Practical guide

Measure how much preparation time a repeat session needs

Repeat-session preparation time should separate reusable work from the checks that must happen again because products, offers or devices changed.

Repeat-session preparation time should separate reusable work from the checks that must happen again because products, offers or devices changed.

A practical procedure

  1. Time product verification, script updates, media setup and rehearsal as separate activities.

  2. Mark which activities reused an existing asset and which required new work.

  3. Compare repeated sessions with similar scope and retain the reasons for unusually long preparation.

Worked example: a fictional session

A fictional team reuses a demonstration clip but spends additional time checking a changed bundle, so it records both reuse and verification work.

Check the limits

Reusing assets does not eliminate the need to check time-sensitive information.