tal Preparation //
It’s tempting to just start painting the wall. It’s easy to paint a wall.
It turns out that carefully placed masking and dropcloths save a lot of time compared to the cleanup afterward.
It is the same when you have a brand new hard drive, or a blank page.
It only takes a few moments to create a file backup and organization system. This saves you hundreds of hours by allowing you to find files, organize versions and recover from a (inevitable system failure).
It is much more reliable to use templates, master sheets, and structured methods of storing data than just putting text and images in an attractive way on a page.
Programmers who comment on their code while they work get to the actual work faster.
It is worth it to avoid duplicate work by establishing source control protocols within the team.
How will you make time to redo it if you don’t find time to do the job right?
You can tell whether a painter will be good or not before the first stroke is made. You can also tell if your designers are talented by observing their work.
