Suffering from FOBO?

While updating all those spreadsheets, checking and double-checking the details until your brain hurts, do you ever think there must be a better way to plan events and festivals? Do you ever wonder if other planners are doing the same thing or have a better way: Do they know something you don't? What you are feeling is FOBO - fear of better operations

Does event management software cure FOBO?

There are loads of Event Management Software products on the market, lots are great at what they do. We have spoken to hundreds of festival planners who use these products and all still have to use spreadsheets. The master program, budget, task lists, run of show, schedules, speaker and performer management... all invariably end up in spreadsheets: So no!

What about project management software?

Many have adopted project management products like Monday or Asana to streamline operations. Again great products but they don't cover everything, the spreadsheets are still there, so we don't think they cut it as a cure.

The surprisingly small list of cures for FOBO

Smartsheets: A great tool and if you have the time to set it up properly then you can get a long way to curing FOBO.

Planning Pod: They are really having a go at curing FOBO.

Joi: Well, you would expect us to be on the list. Curing FOBO is the reason for our existence. 

Let us know if you know of any other cures.