This paper focuses on the briefing stage in the construction process, which is used to elicit and represent client objectives for a project, and assesses whether the current practice of briefing is adequate within a CE framework for design and construction.
As one respondent put it: "We aimed to find the right mix of organisations to further our objectives for each project we started".
In 2008, the partners finalised a 'Letter of Understanding' defining the institutional priorities, strategic needs and objectives for the project, particularly related to mental health and addictions in PHC.
At this same time, it became clear that the reasons and objectives for the project were still unclear to many of the focal points within the Ministries and Agencies, and there was no common understanding on the concepts of disaster preparedness and response capacity.
If you have specific objectives for a new project, write them down so your employees know what you're looking for instead of guessing in the dark.
If you're in a meeting and notice that many people are visibly upset when your boss explains the objectives for a new project, you may want to talk to your boss about it.
The objective for this project is to develop and verify a protocol for mapping the surface of the human face in three dimensions using three-dimensional photography.
Depending upon the geology and the reservoir characteristics, the ultimate objective for this project is to progress towards demonstration of CO2 injection in deep geological reservoirs in the region.
The objective for the project team of the transmission system is the determination of the most suitable configuration of the evacuation infrastructure by selecting the technology, either HVAC or HVDC, and by sizing the electrical equipment: the cables, substations or converter stations, compensation units, among other pieces.
Noticing these contrasts, Huggins reformulated her objective for the project: "What I became really interested in was their natural way of being before the shift in our relationship happened," she explains.
