Quality Checklist Digitization

For a real estate major in India

Requirements

  • To replace paper based checklist filling and approval process with a digital process. There were 100+ different types of checklists being used
  • Improve co-ordination between stakeholders and reduce the time taken for approval of a single checklist document
  • Give better visibility to the management of current status of work.
  • Easy retrieval of data in case of quality audits and reviews.
  • Use the generated data for process improvement.

The Checklist Approval Process

Solution

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  • Hierarchical data is defined in Protrak for Project, Tower and unit for inspection like Column, Beam, Wall, Flat.
  • Different types of checklists are associated with applicable units of inspection.
  • Dashboards and reports are defined at all the levels in the hierarchy to provide quick snapshot to the stakeholders.
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  • Mobile app is used for checklist filling.
  • Users refer to actionable items in the app for finding assigned tasks.
  • Mobile app is used to click pictures and upload, provide their comments and provide approvals for checklists using the mobile app itself.
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  • Reviewer reviews the checklist data, activity history, attachments and provides approval or suggests changes, using the mobile app.
  • The action taken by user automatically sends the checklist to the next person for approval.
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  • Users collaborate with messages exchanged in the context of a checklist.
  • Users click pictures from their mobiles and draw on them for better communication.
  • Users can view attached files for reference or attach new files themselves as supporting documents for a checklist.

Solution Schema

  • Management views reports defined at different levels based on the type of checklist.
  • Hierarchical access control and role based permissions allow visibility of only relevant details and actions to the users.
  • The approved checklist document is exported in customer specified format and is uploaded to DMS using Protrak REST API.
  • For new projects, the admin team uses MS Excel plugin to upload the inspection units data to Protrak.

Benefits

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Improved productivity of the team due to easy to use mobile app having collaboration features.

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Mobile app works even when offline, so user can work even in remote areas not having internet connectivity.

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Ensures standardization of approval process across teams and projects.

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Management is able to view progress in real time, allowing better control on project progress.

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Management team is able to get insights on various process parameters like cycle time, frequency of failure.

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Such insights are helping them in process improvement decisions.

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This application is going to help the customer in completely eliminating paper based checklists.