ABSTRACT
The primary goal of Stage 0 is strategic – to ratify that a construction project, or otherwise, is the best means of achieving the Client Requirements. Stage 0 is not about design or the practical details. It focuses on making the right strategic decisions and capturing them in a Business Case. The stage involves considering the pros and cons, Project Risks and Project Budget for a range of options and, where necessary, carrying out Site Surveys and corresponding planning appraisals, before undertaking a comparative analysis and recommending and ratifying the best option for delivering the Client Requirements. Increasingly, Stage 0 is about gleaning Feedback from previous similar projects and gathering insight from Project Stakeholders, making sure that lessons are learned. Knowledge gained in this way can help the briefing process, improve design quality and make the building perform better.
