Mutual action plan · Ropewalk and Calloway Home & Garden
Live at the Harrisburg distribution center by Monday, March 1
Every step both teams take between now and go-live, each with one owner and one date. If something moves on your side, tell Joel and this page changes the same day.
Go-live
Mon, Mar 1
2027. Two weeks before seasonal hires start on March 15.
Time left
102 days
as of Thursday, November 19, 2026
Progress
3 of 15
steps done
Late
Step 4, and it's ours
The security test summary was due Nov 18. New date: Mon, Nov 23.
The plan
Showing all 15 steps.
Agree November 5 to 17
1
Nov 5Thu
Demo for the Harrisburg operations team
Gwen and four shift supervisors watched a week's schedule built from their own data.
RopewalkJoel Brandvold
Done
2
Nov 12Thu
Name the go-live date and the people on this page
March 1, so the system has settled before the spring hires arrive.
CallowayLorna Whitfield
Done
3
Nov 17Tue
Agree what the pilot has to show
Three measures, listed under the plan.
Both teamsLorna and Joel
Done
Check and prove November 23 to January 19
4
Nov 23Mon
Send the penetration test summary
Was due Nov 18. Our testing firm delivered late. Deepak needs it to finish step 7.
RopewalkAmara Nwosu
Late
5
Nov 24Tue
Send the order form and service agreement
Priced for Harrisburg alone, with the other two centers as an option.
RopewalkJoel Brandvold
To do
6
Dec 1Tue
Export the staff list and six weeks of past shifts
140 people. A spreadsheet from the current system is fine.
CallowayGwen Castillo
To do
7
Dec 4Fri
Finish the security review
The questionnaire is answered and read. Waiting on step 4.
CallowayDeepak Menon
In progress
8
Dec 7Mon
Load the pilot data and switch on second shift
The 46 people on second shift get the app that morning.
RopewalkAmara Nwosu
To do
9
Dec 7 – Jan 15six weeks
Run the pilot on second shift
Gwen and Amara meet for 20 minutes every Friday to go through the week.
CallowayGwen Castillo
To do
10
Dec 18Fri
Return comments on the agreement
Renee is out from Dec 21 to Jan 1, so anything later waits until January.
CallowayRenee Abbott
To do
11
Jan 19Tue
Review the pilot against the three measures
One hour. The result goes to the budget meeting three days later.
Both teamsLorna and Joel
To do
Sign January 22 to 29
12
Jan 22Fri
Budget sign-off
At the CFO's monthly budget meeting. Lorna presents the pilot result.
CallowayLorna Whitfield
To do
13
Jan 29Fri
Sign the agreement
Onboarding can't be booked until this is done.
CallowayLorna Whitfield
To do
Launch February 1 to March 1
14
Feb 1 – 26four weeks
Train supervisors on all three shifts and build the schedule templates
Nothing is booked for the week of Feb 8, when Harrisburg counts inventory.
RopewalkKit Langley
To do
15
Mar 1Mon
Go live at Harrisburg
Kit is on site for the first week.
Both teamsGwen and Kit
To do
What the pilot has to show
A week's schedule built in under 2 hoursIt takes about 9 hours today.
Overtime hours down 10%Against the same six weeks a year ago.
80% of second shift confirming shifts in the appThat's 37 of the 46 people.
What's changed
Nov 19
Step 4 moved from Nov 18 to Nov 23. Deepak says Dec 4 still holds if the summary arrives on Monday.
Nov 17
Pilot cut from eight weeks to six, at Lorna's request, so the review lands before the January 22 budget meeting.
Nov 12
Lorna moved go-live from February 15 to March 1, to keep training clear of the inventory count.
Who's on it
Calloway Home & Garden
Lorna Whitfield· VP of operations, signs
Gwen Castillo· Harrisburg manager, runs the pilot
Deepak Menon· IT security
Renee Abbott· legal counsel
Ropewalk
Joel Brandvold· account executive, keeps this page
Amara Nwosu· solutions engineer
Kit Langley· onboarding lead
Something moved, or a step is missing? Tell Joel. He updates this page the same day and adds a line under “What's changed.” The link stays the same.
Not in this plan: the Scranton and Allentown centers. We'll plan those once Harrisburg has been live for 60 days.