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This procedure guide provides information about how Aconex can be best used in to manage the
process. It does contain recommendations, but a project may choose to use alternative methods.
Aconex are able to further provide consultancy and professional services to assist project teams
and organisations to tailor their specific processes and procedures to the Aconex system.
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Recommendation
This procedure guide looks at Shop Drawing (SD) review. There are four sections:
Recommendation
The main challenge with SD review is in the volume of documents that need to be managed and in the
management of the review process of itself. The coordination of the comments to be returned to the
consultants and the parallel nature of those reviews needs to be setup correctly.
Options
The two options for managing SD reviews in Aconex both are via the Documents module, one uses
registered documents and transmittals the other utilises Workflows to manage the reviews. Both are
viable, but the Workflow module is preferred.
Often the review will be carried out outside of or separate from Aconex, with other organisations
and or processes along with different documentation or reports.
Each SD review will go through a predefined review and approval process by the same parties
within fixed times.
The teams responding to the SD reviews may be submitting a separate recommendation or report
document rather than commenting on the documents directly.
For project teams this is a complex high volume, time critical process and using transmittals with
attachments where time frames and recipients can be set on an ad-hoc basis for each transmittal rather
than going through a pre-defined workflow can prove to be difficult.
Aconex Recommendation
Aconex recommends using the Document module with Workflows for SD reviews, Workflows is an easy
association for the project team to make as a SD review is normally submitted pre-defined template that
requires a formal assessment and report. The main benefits in using the Workflow module are:
How?
Typically, a team or organisation will use pre-defined business process for submitting SD reviews. The
SDs are registered and then placed in a pre-defined business process workflow which provides an easy
way to maintain consistency for SD review content. Often the documents themselves are not directly
commented on, rather a detailed comments sheet is used, and these are then registered and attached as
supplementary files to the workflow.
Purpose: To provide a formal communication mechanism for submitting Shop Drawing Review requests that
require a formal response.
Application: For all Shop Drawing Reviews initiated by the Sub-Contractors. Vendors and Head Contractor.
Project Manager (PM) Carry out SD review in coordination with the cost consultant and
return comments to LC.
Cost Consultant (CC) Review all SD documents, issued and make necessary forecasts
to project budget
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Start
Return submission No
OK?
for action
Yes
Transmit
Documents for
review and
comment
Receive
documents for
review and
comment
Forward
Documents to
review team
Receive Receive
documents for documents for
review and review and
comment comment
Coordinate
comments for
return
Receive
Return comments Client Input
comments from No
to HC Req’d
PM
Receive
Receive Issue comments
Subcontractor Issue comment to documents for
commented to Design Sub Yes
documents? Client for review review and
documents contractor
comment
No
Receive
Take appropriate
End comments from Return comments
action
Client
End
Project Documents
The following Project Document types are required on the project:
Project Workflows
The following Project Document workflows are recommended on the project:
Optional settings: Create relevant distribution groups in each organisation in accordance with relevant distribution
matrix.
Create template Workflow details for Consultant and Client reviews.
Activate mail approver if senior/supervisor approvals are required as part of document control or QA
procedures.