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Andi and Minato, T (2004) Representing causal mechanism of defective designs: exploration through case studies. Construction Management and Economics, 22(02), 183-92.

Arditi, D and Lee, D-E (2004) Note - Service quality performance of design/build contractors using quality function deployment. Construction Management and Economics, 22(02), 123-7.

Briscoe, G H, Dainty, A R J, Millett, S J and Neale, R H (2004) Client-led strategies for construction supply chain improvement. Construction Management and Economics, 22(02), 193-201.

Haynes, N S and Love, P E D (2004) Psychological adjustment and coping among construction project managers. Construction Management and Economics, 22(02), 129-40.

Heesom, D and Mahdjoubi, L (2004) Trends of 4D CAD applications for construction planning. Construction Management and Economics, 22(02), 171-82.

Ng, F P, Björnsson, H C and Chiu, S S (2004) Valuing a price cap contract for material procurement as a real option. Construction Management and Economics, 22(02), 141-50.

Perera, A A D A J and Imriyas, K (2004) An integrated construction project cost information system using MS Access� and MS Project�. Construction Management and Economics, 22(02), 203-11.

Saurin, T A, Formoso, C T and Guimarães, L B M (2004) Safety and production: an integrated planning and control model. Construction Management and Economics, 22(02), 159-69.

Shen, Q, Li, H, Chung, J and Hui, P-Y (2004) A framework for identification and representation of client requirements in the briefing process. Construction Management and Economics, 22(02), 213-21.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Briefing; value management; client requirements; function analysis; functional performance specification
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0144-6193
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/0144619042000201411
  • Abstract:

    The briefing process is critical to the successful delivery of construction projects. Although a number of briefing guides have been developed, attempting to address the problems of briefing, they are often criticized as being too general and implicit. This paper describes a structured framework for identifying and representing client requirements (CRs) in the briefing process. It integrates the value management (VM) methodology with function analysis system technique (FAST) and functional performance specification (FPS) to enable the client organization and project team to systematically identify, clarify and clearly represent CRs in the briefing process. It comprises four interrelated phases: preparation, information, analysis and evaluation. This paper starts with a critical review of previous work in briefing and function analysis, followed by an introduction to the research methodology and detailed illustration of the proposed framework. The use of this framework can facilitate and lead to systematic identification and clarification of client requirements and the formation of a more precise and explicit representation of these requirements. The limitations of the approach are also discussed in the paper.

Steele, A and Sodhi, D (2004) Black and minority ethnic contractors and consultants and UK housing associations' contracting power. Construction Management and Economics, 22(02), 151-7.