Less work on outdated project documents
The project is prepared by specialists from different fields, and the developer and other participants make comments. Changes to documents and models can affect calculations already prepared and works of other teams.
Architects and engineers combine parts of the building in a common project. Each team needs to know which version has been submitted for review and which is already approved for further work.
The studio produces drawings, visualizations and project documents. Customer notes and endorsements are linked to a specific version of them.
Engineers select technical solutions, perform calculations, and check their suitability. The project preserves calculation assumptions, results, and review findings.
The details and methodologies of previous projects can be reused by checking that their assumptions and application conditions are suitable for a new project.
The design company combines customer requirements and solutions from several specialists. A modified architectural or engineering part can touch the work of other team members. It is important for the customer to understand the consequences of the change and approve the right version before transferring the project to the next stage.
The customer is matched by needs, assumptions, the use of a future result and criteria for its acceptance.
A document or model is prepared with a clear author and initial information is used.
Related parts are checked against proper versions; the note receives a responsible decision.
Confirmed information is transmitted for the stated purpose, preserving the history of previous transfers.
The accepted change reaches the affected solution and its recipients; the applicable experience is returned to the library.
Information is mainly held in separate files or notes. Employees pass it on and reconcile it manually.
Teams record their work consistently, but sharing information with colleagues still requires considerable manual checking.
Core work is managed in systems. Some information is transferred automatically, but repeated data entry remains.
Systems deliver the required data on time. Employees can see unfinished work and know who is responsible for resolving discrepancies.
The team checks data quality, evaluates results and uses them to improve operations. Automation is applied where its value can be demonstrated.
It is useful to clearly manage the versions of documents, their purpose and alignment. The change of customer must reach the designers involved along with the required review task.