One milestone map
Connect editorial handoff, typesetting, proofs, corrections and print-ready approval. Record owners, dependencies and target dates for each title.
Publishing operations · Discovery pilot
InPublish
A clearer path from manuscript
to print-ready.
Bring three book titles. Together, we map the milestones, make vendor handoffs visible and monitor agreed turnaround times in a 14-day assisted setup.
Assisted pilot proposal. Scope, price and start date agreed after discovery.
- 14 days
- Assisted setup
- 3 titles
- Focused pilot scope
- Your SLAs
- Agreed turnaround targets
The three-title offer
Less status chasing. More visibility.
Start with titles already in production, not a company-wide migration. Your production editors and vendors retain their responsibilities.
Agreed SLA monitoring
Set turnaround targets for selected vendor handoffs. Review due, overdue and blocked work against your agreed business-day rules.
Governed AI assistance
Explore evidence-linked status summaries and proposed follow-ups. Editors review messages and approve consequential actions; AI does not approve a title for press.
Your 14-day assisted setup
The proposed schedule starts once access, title scope and pilot terms are agreed. Integration work is scoped separately.
Days 1–3
Discover & scope
Select three titles, understand the workflow and agree owners, handoffs and success measures.
Days 4–7
Map & configure
Set milestones, vendor turnaround targets, calendars and escalation responsibilities.
Days 8–12
Monitor & refine
Review title status together, inspect late handoffs and tune alerts against actual production updates.
Days 13–14
Review & decide
Assess coverage, data gaps and team usefulness. Agree whether a broader rollout is worth pursuing.
Bring the workflow, not the manuscript.
Discovery needs a production process and a willing operations owner. Confidential content can stay outside the initial conversation.
- Three representative titles and their current stages
- Milestone dates, owners and vendor handoff targets
- An existing tracker or a redacted workflow example
- A production lead for setup and review
Pilot review
Measure what changes.
Review milestone coverage, update freshness, handoffs outside target and time spent preparing status reports. Establish a baseline together—no promised percentage savings or guaranteed deadline improvement.
SLA monitoring means tracking agreed targets. It is not a vendor performance guarantee or an automated replacement for your production team.
Before the pilot
Start with three titles
Where does your production handoff stall?
Let’s explore a focused pilot around your deadlines, your vendors and your team.