checklists work for astronauts. why not accountants?
by sandi smith leyva
accountant’s accelerator
airplane pilots and astronauts have checklists for just about everything they do. checklists promote performance consistency, make it easier to learn new procedures and increase safety exponentially. in accounting, we can learn from the airline industry and apply checklists to certain areas of our practices in order to reap similar benefits. here are three areas of your accounting practice that can benefit from checklists: