RevCheck - A Free Engineering Design Review Checklist Builder
1. Start from a template, add custom fields
2. Copy the link to share with reviewers
Get clear feedback on your designs fast with an engineering design review checklist
Easily add review items
Create review templates with a couple of clicks. Get started quickly with predefined tempaltes tailored for mechanicall engineering design reviews.
Single click link for reviewers
Reviewers never have enough time. Share a link to the form with the reviewer. The reviewer can provide feedback fast by just opening the link.
No more complicated spreadsheets
Building Excel templates can become complicated and prone to errors. Remove the Excel sheets and use a simplified, beautiful form.
What is RevCheck - the engineering design review checklist builder?
The free design review template was created for small engineering teams to easily get feedback on their designs. Checklists are an easy way to organize QA checks and get feedback in a consistent format. Getting clear and organized feedback can help you create better designs and reach your goals. The free design review project is powered by Vistapoint. To learn more, visit getvistapoint.com.
RevCheck vs. Excel Spreadsheets
RevCheck provides several benefits over using Excel templates. RevCheck is faster, easier to use, and more structured. RevCheck removes several steps for you to get feedback. You don't need to create a new copy of the Excel template, rename, and send to your reviewer. The reviewer would then need to open the file, make their edits, and save as a new version. In RevCheck you can create your form with built in options, save the link, and send to your reviewer to automatically open and provide feedback instantly. Excel wasn't meant for forms. RevCheck has built in forms which were made for getting structured feedback. Engineering reviewer's time is valuable. Any small improvement in getting feedback can improve your process.
Benefits of checklists
Checklists provide a simple and efficient way to organize reviews and set standards for your team. A US study showed that the World Health Organiztion surgical safety checklist cuts post-surigcal deaths by 22%. Checklist are a simple, and proven method for ensuring standards and consistent results. For an engineering team this could mean increased product quality and consistent deliveries.
Best practices for engineering design reviews
To ensure an effective engineering design review process, consider several best practices that could elevate the effectiveness.
- Define a process for when and how design reviews occur. Outline the tools and goals of the review process at each stage. You don't want the engineer to go too deep into the review process too early in the development stage.
- Create a systematic process that is repeatable and continously improved. A process that is clearly defined and has a process that allows for feedback can help teams keep getting better.
- Document the process, tools, and outcomes. If the review wasn't documented, did it really happen? We are busy and might forget the results of that one design review from a couple of months ago. Use a simple tool to decrease the barriers so engineers can easily document review results.
Additional resources you can consider include an article by Colab summarizing the ISO 9001:2015 standards as it relates to the engineering design review process.