{"id":124,"date":"2014-12-18T12:25:48","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T12:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i3works.bluetree.uk\/news\/?p=124"},"modified":"2019-12-08T21:47:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-08T21:47:02","slug":"design-maturity-riba-stage-0-to-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.i3works.co.uk\/news\/2014\/12\/design-maturity-riba-stage-0-to-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Maturity – RIBA Stage 0 to 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is design maturity and why is it important to be able to understand it and measure it during the life-time of a project?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: Martin Paver Director at i3Works<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Design starts (inception) from an outline business case in that it is\n carried out starting from a blank sheet of paper to achieve something \ntangible that will support options selection to help identify one or \nmore preferred solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The preferred option will then be developed further to what is know \nas a \u2018concept design\u2019 to a point that it can be cost estimated to \nsupport the business case; in some cases value management is also \nnecessary such that the solution (and maybe modified requirements) \naligns better with the business case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On development projects, and as risk mitigation, it is sensible to do\n some up front activity (often known as front end development), such as \nfinding a site and achieving outline planning permission for example, \nensuring the customers requirements are understood, better defined and \nin doing so, engaging with key stakeholders. These are all the key tasks\n that are deemed necessary, such that without them being complete, the \nrisk of proceeding into scheme design may not be acceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concept Design; it is important that the design is sufficiently \nmature across all disciplines to achieve confidence with respect to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Requirements<\/li>
  2. Risk register<\/li>
  3. Assumptions<\/li>
  4. Cost estimate<\/li>
  5. Contingency based on risk (2) and uncertainty<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The above if done well should support the viability of the business case<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Note if this isn\u2019t the case; \u2018Value management\u2019 can be applied; this \nbeing a process of bringing into alignment the requirements with the \nbusiness case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So the level of maturity at concept phase surely has to be just \nsufficient to achieve the above with confidence. What\u2019s more; that \nconfidence must be tested at a formal sanction point involving the \nsteering group, which basically asks the question:- \u2018is this business \ncase now founded on a viable solution that is supported by a level of \nconfidence, such that 1 to 5 above can be approved for configuration\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    So concept design culminates in just enough work to a level of design\n maturity that has been tested at sanction point, validates the business\n case and permits a configured base-line for the deliverables listed 1 \nto 5 above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In terms of the RIBA Plan of Work www.ribaplanofwork.com this is completion of stage 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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