Let’s not get hung up on jargon. We define a single revision round as a presentation of the latest version of a design or technology to the client. Then, the client gets to make as many requests for changes to that version as they like within a single document or email or whatever. Once each of the in-scope changes agreed to be made are complete, presented, and approved, that single revision round is now complete.
Examples
Need some examples? Sure.
One Revision Round – One Change
- JDM Digital presents you with a new logo design. The feedback is, “we love it, but make it blue.”
- JDM Digital makes the logo blue.
- You say, “It’s too blue. We meant THIS blue.”
- JDM Digital makes the logo exactly blue the client supplied. Client loves it.
- Revision round one (1) would be concluded.
One Revision Round – Multiple Changes
Obviously, clients request a lot more than a single, small change during a revision cycle. How might that look?
- JDM Digital presents the latest version of the graphic. Initial client feedback is positive.
- Upon further review, the client sends JDM Digital an email with 10 changes to that graphic.
- JDM Digital schedules a meeting to make sure they understand all 10 changes, then gets to work.
- JDM Digital returns to the client with the latest version, including all 10 changes they requested.
- They accept the 10 changes.
- Revision round one (1) is now complete.
- HOWEVER, they have just 3 more changes…
- Revision round two (2) now begins.
Get it? Great.