| Defining a systematic review (set-up) | RevMan, word processor, RevBase, etc. |
| Searching reports in external resources | Medline, CENTRAL, etc. |
| Importing reports/references into a systematic review | RevBase |
| Scanning for duplicates of reports | RevBase |
| Screening of reports (Title/abstract evaluation) | RevBase |
| Consensus on screening | RevBase |
| Eligibility of reports (Fulltext evaluation) | RevBase |
| Consensus on eligibility | RevBase |
| Assigning reports to studies and eligibility of studies | RevBase |
| Consensus on study assignment | RevBase |
| Extracting data from studies | RevBase |
| Consensus on extracted data | RevBase |
| Exporting data e.g. into RevMan or Stata | RevBase |
| Narrative synthesis | RevMan, word processor |
| Statistical synthesis | RevMan, Stata, etc. |