Project Briefing Research Articles

Project Briefing and Change-Responsive Facilities Management

The paper explores the potential for project briefing to serve as a catalyst for organizational change, and describes the development of a briefing procedure for a university student services facility intended to be used in this way. Effective involvement of facility end users is identified as a key feature, and impediments to achieving this in the context of workplace change are then examined. A model for the briefing process is proposed which seeks to minimize these impediments and to promote opportunities for innovation and change in both workplace practices and the work environment. The application of this model in the development of a two phase process for project briefing is outlined. The paper then identifies the role of the facilities management discipline in change management processes within work organizations, and concludes that facility managers are ideally positioned to initiate and oversee project briefing procedures that promote changes in work practices.

Client briefing processes and procurement method selection: a South African study

An effective client briefing process and the selection of an appropriate building procurement system both contribute to the attainment of client objectives with respect to time, cost and quality for construction projects. The present paper documents the results of an empirical study into the nature and effectiveness of the project briefing process, and the selection and effectiveness of procurement methods in the attainment of client objectives. A national questionnaire survey was administered to clients, architects, quantity surveyors, engineers, project managers and general contractors in South Africa. The results show that room for improvement exists in the manner in which project briefing is conducted and the manner in which procurement methods are selected.

Client briefing processes and procurement method selection: a South African study

An effective client briefing process and the selection of an appropriate building procurement system both contribute to the attainment of client objectives with respect to time, cost and quality for construction projects. The present paper documents the results of an empirical study into the nature and effectiveness of the project briefing process, and the selection and effectiveness of procurement methods in the attainment of client objectives. A national questionnaire survey was administered to clients, architects, quantity surveyors, engineers, project managers and general contractors in South Africa. The results show that room for improvement exists in the manner in which project briefing is conducted and the manner in which procurement methods are selected.

A short-duration industrial project scheme

The aims and implementation of a short-duration industrial project program run at the University of Sheffield is discussed. The project is designed for second-year undergraduates studying electronic and electrical engineering and lasts for seven days. Topics covered include the selection of suitable projects, the project briefing, the investigation of a problem, the project presentation, report, and project appraisal. Examples of specific problems that have been tackled are included, and the future of the program is examined.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>