We already keep everything in a shared drive. What does RTI add?

Structure the drive cannot give you. In a folder, a photo is only as findable as its filename, and it proves nothing on its own: IMG_4471.jpg does not say which unit, which item or when. In RTI the same photo is bound to the checklist item, the tag and the timestamp, so it is evidence, not just a file.

How does the closeout package come together without someone assembling it?

It is already assembled. Because every answer, photo, signature and signoff is attached to its tag as work happens, you export the tag, unit or whole project as a branded PDF or CSV in one action. There is no week of collecting files from folders nobody named consistently.

Can a file in a folder be quietly swapped or backdated?

In a plain shared drive, yes, and nothing shows it happened. RTI writes every action to an activity log that hashes each entry over the previous one with SHA-256. Alter a record and every later hash stops matching, so tampering is visible, dated and permanent.

Shared drives vs RTI

A folder full of photos is not a closeout package.

Dropping evidence into a shared drive feels organized until someone has to prove a specific item was done. RTI keeps each photo attached to the item it proves, so the closeout package assembles itself from the record and every file traces back to who captured it.

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The RTI home screen showing setup progress, review queue counts, and first pass yield for the week

The same home screen on a phone, with the review queue and setup steps stacked for use with one hand

The RTI inspections board with submitted, in review, approved, and rejected lanes of cards tagged by unit

The inspections list on a phone, showing status tabs and cards tagged by unit with the scan button in the bottom bar

RTI checklist templates tagged by trade, showing item counts and photo gate minimums

Checklist templates on a phone, with your templates and the RTI library filtered by category

RTI reports and analytics showing total inspections, first pass approval rate, and review turnaround

Reports on a phone, with period filters and headline quality metrics stacked in one column

The RTI activity log where every action is cryptographically chained, with absolute UTC timestamps

The activity log on a phone, with the verify chain, filters, and chained events in one column

A real inspection point

What this looks like on your job

One tag, one checklist, and the photos that have to come with it.

Tag

Rooftop Unit RTU-4, Closeout

MOB-A-RF-RTU4

Sticker location: Access panel on the RTU curb
Bound checklist: Rooftop unit startup and turnover

Startup report attached, complete and signed1 photo required
Model and serial nameplate legible1 photo required
Filters installed and size documented2 photos required
Condensate line trapped and draining2 photos required

Checklists for your work

Start from a checklist that already knows the walk

Real guides from the RTI library. Sections in build order, what to look for on each item, and the photos that prove it. Free to read, one click to run on a tag.

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What gets in the way, and what RTI does about it

Today

The photo is in the drive, but it is named IMG_4471 and lives in a folder three levels deep. Findable only if everyone named things perfectly, which they never did.

With RTI

Each photo is stored against the checklist item it proves, on the tag it belongs to. You find it by the work it documents, not by hoping someone typed the right filename.

Today

A photo in a folder proves a photo was taken. It does not prove which item it satisfies or that the item was ever signed off.

With RTI

The photo, the answered item and the signoff are one linked record. The evidence points at the item, and the item points back at the evidence.

Today

Closeout means one person spending a week dragging files out of folders and rebuilding the package by hand.

With RTI

Export any tag, unit or project as a branded PDF or CSV whenever you want. The package is the record, so it is ready the moment the work is, and it stays yours after you cancel.

Questions about shared drives vs RTI

We already keep everything in a shared drive. What does RTI add?: Structure the drive cannot give you. In a folder, a photo is only as findable as its filename, and it proves nothing on its own: IMG_4471.jpg does not say which unit, which item or when. In RTI the same photo is bound to the checklist item, the tag and the timestamp, so it is evidence, not just a file.
How does the closeout package come together without someone assembling it?: It is already assembled. Because every answer, photo, signature and signoff is attached to its tag as work happens, you export the tag, unit or whole project as a branded PDF or CSV in one action. There is no week of collecting files from folders nobody named consistently.
Can a file in a folder be quietly swapped or backdated?: In a plain shared drive, yes, and nothing shows it happened. RTI writes every action to an activity log that hashes each entry over the previous one with SHA-256. Alter a record and every later hash stops matching, so tampering is visible, dated and permanent.

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