Real Web Project Management: Case Studies and Best Practices from the Trenches

Creating Workflow Standards

Developing and documenting workflow standards is paramount for maintaining an efficient, successful production environment. Still, not every member of the production team, or management for that matter, realizes it. This is because processes are often taken for granted. Subsequently, when you set out to define, or revise, the workflow process(es) at your organization, make a point of informing and including the people whose buy-in you'll need to implement your recommendations. If revising your current workflow process is too controversial, start by simply documenting the workflow process you use now. Chances are, inconsistencies and weak links will come up during the documentation process and revisions will naturally ...