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Design management doesn’t end with drawing issuance — post-design evaluation ensures lessons are captured for continuous improvement.

1. Design Effectiveness Metrics

2. Post-Design Review

Conducted after project handover to evaluate:

• Actual constructability issues encountered.
• Rework and design-related claims.
• Coordination bottlenecks between disciplines.
• Lessons for future design management systems.

3. Continuous Improvement Actions

• Update design templates and checklists.
• Document best practices in a Design Lessons Learned Register.
• Conduct team workshops for knowledge transfer.

Module Summary

• Design management aligns multi-disciplinary teams through structured workflows.
• Scope control during design prevents overruns and disputes.
• Coordination meetings ensure continuous alignment and accountability.
• Constructability reviews validate buildability; Value Engineering enhances efficiency.

Post-design evaluation transforms experience into excellence.

Before execution, the design must be validated for constructability — ensuring it can be built safely, efficiently, and economically.

1. Constructability Review

Systematic evaluation of design documents from a builder’s perspective.

Checklist Includes:

• Are the details feasible with available construction methods?
• Are material specifications practical and locally available?
• Do drawings reflect site constraints accurately?
• Are safety and maintenance provisions considered?
• Is there potential for modularization or prefabrication?

Participants: Design engineers, construction managers, procurement heads, and safety officers.

2. Value Engineering (VE)

Value Engineering seeks to maximize value by optimizing cost, quality, and performance.

Value= Function / Cost

Steps in the VE Process:

• Information Phase – Understand project goals and design intent.
• Function Analysis Phase – Identify key functions of components.
• Creative Phase – Brainstorm alternative methods or materials.
• Evaluation Phase – Compare alternatives based on feasibility and ROI.
• Implementation Phase – Approve and integrate selected alternatives.
  

Example:

Replacing traditional scaffolding with modular systems → 30% faster erection, 20% lower labor cost.

Design coordination meetings serve as checkpoints to ensure alignment among all technical teams and provide progress visibility for stakeholders.

1. Purpose of Coordination Meetings

• Resolve design clashes and interface issues.
• Review progress of pending deliverables.
• Validate updates against the master schedule.
• Capture design risks and action plans.
  

2. Meeting Formats

3. Reporting Essentials

Each meeting should generate:

• Minutes of Meeting (MoM) with clear action owners and due dates.
• Design Coordination Report (DCR) summarizing design status by discipline.
• Clash Detection Summary (using Navisworks, BIM 360, etc.).
• Design Tracker Dashboard for graphical reporting.