Overview
 

This course addresses the operational realities of modern publishing environments where deadlines are tight, budgets are constrained and complexity is high. Participants learn how to design structured workflows that minimise bottlenecks, reduce late-stage corrections and prevent costly production overruns. The training covers multi-author coordination, writing directly into layouts, version control, cross-team communication and realistic production scheduling across print and digital formats. It emphasises proactive planning rather than reactive crisis management, introducing repeatable systems that improve predictability, accountability and cost control.

 

Particular attention is given to aligning editorial, design and project management functions so that quality is built into the process rather than inspected at the end, reducing financial waste caused by structural rewrites, design rework and duplicated effort. Participants explore practical tools for briefing authors more effectively, managing iterative feedback loops and mitigating reputational and compliance risks arising from rushed production cycles. The course is especially relevant to education and trade publishers, content agencies and organisations managing complex, multi-component outputs under commercial pressure. The result is improved efficiency, stronger team coordination, reduced operational risk and consistently high editorial standards delivered on schedule and within budget.

 

Key Objectives

• Design structured publishing workflows that reduce bottlenecks and eliminate avoidable rework

• Improve coordination between editorial, design and project management teams

• Reduce production costs by preventing late-stage structural corrections

• Implement proactive planning systems that replace reactive crisis management

• Strengthen author briefing and feedback processes to minimise revision cycles

• Mitigate operational and reputational risks associated with compressed timelines

• Improve predictability in scheduling, budgeting and delivery across multi-component projects

• Maintain high editorial standards while delivering on time and within budget

 

Duration

One day 

 

Standard pricing: £1900 + VAT (one day) for up to 10 participants at client venue; £150 +VAT per additional participant (max 20); travel and accommodation costs apply (TBC)