Publishing and Media
Publishers and editorial teams whose production process lives in spreadsheets and email threads.
The status of a title lives in a spreadsheet somebody has to maintain. Approvals go by email and cannot be found when needed. Who last changed what is no longer knowable.
Why this happens
The process is real and well practised; it is simply not written down anywhere. As long as it lives in individual heads, holiday is a risk and onboarding is expensive.
Approach
What we actually do
- 01We draw the production process as it actually runs, not as the handbook describes it.
- 02Every title has a visible status, an owner and a next step.
- 03Approvals are recorded with a person and a timestamp, and can be read back.
- 04Recurring steps start on their own instead of needing a reminder.
- 05The knowledge sits in the system rather than in somebody’s inbox.
Outcome
What changes afterwards
- A title’s status is a lookup, not a round of emails.
- Approvals can be evidenced.
- Holiday stops blocking production.
- Onboarding takes days rather than months.
- We work with
- Publishing directors · Programme and production managers · Editorial leads
Next step
A conversation, not a pitch
Show us the spreadsheet that tracks production status. It usually explains the process better than any handbook.