Design Gates Process
Summary
An essential part of the Crossrail design review process involved the completion of both single disciplinary and inter-disciplinary design reviews. This provided an opportunity for interfacing Framework Design Consultants (FDCs), third parties, infrastructure maintainers as well as the Chief Engineer’s Group to scrutinise developing designs.
The Gates process was developed to supplement this and provide progressive assurance throughout the complex design stages to ensure that the objectives were achieved and that the project could progress successfully to the next stage.