1. A method for standardizing data for design reviews in which data from a plurality of different programs is compared using a web-based system that includes a server system coupled to a centralized interactive database, and at least one client system, said method comprising the steps of: inputting data into a centralized database in a standardized format; performing pre-determined -calculations of the data with the system to determine characteristics unique to the data input; inputting events that shift the characteristics from respective pre-determined target values; and generating standardized graphical representations of the data using the calculated characteristics.