Every feature. Every surface. One honest tour.

What the brief captures

Every brief looks the same. Every one tells you what you need to know — the first time.

• Scope & must-haves — what they want done, and what they won't compromise on
• Budget range — in a format that feeds your value estimate
• Timeline & decision window — when they want to start, when they're choosing
• Finance status — pre-approved, saving, or "just looking"
• Photos of the space — upload from the chat, attached to the brief
• Smart follow-up questions — the chat adapts based on the project. A kitchen reno gets different questions to a new deck. So you arrive at the first call already knowing the detail that matters — and can identify the leads worth calling before you pick up the phone.

Why the score matters

It's not a gut feel. It's the signals every builder silently judges when a lead comes in — now visible, tracked, and actionable.

• Configurable weighting — you decide what matters most in your business
• Project type preferences — flag preferred, neutral, or not-interested work
• Live recalculation — edit the brief, watch the score adjust
• Per-dimension breakdown — see which signal is dragging a low score down
• Colour-coded bars — green (pursue), amber (qualify), red (deprioritise)
• Higher-intent signals — a referral or finance-approved lead rises to the top automatically

The tools in the dashboard

• Kanban pipeline — Enquiry → Brief Received → Site Visit → Quoting → Negotiation → Won / Lost / Backlog
• Live pipeline value — active deal $ across your whole pipeline, updated in real time
• One-tap call & email — straight from the lead card, mobile-first
• Lead notes — timestamped, stacked chronologically, never lost
• Search & filter — by name, project, suburb, stage, or project type
• List & Kanban views — toggle between them for the view that fits the task
• Archive & backlog — park leads you're not pursuing now without losing them

Why it earns its place

Site visits are where the job gets won. The calendar is built for that moment — not general admin.

• Book from any lead — date, time, address, notes, one tap
• Monthly grid view — see the whole month at a glance
• Today & Tomorrow badges — imminent visits flagged automatically
• Save to your work calendar — sync directly to Google, Outlook, or any calendar app you already use
• Tap a visit, open the lead — jump straight to the brief before you walk in
• Visit notes — what to bring, access details, client concerns
• Mobile-first — check tomorrow's schedule from the ute, not the laptop

Your business, scheduled

Most builders keep the schedule in their head. The Timeline puts it on screen — so you can plan properly and promise delivery dates with confidence.

• Gantt view — every active job plotted across a horizontal date axis
• Day / Week / Month toggles — zoom in on the week ahead or plan out the next quarter
• Colour-coded capacity bar — green (room to grow), amber (getting full), rust (near limit), red (over capacity)
• Set your capacity — tell the system how many concurrent jobs you can run. 1 to 15.
• Move jobs on the grid — drag to reschedule when timelines shift
• Not yet scheduled — leads without dates shown separately so nothing gets lost

Built to belong to you

A homeowner should never feel like they left your website. The brief link is your brand, your voice, your experience.

• Your branded URL — yourbusiness.buildbrief.com.au, or point your own domain at it
• Your logo, your colours — the brief looks like part of your site, not ours
• Tell people on the phone — "I'll send you a link, answer a few questions, and I'll come back to you properly." Turn every phone enquiry into a structured brief.
• Stop giving free advice — no more hour-long calls that end with the homeowner choosing someone else. Qualify first, talk second.
• Works everywhere — website button, email signature, Google Business Profile, QR code on a flyer
• Instant lead capture — every brief submission lands in your dashboard, scored and ready to act on