Production Workflow Design

Each recurring product has a production workflow — the sequence of steps from data collection to delivery. Standardizing the workflow ensures consistent quality regardless of which analyst produces the product. The workflow has five stages: collection (gather the data inputs), analysis (apply the analytical framework), drafting (produce the content in the template format), review (quality gate before delivery), and delivery (route to consumers through the configured channel). Each stage has a defined owner, a time budget, and quality criteria.

## Production Workflow: Weekly Competitive Digest

COLLECTION (Monday AM, 2 hrs)
- Owner: Automated pipeline + analyst review
- Input: All signals from last 7 days
- Output: Filtered signal list, ranked by significance

ANALYSIS (Monday PM, 1 hr)
- Owner: Analyst
- Input: Filtered signal list
- Output: Top 3-5 signals with context and implications

DRAFTING (Tuesday AM, 1 hr)
- Owner: Analyst
- Input: Analyzed signals
- Output: Draft digest in template format, <300 words

REVIEW (Tuesday PM, 30 min)
- Owner: Senior analyst or peer review
- Checks: Factual accuracy, confidence levels, actionability

DELIVERY (Wednesday 7:00 AM)
- Channel: Email + Slack
- Consumers: Sales team, marketing team, executive team
- Confirmation: Track open rates