Collaborative design management
Emmitt, Stephen
Collaborative design management - London Routledge 2013 - viii,160p.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements viii
Introduction 1
Background to an evolving discipline 2
Terms and responsibilities 5
Scope of the book 7
1 Collaborative working 8
Background 8
Integration 9
Collaboration 10
Case study 1A: The challenges of working collaboratively from a design manager's perspective 13
Collaborative communication 14
An evolving context for collaboration 18 Conclusion 21
2 Design 23
Design as an activity 23 Design as learning 25 Design as an output 26 The designers 27
Case study 2A: Design management: the designer's perspective 28
Process guides 32
Conclusion 36
3 Design management 37
Fields within fields 37
Generic design management 38
Architectural management 39
Construction design management 39
Leaner design management 40
Case study 3A: Getting it right first time: the key to successful design management 43
Greener design management 45
Case study 38: A design coordinator's responsibility towards
environmental compliance 46
Conclusion 54
4 The construction design manager 55
The contractor's perspective 55
Education and training 56
Technical and social skills 58 Roles and responsibilities 59
Case study 4A: A graduate design manager's perspective 60
Pre-construction- generating design value 64
Case study 48: Development planning and feasibility 65
Construction -delivering design value 68
Case study 4C: A design coordinator's perspective 69 Post-construction -maintaining design value 73 Conclusion 74
5 Discussing and reviewing design 75
Communication media 75
Meetings 78
Facilitated workshops 80 Collaborative planning workshops 81
Case study SA: Value management: approaches for successful
design management 82
Design critiques and reviews 86
Requests for information 87 Design changes 88
Managing interfaces 89
Case study 58: Addressing the designer-contractor interface 90
Conclusion 93
6 Collaboration technologies 94
Construction collaboration technologies 94
/ntranets and extranets 95
Podcasting and vodcasting 98
Case study 6A: Podcasting 100
Building information modelling (BIM) 102
Virtual reality tools 104 Video conferencing 105
Impact on management practices 106
7 Visualisation and BIM
Opportunities and challenges 109
Case study 7A: Visualisation tools in the design process 111
BIM for design managers 119
Impact of BIM on design-construct activities 120
Case study 78: BIM practice: an Arup perspective 121
Conclusion: impact on design management practices 124
8 Collaborative working strategies 125
Key components for collaborative working 125
Management 128
People 129
Process 130
Technology 131
Case study 8A: Project information management at Arup 133
Conclusion 136
9. Future Direction 139
Better understanding of design 139
Better understanding of People 140
Better understanding of technology 141
Case study 9A: Collaborative design management- still evolving 143
Education and training 144
Case study 98: The future of construction design managers 146
Research 148
Final words 148
References 150
Index 157
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Collaborative design management - London Routledge 2013 - viii,160p.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements viii
Introduction 1
Background to an evolving discipline 2
Terms and responsibilities 5
Scope of the book 7
1 Collaborative working 8
Background 8
Integration 9
Collaboration 10
Case study 1A: The challenges of working collaboratively from a design manager's perspective 13
Collaborative communication 14
An evolving context for collaboration 18 Conclusion 21
2 Design 23
Design as an activity 23 Design as learning 25 Design as an output 26 The designers 27
Case study 2A: Design management: the designer's perspective 28
Process guides 32
Conclusion 36
3 Design management 37
Fields within fields 37
Generic design management 38
Architectural management 39
Construction design management 39
Leaner design management 40
Case study 3A: Getting it right first time: the key to successful design management 43
Greener design management 45
Case study 38: A design coordinator's responsibility towards
environmental compliance 46
Conclusion 54
4 The construction design manager 55
The contractor's perspective 55
Education and training 56
Technical and social skills 58 Roles and responsibilities 59
Case study 4A: A graduate design manager's perspective 60
Pre-construction- generating design value 64
Case study 48: Development planning and feasibility 65
Construction -delivering design value 68
Case study 4C: A design coordinator's perspective 69 Post-construction -maintaining design value 73 Conclusion 74
5 Discussing and reviewing design 75
Communication media 75
Meetings 78
Facilitated workshops 80 Collaborative planning workshops 81
Case study SA: Value management: approaches for successful
design management 82
Design critiques and reviews 86
Requests for information 87 Design changes 88
Managing interfaces 89
Case study 58: Addressing the designer-contractor interface 90
Conclusion 93
6 Collaboration technologies 94
Construction collaboration technologies 94
/ntranets and extranets 95
Podcasting and vodcasting 98
Case study 6A: Podcasting 100
Building information modelling (BIM) 102
Virtual reality tools 104 Video conferencing 105
Impact on management practices 106
7 Visualisation and BIM
Opportunities and challenges 109
Case study 7A: Visualisation tools in the design process 111
BIM for design managers 119
Impact of BIM on design-construct activities 120
Case study 78: BIM practice: an Arup perspective 121
Conclusion: impact on design management practices 124
8 Collaborative working strategies 125
Key components for collaborative working 125
Management 128
People 129
Process 130
Technology 131
Case study 8A: Project information management at Arup 133
Conclusion 136
9. Future Direction 139
Better understanding of design 139
Better understanding of People 140
Better understanding of technology 141
Case study 9A: Collaborative design management- still evolving 143
Education and training 144
Case study 98: The future of construction design managers 146
Research 148
Final words 148
References 150
Index 157
9780415620758
720.68 / EMM