A production schedule is a pre production planning document which is also known as a work plan. It is created by the company who are making a product for the client, for example Creative Productions would've made a production schedule for Garmz. It is used to organise the tasks that need to be done and when they need to be done by. This is known as a milestone.
The positives of a production schedule are that the job roles for who is creating the product are clear. For example, Creative Productions have Ian who is there programmer, Alexia who is there graphic designer and John who is there business manager. In addition to this, the team know what needs to be made and when by which is another positive of a production schedule. For example, Creative Productions need to make a site map and a visualisation diagram for an app by the end of may so that the website is ready to be released before summer. This milestone takes into account time for feedback from their client and their target audience through for example a focus group because Creative Productions have from May to August to review the website and make any changes.
The negatives of a production schedule are that the company are not told when to start producing these documents which means their timeframes and milestones may be wrong. For example, if they started making the product in January then they would plan to have for example 3 months worth of planning and a month of making but Garmz may want them to start making the product in April which means they would only have a month to start planning and then make the product. This would make their production schedule wrong which means that their product could be rushed. Another negative feature of a production schedule is that it doesn't take into account legal and ethical issues such as using a variety of models on Garmz website and making sure the website is appropriate for it's audience so that it isn't reviewed by the W3C.
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