A method comprising: providing a design management system, wherein the design management system is accessible via a network; providing a mobile application for a mobile device having a camera and wireless connectivity to the network, wherein a user of the mobile application can remotely access the design management system; using the mobile application executing on the mobile device, allowing a first user of the design management system to take a picture; checking a security role of the first user at the design management system; allowing the first user to make an annotation to the picture only when the security role of the first user includes an update access attribute, wherein the annotation comprises a freehand graphical sketch associated with the picture and the freehand graphical sketch is input into the mobile application via a touch screen interface of the mobile device; disallowing the first user to make the annotation to the picture when the security role of the first user includes a read only access attribute; synchronizing the mobile application with the design management system comprising uploading the picture with annotation to the design management system; using the mobile application, providing a task assignment screen of the mobile application to the first user; providing a first button on the task assignment screen for the first user to select the picture; providing a second button on the task assignment screen for the first user to add the annotation to the picture; providing a third button on the task assignment screen for the first user to select a second user of the design management system to which to assign a task; providing a text box on the task assignment screen for the first user to enter a description for the task; allowing the first user to use the first button to select the picture and the second button to add the annotation for the task; allowing the first user to use the third button to select the second user to assign the task; allowing the first user to use the text box to enter the description for the task; and storing the task in storage of the mobile device, wherein the task stored in the storage of the mobile device references the picture and the annotation for the task. providing a design management system, wherein the design management system is accessible via a network; providing a mobile application for a mobile device having a camera and wireless connectivity to the network, wherein a user of the mobile application can remotely access the design management system; using the mobile application executing on the mobile device, allowing a first user of the design management system to take a picture; checking a security role of the first user at the design management system; allowing the first user to make an annotation to the picture only when the security role of the first user includes an update access attribute, wherein the annotation comprises a freehand graphical sketch associated with the picture and the freehand graphical sketch is input into the mobile application via a touch screen interface of the mobile device; disallowing the first user to make the annotation to the picture when the security role of the first user includes a read only access attribute; synchronizing the mobile application with the design management system comprising uploading the picture with annotation to the design management system; using the mobile application, providing a task assignment screen of the mobile application to the first user; providing a first button on the task assignment screen for the first user to select the picture; providing a second button on the task assignment screen for the first user to add the annotation to the picture; providing a third button on the task assignment screen for the first user to select a second user of the design management system to which to assign a task; providing a text box on the task assignment screen for the first user to enter a description for the task; allowing the first user to use the first button to select the picture and the second button to add the annotation for the task; allowing the first user to use the third button to select the second user to assign the task; allowing the first user to use the text box to enter the description for the task; and storing the task in storage of the mobile device, wherein the task stored in the storage of the mobile device references the picture and the annotation for the task.