Method for the serial implementation of identical forming processes on identical workpieces made from a raw material by means of a forming apparatus, wherein, in each forming process, a plurality of forming steps are carried out on the particular and exactly one workpiece, wherein the forming apparatus comprises a control device, at least one forming tool and at least one counter-tool for forming the workpiece in a particular forming step, and a movement device for moving the particular forming tool and counter-tool relative to one another in the relevant forming step, wherein, in order to carry out a current forming step which follows a first forming step immediately or optionally after at least one further forming step, the movement device is actuated by the control device using a manipulated variable y Rs in such a way that a forming tool to be moved in order to carry out the current forming step and/or the relevant counter-tool is driven to move into a forming position or to achieve a forming force, in order to provide the workpiece with a predetermined geometric property by acting on it using this forming tool and the counter-tool, wherein, in each forming step, only the exactly one workpiece is placed between the forming tool and counter-tool, wherein the movement device is controlled in the current forming step by taking into account at least one measured variable that influences the achievement of the predetermined geometric property of the workpiece, wherein the measured variable is - a forming force exerted on the workpiece by the forming apparatus in the current forming step or a variable dependent thereon and/or - a temperature of the forming apparatus and/or - a geometric property of the workpiece and/or - a geometric property of a workpiece formed by the forming apparatus in a previous forming process, and wherein the movement device is also controlled in the current forming step by taking into account a forming force which was measured during the forming of the particular and exactly one workpiece in a step of forming said workpiece preceding the current forming step, wherein the manipulated variable y RS is determined using the force influence term k 1 f ⋅ F 1 average − F 1 actual in which F 1actual is the forming force to be measured during the forming of the workpiece in a forming step preceding the current forming step and also to be taken into account when controlling the movement device, or a variable dependent thereon, F 1average is an average value of the forming force F 1actual or of a variable dependent thereon in the same relevant forming step of previous forming processes, and k 1f is a force influence control parameter. wherein the measured variable is - a forming force exerted on the workpiece by the forming apparatus in the current forming step or a variable dependent thereon and/or - a temperature of the forming apparatus and/or - a geometric property of the workpiece and/or - a geometric property of a workpiece formed by the forming apparatus in a previous forming process, and - a forming force exerted on the workpiece by the forming apparatus in the current forming step or a variable dependent thereon and/or - a temperature of the forming apparatus and/or - a geometric property of the workpiece and/or - a geometric property of a workpiece formed by the forming apparatus in a previous forming process, and wherein the movement device is also controlled in the current forming step by taking into account a forming force which was measured during the forming of the particular and exactly one workpiece in a step of forming said workpiece preceding the current forming step, wherein the manipulated variable y RS is determined using the force influence term k 1 f ⋅ F 1 average − F 1 actual in which F 1actual is the forming force to be measured during the forming of the workpiece in a forming step preceding the current forming step and also to be taken into account when controlling the movement device, or a variable dependent thereon, F 1average is an average value of the forming force F 1actual or of a variable dependent thereon in the same relevant forming step of previous forming processes, and k 1f is a force influence control parameter.