Remodeling: Checklists for the construction process can be used as a leverage tool and can create best practices and differentiate your company from competitors in the area, according to Bryan Kaplan of Construction Consulting. Something as simple as a checklist can ensure predictable results even when an owner is not present, Kaplan said during his education session "The Construction Checklist: Your Secret Weapon for Fewer Mistakes, More Profits & Satisfied Clients" at the 2020 International Builders Show in Las Vegas.
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Checklists, systems, and processes allow me to organize and nearly automate my life. I have noticed, in theatre, school, and personal life, that if I don’t put something into writing it does not get done. This was especially helpful in stage management for me- I had checklists and systems for all aspects of the day, in order to cement my process and create an almost autonomy to it all. But checklists also ask for active engagement in the process. No matter how “down” you have it all, you still have to go back and actively check in with yourself and check in with the rest of your team, and evaluate the progress you all have made. When I am feeling overwhelmed, I start to break every task or action I have to do down into its specific components, as small and easy as I can make it, and these checklists allow me to get the satisfaction of checking boxes while chipping away at a larger project or overarching task I need to do.
Checklists are one of the most important things I can think of in terms of organization and tolls to make sure things get done. I think this article is so narrowed in talking about construction checklists, but all of the aspects of this article and checklists can be applied to all aspects of putting on a production. I think most aspects of putting on a show, especially the production manager, involve checklists to make sure that everything gets done and done properly. In my high school, we had a giant white board with all the scenic elements and four columns for each including cut, build, install, and paint, and as we went along our build process, the end of each call, we would go through the board and check off what we did that day. This was the big checklist, but each element had a separate checklist for whoever was in charge of that element’s construction. This system of major checklist and minor checklists helped move our build time along smoothly. It provided a visualization for everyone present to see what still needed to be done in the remaining time so we could adjust the speed of production as needed.
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