Enforcing the control cycle

- It can be difficult to enforce a control cycle…within a creative organization.…Most folks didn't study film, video, or photography…to work on spreadsheets or reports.…I guaranteed you you will meet resistance…as you try to implement this within an organization.…But there are some things you could do…to make it part of your infrastructure.…For example, at my organization,…for one of our clients that's very complex,…we have an elaborate tracking board…when every project can be visibly seen…by everyone in the office…and they know exactly the stage we're at…and they can update.…

We can see where a project is.…We've identified the control cycle for that project…and it makes it easy.…In fact, you can see it here for our courses.…We use this to track the different courses…we've making for the online library…and where we're at in the process,…but additionally, you can make this part…of your general infrastructure.…For example, I've turned this into an actual template…in Basecamp.…When a new project is created,…all of those core tasks that were identified…