ABSTRACT
The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 is based on eight stages aligned with several task bars. This chapter considers the purpose of each task bar, discussing how they operate in a bespoke practice- or project-specific Plan of Work. Procurement, programme and planning activities vary widely from project to project and resolving this conundrum has been one of the biggest challenges in the creation of the RIBA Plan of Work 2013. The architectural, building services and structural engineering designs are further refined to provide technical definition of the project and the design work of specialist subcontractors is developed and concluded. The level of detail produced by each designer will depend on whether the construction on site will be built in accordance with the information produced by the design team or based on information developed by a specialist subcontractor.
