Check design inputs
Flag changes to the assumptions a deliverable depends on.
Check revised client requirements against your deliverables and keep the reasoning behind each decision.
- Basis of designThe inputs the work is built on
- DeliverablesWhat the client is paying for
- ReviewComments that move the design
- IssuedThe revision others build from
- SupportQuestions arriving long after issue
Questions Vela can help answer.
Has an input to this deliverable moved?
Why did we choose this value?
What is outstanding on this engagement?
Answers link to the project records behind them.
Find the decision history
Open the correspondence and revisions behind a design choice.
Prepare client reviews
Bring the current deliverables and unresolved comments together.
Example workflow
The client changes an agreed input.
Find issued deliverables that need another review.
What arrivesClient correspondenceBasis input changeAn agreed input is superseded after issue
What changedBasis inputAs agreedSupersededAffected deliverablesUnknownTraced to the set
Affected workIssued revisions Work others already build and buy fromEngagement scope Hours the fee was set against
Who reviews itProject engineerReviews the proposed response and its sources before any update goes ahead.Waiting on sign-off
How Vela works
From the source document to a change your team can review.
Choose your sources
Give Vela access to the project files and conversations it needs.
Link the records
Vela connects requirements to equipment and milestones, with a source for each finding.
Check what changed
See which orders and tasks a revised document affects.
Review the next step
Vela drafts the update or reply. Your team approves it before anything is sent or changed.
The records behind the work.
Choose the project records Vela can read. Each finding links back to its source.
Your team approves changes before Vela writes them back.
Sources
Read-only
Engagement inboxClient threads and reviewer comments
Engagement driveDesign references and issued revisions
Tracking sheetsDeliverable and comment logs
Engagement calendarReview cycles and issue datesGmail, Drive, Sheets and Calendar read today. Other tools shown here are planned. Check connector availability.
A view for each role.
Each team sees the records and decisions it needs.
Project management
Tracks the schedule and owner decisions.
Engineering leads
Reviews design packages and new requirements.
Procurement
Checks orders against the current design.
Project controls
Reviews progress, cost and schedule changes.
Also in engineering and construction
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