Stage 3.
8.2 · ON-SITE CLEANLINESS & SAFETY
The area must be kept clean throughout — not only at completion — as the facility remains operational and may have patients present.
8.3 · NOISE & CONDUCT
8.4 · FINAL ROOM CHECK
8.5 · OUTCOMES
8.6 · FAILURE MODES AND RECOVERY
| TRAP | WHY IT HAPPENS | THE MOVE |
|---|---|---|
| Building before verifying readiness | Momentum and a full truck. | The overseeing rep verifies the room on arrival, before the crew commits. |
| Construction-site conduct | Habit from non-clinical jobs. | No music, low voices, clear corridors — the clinic is operating around you. |
| Skipping the final check | The room looks finished. | Garbage out, sweep, tool walkthrough — every time. |
8.7 · REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION
8.8 · COMPETENCY SIGN-OFF
Signed by the trainer against real deployment work — shadowed or performed — not against this page.
8.9 · REFERENCES
Training Day
The room is built. Now make the people independent.
One day after installation you return for the first-visit training. You finalize the last of the setup and teach Riverside's staff to run the system themselves — because an installed room nobody can operate isn't operational.
Training is role-based and delivered across two platforms: the Autonomi App and the Web Console.
You arrive to train. The GM says: "Great — let's get everyone in one room and run through the whole system together, one session."
Efficient. But is it right?
Verify the system before you teach it.
Match the lesson to the access.
Success = they run it without you.
A Consumer — a nurse who retrieves supplies each shift. What does her training need to cover?
You power on to train and notice one shelf's planogram doesn't match the approved configuration.
The Admins clearly need more than the basic usage everyone else is getting.
Training went well and everyone was engaged. How do you know Phase 09 actually succeeded?
Module 09 complete.
Phase output: staff trained by role and platform · final system setup completed and validated · users able to operate independently · site ready for full operational use.
Next · Module 10 — Post-Install Review (second visit).
PROCESS STEPS · WHO EXECUTES
Step numbers follow the master onboarding workflow (contract → steady-state). Badge = who executes.
THE PRINCIPLE
DAY-AFTER CHECKLIST (BEFORE TRAINING)
ROLE-BASED TRAINING · TWO PLATFORMS
| ROLE | TRAINING |
|---|---|
| Consumers | Basic usage — retrieval (yellow key) |
| Suppliers | Basic usage — replenishment (blue fob) |
| Co-Admins | Basic usage — read-only monitoring |
| Admins | Basic + advanced config/management (web console) |
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| One generic session for everyone | Train by role, matched to access & platform. |
| Training on an unverified system | Run the day-after checklist first. |
| "We covered the material" = done | Success is independent, correct operation. |
⚠ Advanced-Admin curriculum is being finalized internally (owner: Maria).
9.1 · PURPOSE AND POSITION IN THE PROCESS
One day after installation, final room setup is completed and on-site training is conducted for customer staff. Portions of system configuration and room finalization are completed during the session to ensure operational readiness and that users can independently and correctly operate the system. This is the first-visit training.
9.2 · DAY-AFTER-INSTALLATION CHECKLIST
9.3 · TRAINING SCOPE
Training is role-based and delivered across two platforms — the Autonomi Application and the Web Console. Roles mirror Phase 07: Consumers, Suppliers, Co-Admins, and Admins each receive instruction appropriate to their access.
| ROLE | TRAINING FOCUS | PLATFORM |
|---|---|---|
| Consumers | Basic usage — retrieving supplies (yellow key). | App |
| Suppliers | Basic usage — replenishing inventory (blue fob). | App |
| Co-Admins | Basic usage — read-only monitoring of usage & compliance. | App / Console |
| Admins | Basic usage plus advanced system configuration & management. | Web Console |
All roles receive basic system usage and operating instructions using the designated training materials. Admins additionally receive advanced configuration and management training. Open item: the detailed advanced-Admin curriculum is maintained separately and is being finalized internally (owner: Maria) — confirm the current version before an Admin session.
