MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCTION
Working in production, you have a key role in ensuring the success of
your publishing programme. To be fully effective though, you need much
more than technical knowledge.
"Programme content and teaching
style were excellent."
Jordan Publishing delegate
This two-day course will help you develop the blend of project management,
flexibility and interpersonal skills you need to manage the production
process. It will help you with:
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effective planning
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identifying potential problems
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evaluating and monitoring progress
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dealing with others in the process
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getting your publications delivered on time and to budget.
The course focuses on individual personal competences, but is
firmly grounded within the book production environment. Practical
exercises, discussion and examples of best practice are all used to help
you develop your skills. You probably already have some experience and a
knowledge of the technical process, but this course will help you really
take control of your publications - and your role.
Programme
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Introduction
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Production in the publishing process
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The drivers: cost, time, quality
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Planning the process
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The workflow
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Realistic scheduling
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Estimating costs
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Briefings: authors, editors, suppliers
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Negotiating effectively
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Managing the process
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Identifying key stages
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Assessing progress
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Managing yourself and others
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Prioritising and time management
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Problem solving
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Communications (colleagues, superiors and external agencies)
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Effective meetings
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When things go wrong
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Balancing conflicts
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Proposing solutions
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Assessing the results
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Lessons learnt
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Providing feedback
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Keeping up with it all - looking outwards
Your tutorMirjana Misina has worked in publishing
for more than 20 years, specialising in the area of pre-press and
production. She now runs her own company, PT33 Publishing Consultancy,
working for a variety of publishers, including Blackwell Publishing, Imago
and Attwooll Associates, to name a few. Mirjana also lectures on the
publishing degree course at Oxford Brookes University.
Note that
most of our open courses can also be run as in company events.
