---
title: "Deploying Bramble - a step-by-step guide"
description: "This article is for System Owners and covers the sequence to deploy Bramble."
url: https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6930758-deploying-bramble-a-step-by-step-guide
collection: "How to setup Bramble"
updated: 2025-07-24
language: en
---

# Deploying Bramble - a step-by-step guide

This article is for System Owners and covers the sequence to deploy Bramble.

This guide is designed to provide you with a sequential overview on how to setup Bramble for your organization.

This is the sequence you should follow when setting up your Bramble environment:

1.  Make sure you have Account Owner or Admin access and acquaint yourself with the [Basics of Bramble](https://intercom.help/bramble-9a214b7cc894/en/articles/6930767-the-basics-of-bramble)
    
2.  [Setup Groups](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6930442-creating-and-editing-groups-in-bramble.md) in Bramble that match your Organizational Chart or desired reporting structure
    
3.  Meet with in-scope Leaders to conduct a [discovery meeting](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6930398-conducting-a-discovery-meeting.md) (this will help you complete some of the steps below)
    
4.  Determine the relevant systems to integrate with Bramble and request an extract for each
    
5.  Create an [Integration Template](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6930688-creating-an-integration-template-in-bramble.md) in Bramble and upload your first batch of volume data (point 4. above) - known as 'Task Events' in Bramble
    
6.  Setup 'Bramble Check-Ins' for Individual Contributors by reviewing and edit the following:
    
    1.  [**Friction Types**](https://intercom.help/bramble-9a214b7cc894/en/articles/6930470-creating-and-editing-friction-types-in-bramble)
        
    2.  [**Leave Types**](https://intercom.help/bramble-9a214b7cc894/en/articles/6930777-setting-up-leave-types-in-bramble)
        
    3.  [**Supporting Tasks**](https://intercom.help/bramble-9a214b7cc894/en/articles/6930566-creating-and-editing-supporting-tasks-in-bramble)
        
7.  Setup the process hierarchy in Bramble by:
    
    1.  Establishing [Process Chains](https://intercom.help/bramble-9a214b7cc894/en/articles/6930492-creating-and-editing-process-chains-in-bramble) for in-scope teams
        
    2.  Establishing [Processes](https://intercom.help/bramble-9a214b7cc894/en/articles/6930522-creating-and-editing-processes-in-bramble) for in-scope teams
        
    3.  Establishing [Production Tasks](https://intercom.help/bramble-9a214b7cc894/en/articles/6930536-creating-and-editing-production-tasks-in-bramble) for in-scope teams
        
        -   Determine whether or not the volumes can be fed via an [automated](https://intercom.help/bramble-9a214b7cc894/en/articles/6930793-production-tasks-manual-versus-auto) transfer of require the Individual Contributor to manually track
            
        -   Establish fair and reasonable [Ideal Task Times (ITTs)](https://intercom.help/bramble-9a214b7cc894/en/articles/6965410-ideal-task-times-itts) for each Production Task
            
        -   Assign [Labels](https://intercom.help/bramble-9a214b7cc894/en/articles/6930653-creating-and-editing-labels-in-bramble) to relevant Production Tasks
            
8.  [Invite users](https://intercom.help/bramble-9a214b7cc894/en/articles/6930456-inviting-and-managing-users-in-bramble) to Bramble
    
9.  Establish a daily transmission (to Bramble) of the following:
    
    1.  Completion volumes by individual
        
    2.  Inventory volumes by task
        
10.  Map Task Events from importers to:
     
     1.  [**User accounts**](https://intercom.help/bramble-9a214b7cc894/en/articles/6930712-how-to-map-task-events-to-users)
         
     2.  [**Production Tasks**](https://intercom.help/bramble-9a214b7cc894/en/articles/6930746-how-to-map-task-events-to-production-tasks)
         
11.  Onboard users:
     
     1.  Conduct and record a 30-min workshop with in-scope teams introducing Bramble and the initial screens and functionality
         
         -   [**Hub**](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6993000-the-hub-for-individual-contributors.md)
             
         -   [**Check-in**](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6963808-the-check-in-screen.md)
             
         -   [**Member Plan**](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6964308-individual-planning-in-bramble.md)
             
         -   [**Plan Variance Report**](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6966111-the-plan-variance-report.md)
             
12.  Setup [Skills](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6983754-about-bramble-skills.md) in order to ascertain Proficiency
     
13.  Set [Targets](https://support.brmbl.io/en/articles/6930406-target-setting-in-bramble.md) for the in-scope teams