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Manage the Design? Absolutely! If you�re not in charge of this phase of the project, you may lose some of the best ideas, spend considerably more money, and stretch the length of the project to double the required time. Even the selection of the designers is one of the most critical portions of any project. The selection of a lead designer is often the first thing an owner does. When this happens, it is the first major mistake in any project. It is a mistake so grave as to be an unrecoverable error from which the project will never heal. A premature selection of any of the designers is likely to obliterate options which will materially affect the design, construction, cost, time, and quality. A major part of the project, perhaps the most important part of a project, actually precedes the selection of any designer. Even after the designers are selected, they are still in need of management by the owner. If the owner is not in charge, horror tales abound. Actually, several books could be written about the fiascoes occurring simply because the designers ran the show instead of the owner. |