Broker Forge Help

Working the pipeline (Kanban)

Drag deals through stages, set close dates, and watch your forecast update in real time.

Updated May 19, 2026 · 5 min read

The pipeline is the Kanban board where every active deal lives. Each card is a quote in motion — from the moment you start collecting bills to the day the REP confirms the enrollment. You'll spend more time here than anywhere else.

Stages, briefly

Default stages are configured by your admin in Settings → Pipeline. The standard flow:

  • Prospect — name and address only, no usage yet
  • Bill collected — you have usage, the bill is parsed
  • Quote sent — proposal delivered, awaiting feedback
  • LOA out — Letter of Authorization sent for signature
  • Contract out — REP contract sent for signature
  • Enrolled — REP confirmed the switch, awaiting flow date
  • Closed won / lost — terminal states
A fresh pipeline before any deals are added.
A fresh pipeline before any deals are added.

Moving a deal

  1. Create a deal from a customer

    Open a customer, click Add to pipeline. A card appears in the first stage. You can also create deals directly from the pipeline using the + button at the top of any column.

    A pipeline card shows business name, estimated commission, and the term length on offer.
    A pipeline card shows business name, estimated commission, and the term length on offer.
  2. Drag between stages

    Grab the card and drop it on the next column. The platform records the timestamp and the user who moved it — useful for audits and for team reviews.

    Drag-and-drop. The forecast tile at the top updates the moment you release the card.
    Drag-and-drop. The forecast tile at the top updates the moment you release the card.
  3. Set close date and commission estimate

    Click the card to open it. Set Expected close date and adjust Estimated annual commission if the auto-calculated number from the quote needs an override.

  4. Configure stages (admins only)

    If your team works differently, an admin can rename, reorder, add, or remove stages from Settings → Pipeline. Renaming a stage doesn't move cards; deleting one moves them to the column to its left.

    Pipeline stage configuration — drag to reorder, click to rename.
    Pipeline stage configuration — drag to reorder, click to rename.

Tips & gotchas

Forecast = sum of estimated commissions, weighted by stage

Each stage has a default probability (Prospect 10%, Quote sent 30%, Contract out 70%, etc.). Weighted forecast = commission × probability. Override stage probabilities from settings if your close rates run different.

Don't park dead deals in late stages

Moving a stalled deal to "Closed lost" is better than leaving it in "Contract out" for three months — both for your forecast accuracy and your sanity. Add a reason on close so you can spot patterns later.

Bulk-update with multi-select

Hold Shift and click multiple cards to select a batch. Drag any one of them and the rest follow. Useful when an REP confirms a list of enrollments at once.

Related

Was this article helpful?

Related articles

Customer fields, accounts, and ESI IDs
What every field on a customer record means and why ESI IDs unlock the rest of the workflow.
Your first quote, end to end
From new customer to sent proposal in one sitting. The full motion, with no skipped steps.
Tracking commissions and reconciling statements
Match REP commission statements against expected payouts, flag missing or short commissions, and split with sub-brokers.
Edit this article on GitHub