The shed arrived in 2 well protected crates. I was pleasantly surprised to see how well the shed parts were organized in the crates. My suggestion is to follow their advice and inventory the parts by shed section. It'll save you a bunch of time. Basically took us a weekend and a half to build from start to finish. One of the advantages of building piece by piece was painting all of the outside pieces prior building the shed. 
Overall we were very happy with the entire experience. Great product with very thorough instructions. Saved thousands building it ourselves. Highly recommended!