Reviewers and clients conduct design reviews and submit potential lessons learned. The designer evaluates review comments that then become part of revised plans and specifications. Discipline specific Lessons learned POC s determine if a pending item has a real impact on operations, is factually or technically correct, and application to a specific process or component. A complete history of every comment and designer evaluation is provided with names, telephone numbers, and email addresses so that users can easily identify, and follow-up on critical issues. Designers and reviewers are actually talking with one another.
All users access the program using free, commercially available browser software.
A one-hour demonstration is all the training required. There are no per-user fees or distribution charges. DrChecks is now used throughout the Corps of Engineers, and Department of State s Office of Foreign Building Operations. The General Services Administration, Naval Facilities Engineer Command, and Federal Aviation Administration are currently evaluating these tools.