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Getting rid of roadblocks
Software Downunder Newsletter Oct '08

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RoadBlock
Greetings!

Are you still organising meetings, couriers, and postage to get artwork approved by the client or by your own colleagues? If so, you are using a whole lot of expensive time unnecessarily.
Faster approvals
Presenting work to clients can often meet roadblocks and delay the whole project. Meetings are scheduled, cancelled, or postponed and too often the progress is hijacked by the process.
 
Streamline the approval procedure, no matter how complicated it needs to be, with the [Files] and [Reviews] areas of workamajig.

Artwork files can be stored on the project record, to be viewed on line by the team with access to that project and an approval status is then nominated, with the facility to add any comments.
Anyone receiving a request for artwork approval will receive an automatic email notification with a link directly to the approval. The approval screen shows the basic information of  the request, and any specifications that have been entered.  If you have the correct authority, you can click on the Edit Request action at the top to edit the project request. The security rights to read, update, change, or delete are controlled, and the approval comments box is optional.
On completion of the review, the [Approve] or [Reject] button system will send the request on to the next step.

Who gets it next?
The approval process can be looped in a selected order that is progressed from each step, or sent to all appointed approvers simultaneously.

Having the creative brief, project specifications, and any relevant artwork all stored with the project helps to avoid miscommunications and expensive mistakes.
 
Routing the files for distribution and review to your clients and outside suppliers does not increase the cost to our workamajig customers, as suppliers and clients are not classified as full users, with their access fully controlled. Free client access allows any number of outside users to review and comment on the work done to date.

Finding it now
Extensive file search capabilities enable you to quickly find specific documents you may need for client review. File attributes allow you to add additional information on to a file that can assist you in searching for a specific type of file - customising your search criteria.
When you need more information than can be put into the description of a file or if you are looking for a way to standardise search criteria for files,  use our new digital asset management system.

If we can assist with any more information or training  on managing your digital assets and artwork approvals with workamajig, please contact us to schedule a session.

Email all helpdesk queries to:
support@softwaredownunder.com.au
Please include as much detail as possible to enable a speedy response.

Sincerely,

Rondelle Taylor
Software Downunder

www.softwaredownunder.com.au
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Our director, Rondelle Taylor, has ten years experience as the financial controller of a medium sized agency, handling a wide variety of project types and sizes.
Recognising the problems of not having an adequate system for project management and profit tracking, and the need for the integration of separate systems (excel, word, and myob etc.) led to the current consultancy role.
Maintaining a detailed analysis of available software solutions enables Software Downunder to recommend a system to best fit your needs.

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