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How to Deliver Designs That Achieve Project Objectives

Event Date
Jul 31, 2007
Type
Conference Presentation - Plenary
Research Team
RT-233
Slides
24
Topic
Planning for, Facilitating & Evaluating Design Effectiveness
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Abstract
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Abstract
Design effectiveness (DE) is the degree to which the project design effort contributes to achieving targeted project value objectives. Simply put, effective design enhances project value, and to achieve project goals, design must be effective.  To achieve design effectiveness it is critical to engage in proactive planning and to identify supporting tools and processes. Several of the many factors that enhance DE include front end planning, planning for startup, engineering productivity metrics, value management processes, facility security, sustainability, and project performance benchmarking. Investment in design and pre-project planning lead to lower project cost variability.  RT-233 collaborates with the research on Maximizing Engineering Value conducted by RT-245 to provide a model for implementing design effectiveness on projects of varying size and scope across all industry sectors. RT-233 builds on the original research of RT-8 conducted in 1986.  Project teams are encouraged to apply the full Maximizing Engineering Value/Design Effectiveness (MEV/DE) Implementation Model on their projects in order to achieve targeted value through design.
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Knowledge Area
Commissioning, Startup & Handover, Design Planning & Optimization, Project Planning
Project Phase
Concept, Detailed Scope, Detailed Design (Engineering)
Project Function
Project Business Sponsor, Project Management, Architects & Engineering, Construction, Commissioning & Startup, External Stakeholders
Industry Group
Light Industrial, Heavy Industrial, Buildings, Infrastructure
Research Topic
Planning for, Facilitating & Evaluating Design Effectiveness
Keywords
Design Effectiveness, Maximizing Engineering Value, Project Value Objectives, Design Effectiveness Evaluation Tool, Value through Design, rt233

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