A few thoughts from someone who has used checklists extensively for many years: 1. Use a spreadsheet. The flexibility to change the structure as you go, and to

A few thoughts from someone who has used checklists extensively for many years: 1. Use a spreadsheet. The flexibility to change the structure as you go, and to create a 2-dimensional checklist is great. All the other power of a spreadsheet is at your fingertips, including automation. 2. Visualization is extremely valuable, and I think necessary. If you have to read through the text of the checklist to understand the current state, it's too cumbersome (other than for small lists) and hard to process. If spreadsheet cells change color based on status, and if their location indicates, via visual memory, what they represent, then now you have a dashboard which tells you the state of the project at a glance. 3. Human beings are terrible at following and updating checklists. I don't know why - it seems easy in concept - but I've never met anyone who could do it without forcing themselves. And everyone starts instinctively skipping steps after awhile. Keep it as simple as possible, with as little detail and as few updates as are necessary to keep things going.