Inspection Management Software

Inspection management software provides the operational layer for organising, tracking and managing inspections.

While forms, checklists and mobile applications help inspectors conduct individual inspections, inspection management software provides visibility across the wider inspection workload.

What is inspection management software?

Inspection management software is used to organise inspection jobs and manage the information associated with them.

It can provide a central view of inspections, their status, assigned users, review stages, reports and subsequent actions.

This can reduce reliance on separate spreadsheets, emails and manually maintained inspection lists.

Why does inspection management matter?

Managing one inspection is relatively straightforward.

Managing a large number of inspections creates an operational problem.

Managers need to know which inspections have been assigned, which are underway, which require review, which reports are ready and which findings require action.

Inspection management software provides a way to make that activity visible.

What should inspection management software include?

Capabilities vary, but inspection management can include:

Job allocation
Inspection assignment
Inspection status
User management
Review workflows
Report management
Search
Filtering
Inspection history
Operational views
Issue management
Work orders

The management layer should remain connected to the underlying inspection rather than simply recording an administrative status.

Inspection management and workflow

An inspection may pass through several stages:

Assigned → Device → Review → Layout → Report

A management system can make those stages visible so that an organisation knows where its inspections are within the process.

That is different from simply knowing whether a form has been submitted.

Inspection management and information retrieval

Management also involves being able to find inspection information again.

Organisations may need to locate inspections by property, job, date, inspector, status or other information.

The value of digital inspection data therefore continues after the report has been produced.

How BrightChecker fits

BrightChecker provides an administrative environment for managing inspection jobs and tracking their progression through the inspection workflow.

The inspection remains connected to its captured information, review process, report and any resulting issues or work orders.

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