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In the UK it can also be useful to appoint a specialist Approved Inspector rather than go through the Local Authority Building Control.

Facing and accepting where you are today, with hope and certainty that you will find a solution, a way out at some point equipped people advantageously..Both gripping stories and afar from the project world, and yet they can tell us something about the human condition and how the intuitive response to find certainty, something to hold onto, is very unhelpful at times..

So what does this mean in the world of projects?It means ensuring that the purpose, aspiration and hope for the project is kept alive.In practical terms a problem statement and value drivers help this.

In hospitals, these should be about health improvement, in pharmaceuticals about patients treated or lives saved, in housing about thriving people..It means visualising in a way which communicates both something aspirational while at the same time something with a playful vagueness about it.

We used to block units of operations out in bright colours, using pink to designate an area that was only loosely defined..

It means a culture of inclusivity; anybody can have an idea, in fact, those not constrained by having been involved in a subject for many years, often ask the best questions and come up with more innovative ideas.Accuracy in pre engineered interfaces.

The level of the bespoke design in traditional projects makes it difficult to properly design every interface, leading to variability between interfaces on-site and the need for ad hoc changes.However, trades at different points in the process don’t necessarily have access to the early decision-making rationale, so there can be unanticipated consequences of these forced ad hoc changes.. For example, façade installers have reported that they spent 40% of their time undertaking site surveys and using shims and packers to fill in the gaps between their manufactured unitised systems and traditionally built superstructures.

This example is particularly pertinent given the crucial role façades play in fire stopping and compartmentation..If the BSA onus is on ensuring the design doesn’t change from specification to delivery, then the exactness of the design and the tolerances is crucial..