Rufforth Bakeries / BG-Demo – Kickoff
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Rufforth Bakeries · 16 Feb 2026 13:45
Kickoff with Melanie Scaife on placing the eight Growth connectors: orders first, then complaints, credit last. No go-live date yet: helpdesk access, finance sign-off and a named admin are all outstanding.
What was said
What this says
As at Fri 9 Oct 2026Kickoff with Melanie Scaife on placing the eight Growth connectors: orders first, then complaints, credit last. No go-live date yet: helpdesk access, finance sign-off and a named admin are all outstanding.
What happened: Hamza Akhtar proposed loading orders first, then complaints, then credit, which is the most sensitive and needs finance sign-off. Melanie agreed and described complaints as coming from a helpdesk inbox and a separate spreadsheet log.
Customer view: Melanie wanted a range to give her directors. Hamza would only give one once helpdesk access, held by IT, is in. She said the explanation of how to monitor the connectors was clearer than she expected.
Commercial: Elena Novak asked for a named admin, and Hamza warned that connectors fail quietly when someone leaves. Credit data needs the finance director to confirm, so no credit date was given.
Watch: Melanie does not own finance sign-off or IT access, so both can delay go-live.
Themes
As at Fri 9 Oct 2026Theme
Growth connector kickoff
Importance
neutral
Sentiment
positive
Voice
champion
Who was there
BG-Demo
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Follow-up
Next steps
As at Fri 9 Oct 2026- Melanie Scaife to send the exact names of the helpdesk and complaints log systems.
- Melanie Scaife to put forward a named admin by the end of the week and ask the finance director about credit sign-off.
- Hamza Akhtar to give a go-live range once helpdesk access is in, and Elena Novak to send the written actions that afternoon.
Risks
As at Fri 9 Oct 2026- Helpdesk access sits with IT, which Melanie said may take a while, and no go-live date can be given until it arrives.
- Credit data needs finance director sign-off that has not been confirmed, so the credit connector has no date.
- No named admin exists yet, and connectors can fail quietly if the admin role is unfilled or the person leaves.
Opportunities
As at Fri 9 Oct 2026- Test questions such as which retailer had the most complaints last month can show early value to the customer service team.
- Complaints and credit data across the eight Growth connectors could deepen use beyond orders.
Transcript
Elena NovakHello, good afternoon everyone. Elena here, and I can hear you all. As I emailed beforehand, the agenda is: one, the connectors; two, owners; three, timeline; and then any questions.
Hamza AkhtarSounds right. Melanie, can you hear me? I'm on headphones, so shout if it's bad.
Melanie ScaifeI can hear you fine. Thanks for the agenda, Elena, it helps. Can we start with the bit I care about most, which is complaints?- Elena NovakYes, as agreed, we will start with the connectors. Hamza, would you take us through the plan?
- Hamza AkhtarOf course. Growth gives you eight connectors, so we have eight to place. My suggestion is orders first, then complaints, then credit last, because credit is the most sensitive and needs the most sign-off.
- Melanie ScaifeMakes sense. Orders are the easy one, everyone already looks at them in the ERP and in spreadsheets.
- Hamza AkhtarRight. The ERP is the first connector I'd want to check against the source before anything goes live.
- Melanie ScaifeAnd complaints come in through a few places. There's the customer service inbox, and there's a log that's kept separately. It's a bit of a mess, honestly.
- Hamza AkhtarThen that's a good reason to map them carefully. Can you tell me the systems, roughly?
- Melanie ScaifeRoughly, the helpdesk for the inbox, and a separate log that's basically a spreadsheet. I'll get you the exact names.
- Elena NovakTo confirm, Melanie, you will send the exact names, as agreed. I will make sure these actions are written up today.
- Hamza AkhtarThank you. Credit is the last connector. Who on your side signs off finance data going into B-Viz?
- Melanie ScaifeThat isn't me. It's our finance director. I'll ask him, I don't want to guess a name in front of everyone.
- Elena NovakGood. Please do not give a date for the credit work until Finance has confirmed. I will hold the timeline until then.
- Melanie ScaifeAgreed. Sorry, that's a fair point.
- Hamza AkhtarNo apology needed. Owners, then. Who looks after the connectors day to day on your side?
- Melanie ScaifeMe, for customer service data. Finance for credit. And I suppose someone in IT for the login side, I'll need a name for that.
- Elena NovakPlease send a name for the admin role as well. I need a named admin for the account, so I can check the set up.
- Hamza AkhtarYes, a named admin matters. Otherwise the connectors fail quietly when someone leaves.
- Melanie ScaifeOkay. I'll put a name forward by the end of the week.
- Elena NovakThank you. Third, timeline. Hamza, what do you need before the first sync?
- Hamza AkhtarAccess to the ERP export and the helpdesk, then a day or two to check the mapping. Then we load the first connector and see what looks wrong.
- Melanie ScaifeThe helpdesk access sits with IT. It might take a while, they're always busy.
- Hamza AkhtarThat's fine, we can start on the orders while we wait.
- Melanie ScaifeSorry, I was checking the retailer list. Carry on.
- Elena NovakNo problem. Hamza, the timeline, please.
- Hamza AkhtarI'd like the orders connector loaded first, then we look at what the first questions come back with, then add complaints. I can't give a go-live date until the helpdesk access is in.
- Melanie ScaifeI understand, but I need something to tell the directors. Can you give a range?
- Hamza AkhtarOnce the helpdesk is in, I'll give you a range. Before that it would be a guess, and you'd hold me to it.
- Elena NovakAs agreed, Hamza will give the range once the access is in. Melanie, please note that for your directors.
- Melanie ScaifeNoted. Thanks.
- Hamza AkhtarRight, the last thing on timeline. Each connector gets a test run with some real questions from your team before we call it live.
- Melanie ScaifeGood. My team will want to ask things like which retailer had the most complaints last month. Can we test that one?
- Hamza AkhtarYes, that's the best test. We'll check each answer against the source, not just against what looks plausible.
- Elena NovakPlease list the test questions in writing, as agreed, so that we can track them.
- Melanie ScaifeI'll send them over. It's a short list, maybe a dozen.
- Elena NovakAny questions before we close? I will send the written actions today, so please check them when they arrive.
- Melanie ScaifeHow will we know it's working? Who keeps an eye on it?
- Hamza AkhtarThe admin sees the connector status on the page, and we'll run the test questions together. If a connector stops loading, you'll see it there.
- Melanie ScaifeGood. That's clearer than I expected.
- Elena NovakThank you all. As agreed, I will send the summary and the actions this afternoon. Kind regards to everyone.
- Hamza AkhtarThanks everyone, speak soon.
- Melanie ScaifeThanks. Bye.
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