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FTQ360 Software Trial for Digital Transition Success

Written by Ed Caldeira | Jun 11, 2025 7:15:48 AM

Embarking on a digital transformation of your inspection and QAQC processes can seem daunting, especially when you already have established workflows, trusted personnel, and pressing project demands.

That’s why the FTQ360 trial is more than a software evaluation; it’s a structured, proven onboarding process designed to guide your team week-by-week through a successful transition.

Each week of the trial focuses on a clear, achievable milestone. As your team progresses through the process, they gain clarity, build confidence, and gain the satisfaction of knowing they’re on the right path toward a successful digital QAQC implementation.

Even after the 30-day trial ends, the momentum continues. The foundation you establish during these four weeks sets the stage for broader rollout, adoption of best practices, and continuous improvement across your QAQC program.

This article introduces a four-week strategy which forms the core of your onboarding journey.

Week 1: Conducting Your First Inspection

Your journey begins with a single, straightforward inspection. This step introduces you to FTQ360 in action, capturing photos, documenting observations, and closing punch items without relying on spreadsheets. This initial experience builds user confidence and sets a clear baseline for what digital inspections look and feel like in practice.

Week 2: Setting Up a Representative Project

With a foundational experience in place, you're ready to model one of your real projects in FTQ360. This setup mirrors your current QAQC workflows and becomes a demonstration platform for key personnel. It shows that going digital doesn’t mean reinventing your processes, just making them run more efficiently and consistently.

Week 3: Demonstrating to Key Personnel

Now that the system reflects actual job scenarios, it's time to involve the right people. In a team meeting, key personnel are guided through inspections of situations they already understand but this time in a digital context, right there in the meeting room. This familiar content accelerates initial buy-in and sets the tone for confidently trying it out on the jobsite .

Week 4: Reviewing and Refining

In the final week, key personnel conduct real-world inspections on active jobsites, supported by close monitoring and guidance. They experience firsthand, the ease of use, streamlined workflows, and practical benefits of a digital system. The trial now becomes a cycle of hands-on learning, structured feedback, and targeted refinement, a process that ensures your implementation is not just functional, but sustainable. At this point, FTQ360 moves from a trial to a platform your team can confidently build on. The conversation shifts from "Do we want to do this?" to "How fast can we do this?"

A Foundation for Organizational Success

This four-week onboarding framework does more than introduce a product. It builds a strong foundation for long-term success. It helps your organization:

  • Experience digital QAQC first hand
  • Align technology with your existing workflows
  • Engage decision-makers through practical demonstrations
  • Establish a clear path for scalable implementation

And once the trial concludes, the journey continues. You move forward with broader rollout, progressive adoption of QAQC best practices, and continuous refinement of your processes over time.

Digitizing inspections isn’t just a software upgrade, it’s an operational shift. The FTQ360 trial gives you the structure and confidence to lead that shift effectively.

Stay tuned for each article in this onboarding series. Whether you’re leading the initiative or exploring how it could work at your company, these articles will guide you through each stage with clarity, purpose, and momentum.

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