The separation of design from construction has been the norm for the majority of the construction industry for many years. Consequently, contractors have developed an excellent knowledge of the construction process, whilst the design process has remained a mystery to most. The design and procurement phases are hugely challenging to manage and control owing to them being non-linear (construction / production processes, conversely, are, literally, straight forward). The design phase revolves (again, quite literally) around the project participants sharing and developing information in iterative cycles, making assumptions as they go in order to progress design and learn more about the problem before repeating the process with improved understanding. Whilst this is a challenging environment to understand, the management and control of this process is critical to the success of the successful delivery of design, the commencement of the construction phase and thus, the project as a whole.
The award winning ADePT methodology enables:
- Complex interdisciplinary design processes to be defined quickly and simply;
- Scope of work to be agreed and allocated across all members of the delivery team;
- Optimization of the integrated design & construction process based on the flow of information between project participants;
- Definition of periods of interdisciplinary collaboration working – where coordination is critical to the success of the project;
- Identification and removal of needless and costly re-work cycles – those periods that can break a project;
- Production of detailed integrated design & construction schedules in your planning tool of choice (e.g., Primavera; MSProject).
- Managing, control and monitoring of design performance using metrics and approaches that have previously only been applicable to construction.
Based upon lean production principles, and developed by professional Design Managers for use by design & construction professionals, ADePT will increase profitability, reduce waste, and enhance your project delivery performance.
For more information on ADePT, and ways it can be implemented, contact simon@questantinc.com