What if your projects started with the same clarity and elegance you bring to your designs?
This isn’t about working harder. It’s about working smarter—by implementing project templates and offering packaged services that scale with your studio.
You didn’t become an interior designer to spend your days rebuilding project plans from scratch—or navigating awkward conversations about your value every time a new client signs on.
And yet, here you are, juggling timelines, deliverables, and scope—all while your creative energy gets drained by repetitive admin tasks.
Every hour spent on setup is an hour lost to the part of your business that actually moves the needle.
So, what if you could reclaim that time?
What if your projects started with the same clarity and elegance you bring to your designs?
This isn’t about working harder. It’s about working smarter—by implementing project templates and offering packaged services that scale with your studio.
We've partnered with ASID New York Chapter to bring guidance on best practice ways to setup your studio and take more control of your time, profits and focus more on the designs.
Here's how you can streamline your design workflow
Whether you’re new to Programa or a seasoned user, you’ll leave with fresh ideas and practical strategies you can implement right away.
In competitive design markets and cities like New York, efficiency isn't just nice-to-have—it's essential for survival and growth.
That’s not just time saved—that’s revenue reclaimed. Billable hours that can go back into design work and client relationships.
Design firms using standardized project templates reported a 20–25% reduction in admin time.
2023 Interior Design Business Handbook Survey
Most design studios operate with inconsistent systems, leading to:
The solution? A strategic template ecosystem that:
Audit your project types
Build your master templates
Evolve from templates to products
Firms implementing standardized processes saw a 15–20% improvement in project completion times.
ASID State of the Industry Report, 2022
Stop selling abstract "design services." Start offering concrete design solutions as products.
Traditional design services challenges:
Packaged service advantages:
Interior design firms using defined service packages saw 28% fewer cases of scope creep.
ASID Business Performance Study, 2022
Your product library isn't just a catalog—it's the foundation of your design consistency and efficiency.
It’s where you keep:
With Programa's Product Library, you'll:
If practices are disciplined about their positioning and their client portfolio, the firm becomes stronger than the sum of its parts.
Harvard Business Review,'What Professional Service Firms Must Do to Thrive' 2021
Imagine what your productized design service and corresponding template might look like for a "Design or Styling Package":
Phase 1: Discovery
Phase 2: Conceptualization
Phase 3: Specification
Phase 4: Implementation
Instead of starting from zero, you’re delivering a repeatable, high-value experience—with less stress, more profit, and clear client expectations.
Programa helps us manage several projects across multiple teams and see quickly what’s cataloged, approved, and the status of things.
Michael ChenFounder, MKCA
Programa gives you the tools to streamline your design business:
This isn’t just about project management. It’s about business transformation.
