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1. Overview of Design Management
Design management is an essential tool within a consulting, investment, or contracting organisation that oversees design development, manages the appointment of consultants and specialist sub-contractors, obtains relevant approvals from local authorities and arranges design deliverables in a timely manner to meet the master construction programme.
2. Tracking Design Delivery and the RIBA Plan of Work
The design and construction process follows a sequence of activities which vary depending upon the type of project and the chosen procurement route. The design processes and frameworks discussed in this module serve as guides in managing the design, procurement and construction process.
3. Managing the Design Professionals and Appointments
On a construction project there are traditional designers, such as architects, structural and civil engineers, building services engineers and also specialist subcontractors with a CDP design responsibility. Design management is not only about managing design processes but also about managing different stakeholders. This module also includes Deeds of Appointment, novation, collateral warranties, scope of design services and standard of care provisions.
4. Working on Contractor-Led and Design-Build projects
Design management helps with preventing serious blunders in design, procurement and construction through effective communication and collaboration. The appointment of technical or design managers helps to reduce the risk by ensuring that information is better coordinated, compliant and accurate. This includes the reduction in design errors and delays.
5. Tools for Reporting and Tracking design progress and compliance
The designer, and design manager’s role is to manage the developing design against the agreed Employers Requirements and ensure compliance of the brief against the regulations. The client’s approval and sign-off is required throughout any project. The consultants and design managers are also get sign-off from the statutory authorities, like the local Planning Authority and Building Control officers. This section also includes : IRS- Information Release Schedules, reports, DRMs, trackers, matrices, derogations and change control.
6. Procurement and Subcontract CDP design management
A delivery design manager working for a contractor-led contractor helps the team to select suppliers and subcontractors. These subcontractors often produce technical design information which needs to be checked and incorporated. This requires close co-operation with both the design team as well as the managing surveyor in order to formulate a procurement strategy in line with construction programme dates.
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