Creative Workflow Diagnostic - 5-Minute Assessment

Section 1: Workflow Stage Analysis

Identify which workflow stage creates your longest delays

Q1: Where do most project delays occur in your workflow?

Request Intake & Brief Creation Unclear requirements, missing information, scattered requests

Resource Assignment & Planning Capacity issues, skill mismatches, workload imbalances

Creative Production Asset fragmentation, tool issues, repetitive tasks

Review & Approval Long sign-off waits, scattered feedback

Revision & Rework Version confusion, late-stage changes

Q2: Average time from project request to first draft?

0-2 days (Excellent)

3-5 days (Good)

6-10 days (Concerning)

10+ days (Critical)

Q3: How often do projects miss their original deadline?

0-10% of projects (Excellent)

11-30% of projects (Good)

31-50% of projects (Concerning)

51%+ of projects (Critical)

Q4: Team capacity utilization rate?

80-90% (Optimal)

65-79% (Underutilized)

91-100% (At risk)

Don't know / Don't track

Section 2: Version Control Cost Analysis

Calculate the hidden cost of version control chaos

Q5: How do team members share and manage file versions?

Dedicated version control/DAM system Low risk - Automated tracking

Cloud storage with manual naming Medium risk - Human error prone

Email attachments and Slack High risk - Scattered versions

Mixed methods with no standard Critical risk - Maximum confusion

Q6: Version control issue frequency?

Rarely (<10% of projects)

Sometimes (10-30%)

Often (30-50%)

Very frequently (50%+)

Q7: Percentage of time spent on rework due to version issues?

0-5% (Minimal rework)

6-15% (Moderate rework)

16-25% (Significant rework)

26%+ (Critical level)

Q8: Where is feedback typically provided?

Centralized platform with version tracking

Project management tool

Email, Slack, and PDFs

Verbal in meetings (undocumented)

Section 3: Performance Benchmark Comparison

Compare to teams achieving 35% faster completion

Q9: Do you have documented, standardized workflows?

Yes, comprehensive templates and processes

Basic templates for common projects

Informal processes, not documented

No, each project handled differently

Q10: Level of automation in creative workflow?

AI-enhanced with intelligent automation

Integrated automation across stages

Basic automation (templates, notifications)

Mostly manual processes

Q11: How do you track creative team performance?

Real-time dashboards with business outcomes

Regular reports on KPIs

Basic tracking (volume, completion)

Anecdotal evidence only

Q12: Team size for cost calculation?

1-5 people

6-10 people

11-20 people

21+ people

Your Creative Workflow Maturity Score

Level 3

Established

🎯 Top 3 Highest-Impact Bottlenecks

💰 Hidden Cost of Version Control Chaos

Estimated Annual Hidden Cost:

This represents recoverable waste through proper version control systems

Creative Workflow Diagnostic Assessment

Section 1: Workflow Stage Analysis

Section 2: Version Control Cost Analysis

Section 3: Performance Benchmark Comparison

Your Creative Workflow Maturity Score

🎯 Top 3 Highest-Impact Bottlenecks

💰 Hidden Cost of Version Control Chaos

📊 Performance Gap vs Leading Teams

✅ Priority Actions (Quick Wins 0-3 Months)

🚀 Expected Impact