Industry
Healthcare
Challenge
Solution
In order to face such challenges and uncertainties, facility departments for healthcare providers must:
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Create consistent processes for communicating to client the project status, including schedule, cost, and key decisions.
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Identify internal and external activities and interrelationships to achieve successful occupancy, activation, and maintenance
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Identify opportunity for design standards adoption, reducing inventory needs and improving maintenance ability
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Provide tools and processes to move from a reactive problem solving to proactive problem solving culture
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Create a formal process for providing input and review from various stakeholders early in the project’s development
Benefits
The benefits recognized from performing the solutions include:
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Reduction in requests for additional funds from client through improved scope definition and incremental client review/approval
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Improvement of communication between planning, engineering, construction management, and plant operations
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Improvement in risk response planning during external activities, such as city, community, or utility improvements
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Improvement in the identification of important milestones and decision dates for internal client’s equipment and space planning needs