Thoughts on people, project, and business management from a Digital Producer
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In creative work, if you don’t push the boundaries you become boring; in the digital industry, failing to innovate may even render you obsolete. As a producer, the core of your role emphasises playing it safe, going with tried-and-tested solutions, because the typical KPIs for producers are things like project profitability and punctuality of delivery…. [continue]
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I’ve occasionally been asked to write new job descriptions for new producer roles, or rewrite descriptions for existing roles. When given this task, the first thing I usually ask is whether if I can have access to the current job descriptions of the other roles in the company (or the sub-team if it’s a big… [continue]
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In a previous post, I mentioned that it’s important to think carefully before giving discounts on a project, and to consider whether the discount is worth it for the business as a whole. Here, I want to expand on what impact discounts have on the business you work for. The price that you charge a… [continue]