Introduction to Viewpoint Spectrum

Start your implementation the right way with our experienced and certified training professionals.

Course Abstract

This four-day, introduction course is for new Spectrum users preparing for implementation, providing a foundation of information that you will build on with your implementation consultant enabling you to:

Work more effectively with your consultant with the information you will have received in these sessions.

Make more informed decisions during implementation with your consultant, providing better results in the end.

It’s easier on you and your company! There won’t be so much brain pain when working with your consultant.

You’ll lose 20 lbs!

Meet Our Training Team

Mike Pieczynski, CPA

Mike is a certified public accountant, and the founder and previous owner of OnPoint Consulting, which was acquired by BuildOne Partners in 2025. Today, Mike leads the BuildOne Client Care team and conducts our Viewpoint Spectrum Bootcamps.

Mike has over 30 years of experience in the construction industry and has been Spectrum certified since 2015.

Mike has served as a CFO at a construction company in Missouri, and before that as the administrative partner of Renshaw and Pieczynski, CPA’s, focusing in the construction industry.

Joshua Bohlke

Josh Bohlke is the CFO of Columbia River Electric (CREM), an industrial electrical contractor operating throughout Washington and Oregon. He brings 20+ years of finance experience and CFO-level leadership, along with an MBA from Washington State University.

CREM operates on Viewpoint Spectrum by Trimble and recently completed a full system reconversion — rebuilding the implementation from the ground up to establish clean, reliable financial data.

Leveraging that foundation, Josh has built a custom reporting and analytics layer — connecting Spectrum data directly to Power BI dashboards and Excel models. This has enabled the company to make timely, data-driven decisions.

Outside of work, Josh is a dedicated family man who enjoys time with his wife and daughters, and spending weekends on the baseball field coaching and cheering for his boys.

Introduction to Spectrum Course Description

Core modules included: General Ledger, Job Cost, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Cash Management, and Purchase Order.

We will do an overview of:

Your Spectrum implementation timeline and milestones
Key success factors including roles and responsibilities, common risk and project status meetings
Spectrum modules and how they talk to one another
Spectrum navigation
An overview of Security.
An overview of setups and processes in Spectrum including GL Accounts, Vendors, Customers, Employees, Jobs and Schedule of Values. We will cover general processing of Purchase Orders, Accounts Payable Invoices, Payroll, Change Orders, and Job Billing. All of the above will be general information that you will build on with your consultant based on your requirements and system design decisions.

We will focus on conversion concepts:

The beginning balance process
Master files and how to load them from MS Excel to Spectrum
Spectrum Data Exchange. Trimble’s secret sauce in implementations and beyond! (We are speaking to this at the 2026 Trimble Dimensions conference)

Wrapping up, the last session will be “Life of a Job” so that you can see it all tie together!

Advance topics that layer on top of Spectrum are not included: Work Order, Service Contracts, Traqspera, HRM, Trimble Materials, etc.