9.4 · OUTCOMES
9.5 · FAILURE MODES AND RECOVERY
| TRAP | WHY IT HAPPENS | THE MOVE |
|---|---|---|
| One generic session for all | It feels efficient. | Train by role on the right platform; match instruction to access. |
| Training before verifying | Eagerness to start. | Run the day-after checklist first; never train on a mismatched system. |
| "Material covered" as success | It's the easy thing to measure. | Measure independent, correct operation and an operational site. |
9.6 · COMPETENCY SIGN-OFF
Signed by the trainer against real deployment work — shadowed or performed — not against this page.
9.7 · REFERENCES
Go-Live & Trial
Installed and trained isn't the same as live.
The story: Riverside's room is built, the planogram is loaded, and the first-visit training is done. Now you close the loop: a second on-site visit to confirm the system stuck, a go-live confirmation to the client, and — about two weeks later — a trial order that proves the numbers are real.
Four steps turn "installed" into "operating": post-install review, go-live sign-off, scheduling the trial, and running it.
On your second visit the room is running — but a Supplier has skipped replenishment for days and one shelf sits near-empty. The GM shrugs: "It's working fine."
Your move?
Confirm it stuck — then close what's open.
One email makes it official.
Once adoption is confirmed and open items are cleared, a go-live confirmation goes to the client: the room is live and operational.
Two weeks later, prove the numbers.
A trial order is scheduled (IM) for roughly two weeks post-install and then run as a full verification pass: system quantities compared against a physical shelf count.
Adoption looks good on the second visit, but two install-day punch-list items are still open. The GM asks you to "send the go-live note today."
The client wants to run the trial order the morning after install "while everyone's here."
During the trial order, system counts and the physical shelf count disagree on three products.
Module 10 complete.
Phase output: adoption confirmed · go-live confirmation sent · trial order scheduled & run · settings verified against physical counts.
Riverside is live. Next · Module 11 — Adoption & Training Rollout.
PROCESS STEPS · WHO EXECUTES
Step numbers follow the master onboarding workflow (contract → steady-state). Badge = who executes.
THE GO-LIVE GATE
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| "It's working fine" over a near-empty shelf | Coach the replenishment habit and log it — running ≠ adopted. |
| Go-live email sent over an open punch-list | Close or own the items first; the email is a commitment. |
| Trial order run on day one | Schedule ~2 weeks out — it verifies settings, not the install. |
| Trial mismatch waved off | Re-check zeroing/weights/standards and correct before sign-off. |
10.1 · PURPOSE AND POSITION IN THE PROCESS
Go-Live & Trial is Phase 10 of twelve and the gate between installation and steady-state operation. It closes the on-site work begun on Installation Day (Phase 08) and Training Day (Phase 09) and opens the adoption work of Phases 11–12. It covers four workflow steps: the post-installation review (51), the go-live confirmation (52), scheduling the trial order (53), and running it (54).
10.2 · POST-INSTALLATION REVIEW — SECOND VISIT
A second on-site visit follows first-visit training. Its purpose is to confirm sustained adoption: that staff are using the room, shelves stay stocked to plan, and every item left open on install or training day is resolved or formally owned. Adoption gaps found here — a skipped replenishment, a hesitant user — are coached and logged, not escalated. Executor: Customer Success.
10.3 · GO-LIVE CONFIRMATION
Once adoption is confirmed and open items are cleared, a status email confirms to the client that the room is live and operational. It is executed jointly by CS, IM, and AE so the declared status matches reality, and is sent to the customer's designated contact and stakeholders. For Israel clients, it is also sent to Sarel. The email is a commitment: it does not precede the review.
10.4 · TRIAL ORDER
A trial order is scheduled roughly two weeks post-install (executor: Implementation Manager; for Israel clients, coordinated with Sarel and the client) and then run as a full verification pass. System quantities are compared against a physical shelf count to confirm that settings, cell zeroing, and weighing standards are correct. Two weeks of real use is what surfaces mis-zeroed cells, wrong min/max, and weighing drift; discrepancies are investigated and corrected before the client relies on the data for ordering.
