Assignment #5A & #5B

Running Head: DESIGN MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 1

DESIGN MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 2

Design Management Research

Alex Jean

Arizona State University

CON 598

06/14/2021

Design Management Research

Industry Best Practices for Design Management

Industry best practices usually mean at any given time the exercise associated with that extent of skill as well as care, diligence, effectiveness and methods which would be anticipated, and such a given time from the leading as well as expert firm within a certain industry (Harutyunyan & Riehle, 2020). The most ideal practices for any industry category comprise the establishment of the most acceptable rules, ethics, and even various sorts of concepts that generally represent the most effective or even wise course of action in a certain business kind of circumstance. Design management is a broad and multifaceted discipline that encompasses a variety of management styles. The most appropriate industrial practices can be established by various types of authorities like the regulators or even the governing bodies or they may be considered to be internally decreed by the management team of a company (LaRocco, 2020).

Pros & Cons

Design management Plans are considered to be used in the planning of the manner in which a given project will be executed for maximum outcomes of any given project. There are numerous benefits associated with a design management. First and foremost, it is essential in attaining effectiveness in goal setting as well as enhanced communication. It is also linked to a greater degree of client satisfaction since the job is completed in the most efficient manner possible, with no or very few faults. It's also linked to a higher level of accuracy in risk assessment. On the other hand, there are numerous issues associated with a design management. It is associated with high level cost which can cause stagnation of the project (Gaspars-Wieloch, 2021).

Difference Between PDB & DBB

There are several distinctions between PDB and DBB. A PDB is used to define how a construction project's design is typically produced by the owner. The DBB is characterized as a step-by-step method that allows the design and construction teams to successfully communicate throughout the early phases of project development. This is critical in enabling for a better degree of interaction among the designated key participants in a building project, such as the owner, designer, and contractor. Another important distinction is that under DBB, the owner is regarded to have a high amount of influence over both the original and final budgets. The fundamental characteristics of a PDB that focuses on the development of highly successful connections are flexibility and cooperation. This is not the case in DBB. Teamwork is not a requirement (Filippetto et al., 2021).

Lessons Learned/Success Stories

The contact with various project owners in the construction business at a building site yielded a plethora of lessons. The encounter was physical in nature, and there was a trip to the location. This was extremely important for project management since it assisted in achieving a high degree of success and efficiency in the overall project. Several lessons and success stories emerged from the interaction, both of which are critical for application in other areas and future projects. Design management, in general, supports design inside a business, the business and its goals, and the firm's relationship with the market in which it operates.

Every project owner's concern was focused on the money. I have discovered that when people are faced with a difficult situation, they tend to become quite inventive. Offering the most viable forms of Solutions in order to be efficient and effective in fulfilling the many types of operational demands in a project is one approach to motivate people to operate in the most appropriate manner. To prevent mistakes and errors from occurring while they are gone, project owners must collaborate with the teams. This is vital for the designers to find the most current way to enhance the simplification and in the detailing of the identified design so as to minimize costs (Picciotto, 2020).

Because the design and construction teams are generally collaborative in character in all aspects, the cost impact of design decisions was understood immediately after the PEP was completed, which helped save time. A collaborative approach has always been important in bringing things together for increased practicality. I also learned that one of the benefits of a progressive design construct is that various sorts of components of the project may always be expedited for having a single entity working for and even making decisions with the provided owner.

How PEPs Can Help with Challenges

The primary goal of PEP is to avoid problems during project execution. They can do so by assisting in the planning and production of each project's planned deliverables, which must be delivered on time and within budget. They also assist the project owner and team in adhering to the agreed-upon scope as well as meeting client quality criteria. The significance associated with successful completion regarding the Project Execution phase is one that cannot be ignored (Hair & Sarstedt, 2021).

References

Harutyunyan, N., & Riehle, D. (2020, July). Industry best practices for component approval in FLOSS Governance. In Proceedings of the European Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs 2020 (pp. 1-12). https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3424771.3424791

LaRocco, M. (2020). Developing the ‘best practices’ of virtual reality design: industry standards at the frontier of emerging media. Journal of Visual Culture, 19(1), 96-111. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1470412920906255

Gaspars-Wieloch, H. (2021). Scenario planning combined with probabilities as a risk management tool-analysis of pros and cons. International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 21(1), 22-40. https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJEBR.2021.112015

Filippetto, A. S., Lima, R., & Barbosa, J. L. V. (2021). A risk prediction model for software project management based on similarity analysis of context histories. Information and Software Technology, 131, 106497. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950584920302391

Picciotto, R. (2020). Towards a ‘New Project Management’movement? An international development perspective. International Journal of Project Management, 38(8), 474-485. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263786320300533

Hair, J. F., & Sarstedt, M. (2021). Explanation Plus Prediction—The Logical Focus of Project Management Research. Project Management Journal, 8756972821999945. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/8756972821999945