CONTENT REVIEW WORKFLOW — EDITABLE WORKSHEET
Adapt the stages to the size of the work. Silence does not create approval.
Artifact, audience, destination and deadline:
Premise decision owner:
Subject/evidence reviewer:
Editorial feedback resolver:
Maker:
Final release owner and authorised substitute:

EACH REVIEW
Decision requested:
Exact file/version/link:
What is settled:
What remains open:
Review deadline and agreed escalation:
Advisers' comments:
Resolver's consolidated instruction, rationale and rejected alternatives:
Decision: approve / approve with listed corrections / revise / pause
Decision owner and timestamp:
Next owner and delivery time:

LATE CHANGE
New request and reason:
Approved decision/version affected:
Required research, production, edit or finishing work:
Cost/deadline/deliverable options:
Who accepts the tradeoff:
Superseded versions marked:
Release reapproved by/date:

TIME LOG
Started / stopped / category (making, waiting, review, rework) / reason / stage / version.
Track elapsed time separately from labour hours. Avoid double-counting overlapping intervals.
Compare like-for-like work and report sample size before attributing any improvement.

ILLUSTRATIVE THREE-LOOP EXAMPLE — NOT A MEASURED CLIENT RESULT
Loop 1: Monday 10:00 v01 launch script enters review. Marketing asks to open with three features; founder asks to open with customer problem. Tuesday 10:00 editorial lead resolves: begin with release-authority scene, demonstrate one relevant feature after the problem. Founder approves premise. 24 hours elapsed queue/review; labour unmeasured.
Loop 2: Wednesday 12:00 v02 rough cut. Sales asks for dashboard at 00:08; producer says first 20 seconds lack a concrete action. Wednesday 15:00 resolver chooses two-proof reconstruction at 00:08, dashboard only after decision is understood. Mark reconstruction. Three hours elapsed; labour unmeasured.
Loop 3: Thursday 16:00 v03 finish. Founder requests new customer result absent from source. Friday 10:00 release owner chooses publish v03 without the unsupported result; separately research a future version. Eighteen hours elapsed; labour unmeasured. No evidence of time saved.