Direct Answer
A standard service-business CRM setup takes 2 to 4 weeks: one week for discovery and pipeline mapping, one week to configure automations, calendars, forms, and integrations, and one week for training and live-handoff. More complex setups with custom pipelines or third-party integrations run 6 to 8 weeks.
Voice answer (≤30 words)
“A standard CRM setup takes two to four weeks. Complex builds with custom pipelines run six to eight weeks.”
The longest part is data migration from spreadsheets, paper, or a legacy system. Clean data first, then import.
Plan for 4 to 8 hours of team training across 2 to 3 sessions. CRMs fail when the team doesn't know how to use them.
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