Review project status
Check dates and open items against contractor reports and correspondence.
Review project progress and risks using the records your delivery teams already produce.
- BaselineWhat each project committed to
- ReportingWhat the teams say is happening
- VerificationWhat the records actually show
- DecisionsCalls the owner has to defend later
- DeliveryThe outcome the owner is answerable for
Questions Vela can help answer.
Which project is drifting from baseline?
What is this contractor not telling us?
What did we decide and on what evidence?
Answers link to the project records behind them.
Keep decision evidence
Record the options and sources behind each owner decision.
Find shared risks
See which projects rely on the same vendor, utility or approval.
Example workflow
The status report conflicts with site records.
Compare reported progress with the daily records before escalating to the owner.
What arrivesContractor monthly reportProgress statementThe stated progress contradicts the daily record
What changedReported progressOn scheduleContradicted by the recordRisk registerQuietMissing the slip
Affected workOwner decision A call the owner has to defend laterBaseline The commitment the report is measured against
Who reviews itOwner's representativeReviews 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
Owner inboxContractor reports and escalation threads
Owner driveContracts and issued drawings
Tracking sheetsProgress, risk and decision logs
Governance calendarBoard reviews and site 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.
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