I am currently engaged in a lively debate with another SM about the value of a Who-What-Where (WWW) production document. If you're not familiar, the WWW is a master document that tracks absolutely everything in a show - every entrance/xt, every prop, set piece, rail/sound/fx cue, costumes (actually, I don't think I've ever seen lights absorbed into a WWW). Usually it's a huge chart set up this way:
Time In // Who // What // Where // Notes
15:34 //Marie//Wine btl//ntr sr, x to c table//bottle has water inside
I think these documents are marvelous and I start building one before rehearsals even begin. All my running sheets are then zapped off by pulling info from this master document - it's a snap, and I can't imagine doing it any other way anymore. And I think it's an amazing tool for the archive; In theory, with a groundplan and the WWW, you could remount any production blind. Other SMs I've spoken with think they're ridiculously detailed and ultimately useless because there's just too much information. Does anyone else want to chime in on your love/hate of the WWW?