Supplier Windows: Stop Letting Everyone Show Up at Once
When every supplier arrives at 7am, you do not have a build schedule. You have a car park. Stagger arrivals by dependency, not convenience.
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Behind the Stage Blog
Practical insights on event scheduling, crew welfare, risk management, and operational leadership from 35 years in the field. By Iain Morrison.
Gold Copy Discipline: One Document Everyone Trusts
Gold copy means one version, one location, one truth. When three people have three versions of the site plan, nobody has the plan.
Read article →PERT Estimation for Event Managers
PERT estimation gives you three numbers for every task: best case, worst case, most likely. It stops your schedule from being built on optimism.
Read article →Event Scheduling Is Not Project Management
Event scheduling and project management share tools but not logic. Events have a fixed deadline that does not move. That changes everything.
Read article →Your Run Sheet Is Not Enough: Seven Things to Schedule for Show Day
Your run sheet covers the stage. But show day has seven areas that need scheduling. Most events only cover one.
Read article →What Is a Bump-In Schedule?
A bump-in schedule controls when every contractor arrives, what they do, and what must finish before the next team starts.
Read article →What Is a Critical Path for an Event?
The critical path is the longest chain of dependent tasks between now and doors open. If any task on it runs late, your event opens late.
Read article →15 Habits of Event Professionals Who Don't Burn Out
15 habits that separate event professionals who last decades from those who burn out. Real evidence from the field, not motivational fluff.
Read article →If you want the scheduling foundation these posts keep circling back to, Master Event Scheduling in a Weekend is the course.