10.5 · EXIT CRITERIA
10.6 · COMPETENCY SIGN-OFF
Signed by the trainer against real deployment work — shadowed or performed — not against this page.
10.7 · REFERENCES
Adoption & Training Rollout
Live is the start of adoption, not the end of it.
The story: Riverside is live and the trial order checked out. Over the next six weeks the room has to become the way people work — not a gadget they route around. That takes a deliberate training rollout by user type, regular reporting, a leadership touchpoint, and a way to keep everyone current as the system changes.
This phase is mostly Customer Success, mostly remote — and it's where deployments either take root or slowly wilt.
Two weeks post-go-live, Riverside's administrator emails: "Leadership wants an update on how the room's performing — can you send something over?"
What do you send?
Different roles, different depth.
Data becomes trust — if someone frames it.
The system changes — so must the people.
Riverside's Admins say the Day-2 training "covered everything" and they don't need more.
You're slammed. Do you skip this month's report to Riverside since "nothing's changed"?
A new system version ships with a changed restock flow. What goes out first?
Module 11 complete.
Phase output: role-based training rolled out · monthly reports flowing · leadership briefed · clients & team kept current on new versions.
Next · Module 12 — Handover & Ongoing Support.
PROCESS STEPS · WHO EXECUTES
Step numbers follow the master onboarding workflow (contract → steady-state). Badge = who executes.
TRAINING ROLLOUT · BY USER TYPE
| USER TYPE | TRAINING |
|---|---|
| Consumer & Supplier | Pickup / restock basics — hands-on, repeated. |
| Admin & Deputy Admin | Advanced configuration training — the deeper controls. |
| Web Console users | Console reporting, min/max, oversight — remote, first week. |
| Senior leadership | Outcomes presentation + reporting — not day-to-day usage. |
KEEP IT ALIVE
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| "Day-2 covered everything" | Run advanced Admin training anyway — confidence ≠ depth. |
| Skipping a "quiet" monthly report | Send on cadence — the rhythm surfaces slow drift. |
| Newsletter ships before support is trained | Enable the internal team first (or together). |
11.1 · PURPOSE AND POSITION IN THE PROCESS
Adoption & Training Rollout is Phase 11 of twelve and the first phase of steady-state. Where Go-Live & Trial (Phase 10) proved the room works, this phase makes it the default way Riverside works. It runs mostly remotely across weeks 1–6 and is led by Customer Success. It covers six workflow steps: advanced Admin configuration training (55), role-based training rollout (56), monthly reports (57), the senior-leadership presentation (58), version newsletters (59), and internal team training on new features (60).
11.2 · TRAINING ROLLOUT BY USER TYPE
Training continues past Day 2, sequenced to when each role actually uses the system. Consumer and Supplier users get repeated hands-on basics; Admin and Deputy Admin users get a dedicated advanced configuration session on the controls they own; Web Console users are trained remotely on reporting and oversight. Executors: Customer Success, with Implementation Manager support on role-specific sessions.
11.3 · REPORTING AND LEADERSHIP
Monthly reports compile consumption, out-of-stock, overstock, and system-health data and are sent to the client every month on cadence — the rhythm is what surfaces slow drift and sustains the relationship. Separately, a senior-leadership training and presentation delivers the same data as outcomes to the facility director or administrator, distinct from day-to-day user training. Executor: Customer Success.
11.4 · KEEPING CURRENT
As the product evolves, clients are informed of new versions, features, and changes through periodic newsletters, and the internal CS/Ops team is trained on those changes as they roll out. The two ship together: client communication that outruns internal enablement generates questions support cannot answer. Executor: Customer Success.
11.5 · EXIT CRITERIA
11.6 · COMPETENCY SIGN-OFF
Signed by the trainer against real deployment work — shadowed or performed — not against this page.
11.7 · REFERENCES
Handover & Ongoing Support
The deployment ends when the client can run it without you.
The story: Four to six weeks in, Riverside runs its own room day to day. Your job now is a clean double handover — the client takes operational ownership, and internally the project moves to the ongoing-support team — plus the support structure that carries it from here: remote-first help, on-site when needed, a measure-and-weigh pass, and a path for new-staff training and feature requests.
