What is Workflow?
Work•flow /ˈwərkflō/
“The sequence of industrial, administrative, or other processes through which a piece of work passes from initiation to completion.” – lexico.com
What is a quality workflow? How do we develop it? Below are elements of the production cycle that most creative people move through as they create something. First, we must identify the stages of project production. What is each stage and what are the quality checks for each stage. Read on and find out!
Stages of Creation Development
Inspiration
How do we find ideas to develop?
- Getting ideas from other people
- Being open to other ideas and viewpoints
- Make everything formal but understandable
- Viewers measure quality
Intention
How do we clarify our specific goal(s) for a project?
- Putting intentions into writing
- Pros and cons list or journaling
- You can measure the quality of your intention by your own standards
- Each individual should measure their own intentions
Pre-production
How can we brainwrite, brainstorm, storyboard, and plan our ideas at this phase?
- Group discussions or flowcharts
- Coordinating discussions and writing down plans
- Quality should be measured against what the plan is
- The group who worked on the idea together
Production
How do we communicate with each other and execute our plan for this phase? This is where we actually make the project.
- Being aware of the role you play in the team
- Talk things through; make sure everyone understands
- Feedback from the group
- The group or team should measure the quality
Post-production
How do we communicate with each other and execute our final stages of the project for this phase? This is where we publish the project.
- Editing the final product and checking for errors
- Proof reading everything that is going to be published
- Getting feedback and opinions from the group
- The group measures the quality
Presentation/Performance
How do we share our project with our learning community, advisory members, and the world?
- Zooms, blogs or slideshow presentations
- Posting on social networks
- The amount of times the presentation is viewed, liked or commented on
- The viewers or intended audience
Feedback
How do we conduct a feedback session at the end of the project development cycle?
- Communication skills
- Getting together and discussing the outcome of the performance
- By the audiences reaction
- The viewers and the group