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?
- WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?
- the thoughts that pop up into your brain
- What PROCESS SHOULD WE USE? you should find a posses that can work for everyone
- HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY? measure it by how effective you think it will be
- WHO MEASURES QUALITY? the people that you put your product out to
Intention
How do we clarify our specific goal(s) for a project?
- WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE? keep your self on track with a organizer
- WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE? keep it clear but not easy HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY? how well it is mixed with your product
- WHO MEASURES QUALITY? who ever know the intention
Pre-production
How can we brainwrite, brainstorm, storyboard, and plan our ideas at this phase?
- WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE? create tools that work for everyone
- WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE? create a process that works for everyone
- HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY? team wok
- WHO MEASURES QUALITY? yourself and team members
Production
How do we communicate with each other and execute our plan for this phase? This is where we actually make the project.
- WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE? use tool that help you improve the product
- WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE? use a processes that helps get work done
- HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY? how your team is working
- WHO MEASURES QUALITY? your team should give feedback on each other
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.
- WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE? see if the tools you used last still work
- WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE? use a process that works for everyone
- HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY? outside opinions
- WHO MEASURES QUALITY? outside opinions
Presentation/Performance
How do we share our project with our learning community, advisory members, and the world?
- WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?Use tools like power point that help you organize the presentation of your product
- WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?Use the tools to organize your presentation in such a way that it highlights your product
- HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?does it highlight your product positively?
- WHO MEASURES QUALITY? people viewing it
Feedback
How do we conduct a feedback session at the end of the project development cycle?
- WHAT TOOLS SHOULD WE USE?Use your team members to help you answer question
- WHAT PROCESS SHOULD WE USE?Have team members answer questions that have to do with their field
- HOW DO YOU MEASURE QUALITY?Did you use your feedback positively
- WHO MEASURES QUALITY?did the feedback give you criticism that you could build off of to improve your product?