This is the final phase. Clear it and you've run a deployment end to end.
Eight weeks after go-live, a Riverside nurse texts you directly: a card reader is acting up. The project handed to ongoing support two weeks ago.
What's the right move?
Two handovers, not one.
Remote first, on-site when it must be.
Staff turn over. Needs evolve.
You're ready to hand the project to the ongoing-support team. The room's configured and everyone's trained.
A Riverside inventory discrepancy comes in. How's it handled first?
Three months on, Riverside has hired two new nurses and asked for a report that doesn't exist yet.
Module 12 complete — and so is the deployment.
Phase output: client owns day-to-day · project handed to ongoing support with a summary doc · support tiers running · new-staff training & feature requests captured.
You've taken Riverside from a signed contract to a self-running room — a full deployment, end to end.
PROCESS STEPS · WHO EXECUTES
Step numbers follow the master onboarding workflow (contract → steady-state). Badge = who executes.
THE DOUBLE HANDOVER
SUPPORT STRUCTURE
| NEED | HANDLING |
|---|---|
| Remote support (CS) | Hardware, user, and inventory issues — resolved remotely where possible. First stop. |
| On-site visit (IM) | When remote can't resolve it — an Implementation Manager goes out. |
| Measure & weigh (IM) | Separate visit, no client involvement — record precise weights after products are placed. |
| New-staff training (CS) | Onboard replacements on the basics as staff turn over. |
| Feature requests (CS) | Log and route client change requests for evaluation. |
TRAPS
| Becoming the client's personal hotline | Unblock the person, then route into the support channel. |
| Internal handover with no summary doc | Write it down — config, quirks, open items, contacts. |
| Truck-rolling every issue | Remote first; on-site only when remote can't resolve it. |
12.1 · PURPOSE AND POSITION IN THE PROCESS
Handover & Ongoing Support is Phase 12 of twelve — the final phase. It converts an actively-managed deployment into a self-running site with a standing support structure. It covers seven workflow steps: client handover (61), internal handover to ongoing support (62), training new client team members (63), remote technical support (64), on-site technical support (65), the measure-and-weigh visit (66), and capturing new feature requests (67).
12.2 · THE DOUBLE HANDOVER
Two handovers happen, roughly four to six weeks post-go-live. In the client handover, day-to-day operational monitoring transitions to the client, with Autonomi continuing background oversight. In the internal handover, the project moves from the deployment team to the ongoing-support team, accompanied by an installation summary document and a status update — distinct from the client-facing handover. The document is what lets a support engineer who never saw the install resolve the site's issues. Executor: Customer Success.
12.3 · SUPPORT STRUCTURE
Support is remote-first. Hardware problems, user questions, and inventory discrepancies are resolved remotely where possible (Customer Success); when an issue genuinely cannot be resolved remotely, an Implementation Manager makes an on-site visit. A separate measure-and-weigh visit — without client involvement — records precise product weights once the client has physically placed products on the shelves, since accurate weights underpin accurate counts and can only be captured on the real, stocked shelf.
12.4 · KEEPING THE DEPLOYMENT ALIVE
Two standing activities keep a healthy room healthy: new client team members are trained on system basics as staff turn over (separate from internal team training on new features), and new feature requests from the client are captured and routed for evaluation rather than built ad-hoc. Executor: Customer Success.
12.5 · EXIT CRITERIA
12.6 · COMPETENCY SIGN-OFF
Signed by the trainer against real deployment work — shadowed or performed — not against this page.
12.7 · REFERENCES
Core Kit Preparation
Before anyone drives to the site, the brains of the system get built on your bench.
This is the technical build behind Foundation Phase 08 (Installation Day). The core kit is the network cabinet — Raspberry Pi, converters, repeaters — assembled and tested off-site so install day is genuinely "plug and play."
Same Riverside deployment. Now you're the installer, and the PM has handed you the room blueprint and planogram that govern every placement decision.
