QTR-Quadtone RIP

This forum is full of excellent advise and the expertise is clearly
evident, but in reading through dozens (or hundreds) of messages on
calibration, the PRINTFIX PRO 225 chart and several other calibration
greyscale images, I'll be honest and say I'm more knowledgeable, but
probably less able --

probably me.  I've always easily confused by details ;-)

Is there a very high level check list that any of you would recommend
that is not so much about details, but a high level checklist that I
could use to organize the many thoughts/approaches that have been
described in this form to get the best possible calibration for
Black/White dedicated printing?  I've got a number of excellent, but
complex images that I just don't believe I am getting on paper as good
as they could be.  Probably Dmax  and separations could all be better.  

My environment is:

OS: Windows Vista
APPS: Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom
CALIBRATION: Spyder2 PRO w/PRINTFIX Pro
RIP: QTR
PRINTER: Epson R1800
INK: K7 ink (single tone)
PAPER: Primarily Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Brt Wht and Bradford Brt or Nat Wht 

BTW - I've ordered Amadou's book based on the feedback in this forum.  

Thanks!