Managing the process for print design

Hi,
I like to know if there is some kind off managing system for creating a print design. Sometimes it happens that the final designs go to the press white still something wrong. I made a check list but that doesn't work, because it's unpractical when you have a very tight deadline.
So I'm looking for something more practical, that force the project manager to let the final designs being checked by; copy, specs and content, before sending it for pressing.
Big thnx!

Wibo,
Agree 100% with what Neil and John are saying but some clients are more responsible than others. I went through this a while backwhile every care is taken a lot of our entry come directly from client supplied text or tables inserted into our databases. For this reason I wanted to make the client aware and a bit more responsible for what was finally going to be printed 5000 or so times.
We came up with that attached sign off form to guide the client in checking. It is normally a pdf form which allows for n/a to be filled in for non applicable check boxes. I also decided it was important to highlight with the client that the list is not a through list of things to check but a general roadmap of the type of things to think of.
Also as a lot of our projects are handed off to the client for printing and in these days of digital proofs often the proofs are also press ready files we included the disclaimer that the artwork is not released by us for reproduction until the client returns the signed form. Their call if they go print without returning the form but we have supplied the data for proofing not final production.
As we tackle all sorts of mapping jobs we were after something generic that covered most of our small to medium sized projects - these can range from a $300 custom map supply which may only take an hour to produce to an $10k project that spans a year or two by the time all the data is captured and various revisions actioned.
Obviously for larger contracts the sign off and revision is a more formal and specific process.
Hope the attached image helps sorry about the rough Acrobat PNG export. I think some of the attached wording even came from Neil's initial suggestions.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/unitseven/2867283340/sizes/o/

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