Riverside's blueprint shows 9 shelf bays. You're sizing the core kit — how many converters and repeaters?
The converter/repeater count scales to bay count. What goes in this kit?
The cabinet you build before you leave.
Converters and repeaters scale to the room.
Two things that quietly break an install.
The kit is wired and powered. What is the last step before it counts as "plug and play"?
You go to connect the Pi and the network port shows PoE active.
A 10-bay room means two converters in the kit. How do they connect to the Pi?
On the bench test, the access control does not actuate.
Module T1 complete.
Phase output: a fully assembled, tested core kit · converter/repeater count matched to the facility's bay count · access control verified before arrival on site.
Next · Module T2 — System Core Installation (on-site).
THE PRINCIPLE
CORE KIT CONTENTS
CONVERTER / REPEATER SIZING
| BAYS | CONVERTERS | REPEATERS |
|---|---|---|
| 1–4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5–7 | 1 | 1–2 |
| 8–14 | 2 (USB hub) | 2 |
| 15+ | 3+ (USB hub) | 3+ |
DON'T SHIP WITHOUT
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| Sizing by guess, not blueprint | Match converters/repeaters to the bay band. |
| Connecting into active PoE | Have networking disable PoE on the port first. |
| Shipping an untested kit | Bench-test access control before it leaves. |
T1.1 · PURPOSE
The network cabinet (core kit) is prepared and assembled prior to every installation to enable a true "plug and play" experience on site. Converter and repeater counts are scaled to the number of shelf bays planned for the facility. Every installation is accompanied by an Autonomi Project Manager who provides the room blueprint and planogram that govern all placement and configuration decisions.
T1.2 · ASSEMBLY STEPS
T1.3 · CONVERTER & REPEATER SIZING
| BAY COUNT | CONVERTERS | REPEATERS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–4 bays | 1 | 1 | Single converter to Pi. |
| 5–7 bays | 1 | 1–2 | Add repeater as needed for reach. |
| 8–14 bays | 2 | 2 | Use USB hub for both converters. |
| 15+ bays | 3+ | 3+ | Use USB hub; scale converters to bays. |
T1.4 · OUTCOMES
T1.5 · REFERENCES
System Core Installation
The tested kit arrives. Now it goes on the wall — in the right place.
The pre-built core kit is mounted on site according to the room blueprint. The blueprint marks the cabinet and access-control locations; power and ethernet must already be in place near the cabinet position.
This is where the ops-side readiness from Foundation Phase 05–06 meets the wall: if the site prep held, this phase is fast.
You arrive with the core kit. Where the blueprint marks the cabinet, you don't see an ethernet port — just power.
Do you mount and move on?
Site readiness is a gate, not a formality.
Cabinet on the wall, system online.
Clean wiring is a deliverable, not a nicety.
Cabinet mounted, Pi powered. What confirms the core is actually installed correctly?
The blueprint cabinet position has power but the ethernet port is 20 ft away.
You mount and power the cabinet, but don't check connectivity — you'll do it at training.
It's late and the wiring works, but nothing is labeled yet.
Module T2 complete.
Phase output: network cabinet mounted and powered per blueprint · confirmed internet connectivity · clean, fully labeled wiring.
Next · Module T3 — Access Control Installation.
THE PRINCIPLE
STEPS
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| Missing port at the cabinet | Site-readiness gap — resolve, don't run loose cable. |
| Skipping the connectivity check | Verify at the cabinet, not at training. |
| Unlabeled wiring | Label by bay before closing up. |
T2.1 · PURPOSE
The pre-built network cabinet is mounted on site according to the room blueprint. Confirm site readiness before mounting: the blueprint marks the cabinet and access-control locations, and power and ethernet ports must already be installed in proximity to the cabinet position.
T2.2 · INSTALLATION STEPS
T2.3 · OUTCOMES
T2.4 · REFERENCES
Access Control Installation
The door is part of the system — and the part with the most rules.
Access-control hardware secures the supply room entrance: a card reader, an electric strike (HES 5000), and an emergency exit button, all wired back to the network cabinet.
This is the safety-critical phase. The full wiring map lives in the Reference tab (SOW Appendix B) — the Learn flow is about the decisions and the code compliance around it.
The strike ships in Fail Secure. A facilities manager asks you to "just set it to fail-safe so the door opens if power drops."
Reasonable-sounding request. What do you do?
Three components at the entrance.
The most consequential setting in the room.
If — and only if — the AHJ permits.
You're setting the emergency entrance button's delay timer. What value?
A fire-rated door. Facilities wants it converted to Fail Safe.
After sliding the strike to fail-safe, it still operates Fail Secure.
The card-reader run to the cabinet is long, and the reader is behaving intermittently.
Module T3 complete.
Phase output: functional access control — card reader, electric strike, emergency egress · operating mode set correctly and compliant with local jurisdiction.
Next · Module T4 — Autonomi Shelf Installation.
THE HARDWARE
FAIL SECURE → FAIL SAFE
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| Converting to Fail Safe on request | Only with AHJ approval; know the fire-rating cost. |
| Strike still Fail Secure after slide | Seat screws fully in the top position; re-verify. |
| Long, intermittent reader run | Active USB extender to regenerate signal. |
Full wiring map: see the Reference tab (SOW Appendix B).
T3.1 · PURPOSE
Access-control hardware secures the supply room entrance. The card reader, electric strike, and emergency exit button are installed and wired back to the network cabinet.
T3.2 · INSTALLATION STEPS
T3.3 · FAIL-SAFE / FAIL-SECURE MODE
The HES 5000 ships in Fail Secure mode. Convert to Fail Safe only where permitted by the local authority having jurisdiction, and never in a way that interferes with Listed panic hardware. Fire rating note: the fire rating applies to Fail Secure units only — conversion to Fail Safe negates the fire rating on the 5300.
T3.4 · APPENDIX B · ACCESS-CONTROL WIRING (HES 5000 & SD-7103GC-PTQ)
| COMPONENT | CONNECTIONS |
|---|---|
| 12V Power Supply | +12V → Timer Relay COM · +12V → Timer PWR +12V · 0V → Strike negative · 0V → Timer PWR −12V · 0V → Pi GND |
| Timer Module (SD-7103GC-PTQ) | PWR +12V ← supply · PWR −12V ← 0V · Relay COM ← +12V · Relay NC → Pi HAT Relay NO1 · Trigger COM ← push-button lead (N.O.) · Trigger NO ← other push-button lead (N.O.) |
| Pi Relay HAT (Relay #1) | NO1 ← Timer Relay NC · COM1 → Strike positive |
| Electric Strike (HES 5000) | Positive ← Pi Relay COM1 · Negative ← 0V supply · Flyback diode 1N4007: stripe end → positive, plain end → negative |
| LBM Dry Contact | COM (white) → Pi GND · NC (green) → GPIO 7 through a 2.2 kΩ series resistor |
| Emergency Push-Button | One lead → Timer Trigger COM · Other lead → Timer Trigger NO |
Placement notes: install the flyback diode as close as possible to the strike (a few centimetres is acceptable). Install the 2.2 kΩ series resistor as close as possible to GPIO pin 7.
T3.5 · OUTCOMES
T3.6 · REFERENCES
Autonomi Shelf Installation
The smart shelves go in — and each one gets a name.
Smart shelf racks are installed and configured according to the room blueprint and planogram (the same planogram designed back in Foundation Phase 04). Each shelf is addressed, daisy-chained, and connected back to the network cabinet.
This is where the shelf types and the Speed Scale Tool come in — the addressing detail lives in the Reference tab (Appendix A).
You're about to set shelf addresses with the Speed Scale Tool. What ID does the first shelf at Riverside get?
New shelves default to ID 1. Where do you start?
Level, address, chain, label.
Three racks, different capacities.
One shelf at a time, IDs from 11.
You set a shelf's ID. What confirms it actually took?
You have four shelves to address and you connect all four to speed things up.
The tool can't see the shelf after you connected the converter to the laptop.
Shelves are addressed. How do the bays connect back to the cabinet?
