Development/ Project Briefs Flashcards
What is a project brief?
The project brief formally defines the client’s requirements and objectives providing sufficient detail to enable the proposed project to be designed and specified.
A good brief will provide clarity for the whole project team and creates a sound foundation for the successful delivery of the project.
What information is typically included in a project brief?
Client and Project Background (client brand/ culture, organisational structure, likely stakeholders)
Project Requirements (need for the project, phasing requirements, policies to be observed such as sustainability, client sign off procedures, etc.)
Financial (budget, funding)
Site Information (plot location, existing surveys, access to site)
Spacial & technical requirements (project end users, safety and security requirements, project performance targets)
Difference between Project Brief and a PEP
A project brief describes what the project is including including client requirements and objectives, this is theoretical. Whereas a PEP is a governing document that describes how the project will be executed, it can be described as a methodology for delivering the project, this is the actual delivery.
At what stage is the project brief developed?
RIBA Stage1 - Preparation & Brief
Who prepares the project brief?
Typically, the client team will gather information for the brief, but the consultant team will then review the brief to assist with its development.
What can you do to ensure that the requirements of the project brief are met throughout the design and construction stages?
Review the brief at the end of each design phase, review the brief at key meetings and workshops throughout the whole project, capture changes to the brief through a change control process, regularly review and update the PEP to ensure it is suitable for the processes in place.
What is your experience in writing project briefs?
I wrote the project brief for STFC for the R131 project and the Energy Centre Project with information from the client built in to the brief to ensure it met their requirements. Once approved I shared the brief with the whole project team which helped with the overall delivery of the project.
