In any engineering office or construction site, project drawing control facilitates the quick and effective review and approval process.

Project drawing control also ensures that revised documents are promptly distributed to the appropriate recipients..
 
When a revised document is received, the recipient needs to mark all previous drawings as ‘superseded’.

The QDMS software package provides project drawing control to project management teams globally, saving time and reducing costs normally associated with lengthy approval processes and complex distribution methods.

The TeamBinder solution accelerates the revision process by allowing project members to simultaneously review and approve drawings, from various locations.

With QDMS project drawing control, users have the option to conduct the drawing revision in ‘series’ – where the drawing has to be reviewed by one engineer/authority before it can go on to the next, or in ‘parallel’ – where multiple members can review the drawing simultaneously. Both workflows reduce delays in design reviews, thus expediting the entire design process.

To conduct a smooth drawing control process, it is fundamental that:

• All necessary project members are aware of the project drawing control process
• The project control drawing system is easy to use and records all registered documents, along with their approval status and any comments
• The project control drawing system is fast and efficient, with less than 0.1% downtime
• Access requirements and workflow can be setup to suit the current project

QA Software recommends TeamBinder for web-based document management system software and QDMS/QTRAK for LAN and non web-based systems.