Module T4 complete.
Phase output: racks and shelves installed, leveled, and addressed per the approved planogram · all bays connected and labeled back to the network cabinet.
Next · Module T5 — Safety & Handover.
SHELF TYPES
| TYPE | SCALES / CAPACITY |
|---|---|
| A60008 | 6 scales per shelf |
| A40008 | 4 scales · P4 (4 medium) or P2 (2 large / 2 scales) trays · 8 kg |
| A40002 | As A40008, higher capacity — 20 kg |
ADDRESSING (SPEED SCALE TOOL)
CONNECT
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| Starting IDs at 1 | First ID = 11 (defaults are 1 — avoid overwrite). |
| Addressing many shelves at once | One shelf on the bus at a time. |
| Tool can't see the shelf | Set the COM port; restart the utility. |
T4.1 · PURPOSE
Smart shelf racks are installed and configured according to the room blueprint and planogram. Each shelf is addressed, daisy-chained, and connected back to the network cabinet.
T4.2 · RACK & SHELF STEPS
T4.3 · SHELF TYPES
| TYPE | DETAIL |
|---|---|
| A60008 | 6 scales per shelf. |
| A40008 | 4 scales. Supports P4 trays (4 medium), P2 trays (2 large on 2 scales), or a combination. |
| A40002 | As A40008 but higher weight capacity (20 kg vs 8 kg). |
T4.4 · APPENDIX A · SETTING UP SHELF ADDRESSES
Shelf addresses are set using the Speed Scale Tool (Mettler Toledo). The installation file is available in OneDrive at Product\Scales\Mettler Toledo.
T4.5 · OUTCOMES
T4.6 · REFERENCES
Safety & Handover
The system works. Now prove the whole job was done safely.
The Contractor complies with all applicable federal, state, and local occupational safety and health laws, plus any additional requirements the Client specifies. This is the same clinical-conduct discipline as Foundation Phase 08 — now as a binding contractor obligation.
This is the last Installer module. Clear it and you're Installer Certified.
A junior tech offers to wire the strike's 12V supply into the building electrical to save a trip — he's handy but not a licensed electrician.
Let him?
What compliance actually requires.
You are a guest in a working clinic.
What "done" means for the installer.
A minor accident happens on site — no injury, but a cart clipped a wall finish.
PPE is in the van but the job is "quick" and the room is calm.
Packaging and offcuts are piling up in a corner of the supply room mid-install.
What marks the installer's job as truly complete?
Module T5 complete — Installer certified.
Phase output: installation completed safely and in compliance with all applicable regulations · no disruption to facility operations or patient care.
That's the full technical build. Combined with the Foundation track, you can run a deployment contract-to-go-live and install the system with your own hands.
CONTRACTOR OBLIGATIONS
THE PRINCIPLE
TRAPS
| TRAP | THE MOVE |
|---|---|
| "Handy" doing electrical work | Qualified personnel per code — capability ≠ licensed. |
| Skipping PPE for a "quick" task | PPE worn as required, throughout. |
| Delaying an incident report | Report to the Client immediately. |
T5.1 · PURPOSE
The Contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to occupational safety and health, as well as any additional safety and security requirements specified by the Client.
T5.2 · CONTRACTOR OBLIGATIONS
T5.3 · OUTCOMES
T5.4 · HANDOVER
The Statement of Work is a binding agreement between Autonomi and the Contractor. A compliant, clean handover returns the deployment to the operations track for Foundation Phase 09 (Training Day) and Phase 10 (Post-Install Review).
T5.5 · REFERENCES
Appendix · Process Flowchart
The complete customer-onboarding workflow — from signed contract to steady-state support — as it maps across the twelve training phases. Numbers are the master workflow step numbers used throughout the Academy; each badge shows who executes. Gates mark the points where a stage must be complete before the next begins.
Source · OPS-WORKFLOW-2026 — Autonomi Operations Implementation Workflow (onboarding process flowchart). This appendix is a read-only reference; the phase modules carry the full scenarios, quick guides, and competency sign-offs.