Project Control and Risk Advisory Services

The ADePT Design Builder comes loaded with a standard design & procurement process template – a network of design activities and information requirements covering a range of design disciplines and procurement packages. The associated ‘Planning Wizard’ can be implemented to hone the standard process model into a design process network that represents your project – making the onerous and time consuming task of generating an information-driven design schedule quick and simple (a basic schedule can be produced within a single workshop). ADePT Design Builder then auto-sequences the activities so that as many activities as possible take place only when the information that is required to complete them is available – thus avoiding the need for the design team to make unnecessary and, typically, risky assumptions. This sequence optimization engine also identifies where design ‘iteration’ exists and should be maintained, whilst removing needless and costly ‘rework’ cycles – a process that also defines where key-decisions need to be made along the way to maintain the schedule. The remaining iterative loops represent coordination ‘hot-spots’ – requiring integrated collaborative design between different design disciplines to ensure full coordination – it is during these periods when ‘clash prevention’ takes place.

Once optimized, the ADePT Design Builder exports the information-driven activity sequence into your CPM tool of choice, immediately generating an integrated design and procurement schedule in your preferred format. The unique two-way dynamic synchronization function – enabled through technology partnerships with Microsoft and Primavera – enables any changes made in the CPM tool to be synched with the ADePT Design Builder tool. This ensures that the data is always up to date and provides a basis for undertaking ‘what if’ analysis if changes are requested.

The ADePT Design Builder offers a unique capability and functionality to your project management function. Used in conjunction with the ADePT Design Manager, the methodology has a proven record of improving efficiency, reducing waste, and enhancing project delivery performance.