The Interior Design Productivity Toolbox: Checklists and Best Practices to Manage Your Workflow

In the course of their work, practicing interior designers often find themselves juggling different phases of different projects at any given time. Often it's a struggle to keep track of the various moving parts of projects and communicate details among various members of a firm or design team. The Interior Design Project Management Toolkit offers a workflow system that can be easily implemented into a design practice. At the heart of this book is a series of checklists designed to track the various steps within each phase of the design process, from initial client meetings and surveys to design drawings and specifications to renovations and installations. Electronic versions of the checklists can be customized and used in actual design projects, allowing designers to approach each of their projects in a more standardized way. A companion electronic budgeting tool ties in to the checklists and helps designers monitor their expenses and billable hours. Additional content includes explanations of how to implement these checklists into a professional workflow, engaging discussions of best practices (and reminders about what not to do), and drawings and photos intended to visually illustrate common troublespots and pitfalls. The workflow presented in this book can be used by designers working at any scale. It can help a solo practioner to work more efficiently, it can be used to standardize project management among members of small- to medium-sized firms, and it can be used by seasoned design principals and firm owners to help train and guide junior members of their team.