Establishing design requirements is normally performed at the same time as the feasibility analysis. The design requirements control the design of the project throughout the engineering design process. Some design requirements include hardware and software parameters, maintainability, operability, constructability, availability, and testability.
Design Planning and Optimization entails multiple CII research practices, each striving to improve design effectiveness and project performance.
Constructability is a CII Best Practice where the benefits of an effective Constructability Program will reduce overall project cost by 4.3% on average and reduce overall project schedule by 7.5% on average. Other benefits include improved project safety, quality, security, and environmental impact.
Other CII research has focused on very specific Design Planning areas.
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