Pre-work is an essential Gap tool that will help you get deeper insights to deliver effective meetings. Watch or read the below guides to learn more about pre-work.
Creating & Editing Pre-Work Templates
Navigate to the Main Menu > Document Templates.
The key features in the Document Templates area are:
- Status tabs: Document templates are separated into two groups:
- Templates: this lists all published and draft versions
- Archive: this lists all inactive versions
To create or edit a document template:
- Click Create template.
- Choose from the existing Gap templates or Team Templates you have previously created or saved.
- Rename the document template to an appropriate title (remember this title will be visible to clients).
- Edit the template as required. You can:
- Change the wording in questions, descriptions and sections
- Add or remove questions + Add question or the trash icon
- Add or remove sections by clicking on + Add section or the trash icon
- Change question types by clicking the dropdown box
- When ready, click Publish to finalise your template and make it an available option to choose from when selecting pre-work.
Note
- You can edit, duplicate or archive any published document template by clicking on the ellipses and selecting an option from the drop down menu
- You can also reactivate any archived document templates form the archive list by clicking the ellipses and selecting unarchived
- Use the arrows to collapse and expand sections as needed
- Changes will be saved automatically as you go
- The template will remain as a Draft until you publish or archive it
Sending Pre-Work
Send pre-work to clients directly from The Gap by:
- Navigate to Work Items from the Main Manu.
- Select the Work Item you have created for your client or create a new one.
- Navigate to Step 1 - Meeting Preparation.
- Select the Send, receive and review client pre-work task.
- Check the document template and ensure you have selected the version you wish to use.
- Then click start task.
- Review the pre-work template and make any changes as needed by clicking on the edit button.
- Click on the Recipients field to choose from your existing client contacts. Or click create contact to add a client on the fly.
- Add in a personalised message to accompany your pre-work email to the client (optional).
- Set a due date using the calendar tool.
- Add an automatic reminder to trigger an email to the client if their pre-work is not returned on time.
- Attach any documents or link to the pre-work if required.
- When you are ready, click Send. This will send an email to your clients, prompting them to complete the pre-work by the set due date.
Note
- The Gap's document template for that particular service will be selected by default - you can change the template by clicking on the drop down menu and choosing from any published templates you have created and saved
- Any changes made on-the-fly to a pre-work template at this stage of the process, will only apply to that single meeting - if you wish to make permanent changes, you will need to create a new version of the pre-work under Document Templates
Client Completing Pre-Work
Once you've sent the pre-work, clients can complete and submit their pre-work by:
- Accessing their email notification (they will also receive an in-app Notifications in The Gap) and clicking Complete Pre-work.
- The relevant pre-work document will open immediately.
- Clients will be prompted to complete several answer fields.
- Once the client has finished a section, clicking the Done button will complete the section.
- When ready, the client clicks Submit to send their pre-work responses directly to their advisor.
- A pop-up notification will then be displayed in The Gap confirming a successful submission.
- The advisor will also receive a notification via email and in The Gap, confirming pre-work has been submitted.
Note
- Clients can navigate pre-work sections via the sidebar
- The pre-work document will autosave
- If a client wishes to come back to a pre-work section later, they can navigate through the sections using the arrow buttons instead of clicking the Done button
- Client can also reverse a section from being Done by hovering over the button again and clicking Undo
- A view-only copy of the pre-work responses will automatically be added to the Clients Area
- If a client has not yet created an account, they will remain as a Guest user and will only be able to view their own responses using that link received in the pre-work email
Managing Pre-Work Responses
To view pre-work responses directly from The Gap:
- Navigate to the Main Manu > Work Items.
- Select the relevant work item.
- Navigate to Step 1 - Meeting Preparation.
- Find the pre-work task and click start task.
- All submitted pre-work will be displayed on the right-hand panel.
- Use the sidebar on the left to navigate through sections as needed.
- You can also view pre-work responses from the within the meeting delivery workspace.
To manage pre-work responses directly from The Gap:
- Continue from the above steps.
- Click on the Send icon.
- Click on the Recipients field to view the status of clients' pre-work.
- If a client is yet to submit their pre-work and the due date has expired, you can extend the date and resend the pre-work by following the above Sending pre-work process.
- Once your recipients and extended due date have been chosen, click Send. This will send an email to your clients, reminding them to complete the pre-work by the new due date.
Check Email Log:
If a client says they have not received the pre-work, navigate to Org settings > Email Log:
- Select your client using the drop-down menu or search bar.
- Select your date range.
- Click Fetch emails.
- Click on the email of interest to view more details.
- To resend an email, click the arrow button or ellipses > Resend.
Note
- Re-sending pre-work will not impact any partially complete pre-work responses that a client has been working on, it just resets the due date and sends the client a new notification.
- Only users with Admin access can view the Email Log from the Org settings