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Stage 1 > Preparation and Brief
Summary
Several significant and parallel activities need
to be carried out during Stage 1 Preparation
and Brief to ensure that Stage 2 Concept
Design is as productive as possible. These
split broadly into two categories:
— developing the Initial Project Brief and
any related Feasibility Studies
— assembling the project team and defining
each party’s roles and responsibilities and
the Information Exchanges.
Mapping to RIBA Outline Plan of
Work 2007
Stage 1 merges the residual tasks from the
former Stage A with the Stage B tasks that
relate to carrying out preparation activities
and briefing in tandem.
The preparation of the Initial Project Brief is
the most important task undertaken during
Stage 1. The time required to prepare it will
depend on the complexity of the project.
When preparing the Initial Project Brief, it is
necessary to consider:
— the project’s spatial requirements
— the desired Project Outcomes, which may
be derived following Feedback from earlier
and similar projects
— the site or context, by undertaking site
appraisals and collating Site Information,
including building surveys
— the budget.
A project Risk Assessment is required
to determine the risks to each party. The
development of the procurement strategy,
Project Programme and, in some instances,
a (town) planning strategy are all part of this
early risk analysis.
The importance of properly establishing the
project team cannot be underestimated,
given the increasing use of technology that
enables remote communication and project
development using BIM. For Stage 2 to
commence in earnest, it is essential that the
team is properly assembled.
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