For the project to proceed at the end of the detailed design stage, with the owner having formally approved the tender readiness report,...
Processing detailed design for project managers
At the end of the schematic design stage, with the owner having formally approved the schematic design report for the project to proceed...
The myth of project float
The concept of including ‘float’ in a project is less than 60 years old. The existence of a critical path and non-critical activities...
Schematic design in the project lifecycle
At the end of the outline design stage, with the owner having formally approved the outline design for the project to proceed to the next...
9 steps to define design requirements on your project
At the end of the business case stage of the design management in the project lifecycle, the owner should be better informed of all...
Keep calm and manage the project
How is a project manager like a storm chaser? Some may say both look for trouble but the answer is closer to how they manage themselves...
The business case for design management in your project
For infrastructure and building projects, the successful implementation of design management throughout the entire project lifecycle can...
Expertise, estimations and project risks
“Bias and prejudice are attitudes to be kept in hand, not attitudes to be avoided.”—Charles Curtis The use of subject matter experts is...
Juggling project resources in a tight market
All businesses strive to manage their resources as efficiently as possible. But for a professional services firm where skilled staff such...
Devils in detail and project estimating fallacies
Project estimating costs and durations can be done in great detail using Excel or more sophisticated tools. However, detailed is not...







