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How to use Vector Engineer

Every part of the app, step by step, on the web and on iPhone. The same help is in the iPhone app under Settings → Help Center.

Vector Engineer on the web: the sidebar, and My Work with promises kept, date conflicts, Your next move and the lists — My Work on the web: what's waiting on you, with your next move first.

Every deliverable goes through five steps

From the request to the gate, and every step stays on the record.

Request itWhat's needed, from whom, and by when
Promise itThe owner accepts, or proposes a date they can hit
Work itThe definition of done, files and versions as it moves
Sign itSomeone else signs it complete, and technically correct where needed
Pass the gateThe gatekeeper decides Go, Hold, Recycle or Kill

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Pick a topic, or search.

Getting StartedWhat Vector Engineer does, and the few words it uses.My WorkEverything waiting on you, with your next move first.Requests and DatesAsking for work, promising a date, and deciding on an answer.Doing the WorkStart, tick the definition of done, flag a slip, and submit.Files and VersionsAttach the work product, add versions, and withdraw a mistake.Sign-offsWho signs, what a signature means, and when work is verified.Gates and DecisionsWhen a gate is ready, and Go, Hold, Recycle or Kill.ScheduleA timeline calculated from promises, with every delay traced.ReportsThe Gate 6 report, the company report, and what they count.DefectsTrace a problem found later back to the work it came from.Reviews and FindingsDesign, FMEA, prototype and drawing reviews: raise what you find, with photos, and see each one fixed and signed off.People Outside the CompanyAsk a supplier or another department for work, by email. On the web.Projects and TeamsStart a project, build its team, and hand work on.Company SetupGate processes, people and seats, on the web.Your AccountSigning in, your invitation, reload, and signing out.

Getting around

On the web these are down the left side; on iPhone they're tabs along the bottom, with Settings.

My WorkWhat's waiting on you
ProjectsLists the projects you can see, with their teams and their reviews
GatesShows each project's gates and what's left before each one
ScheduleThe calculated timeline
ReportsHolds each project's Gate 6 report and, for leadership, the company report