Drivers for Dynamic Development

Confining the development of the project brief to a certain stage hinders the interaction between the client and the designer since clients' ideas develop as the design alternatives unfold. In addition, it inhibits the incorporation of the influential internal and external factors that may affect the project brief. In spite of the impact of change orders on project cost, time and quality, literature review and case studies showed that client organisations used change orders to achieve their expectations and enhance their projects' performance. The concept of Dynamic Brief Development (DBD) is introduced in order to achieve client satisfaction, meet the need to adapt to the brief developing factors and manage project change orders effectively. Within this paper, the need, aims and principles of the concept of DBD are explained and the factors driving brief development identified. In addition, the rationale behind each factor is given and the case study sampling method described.

Dr. Ayman Othman is an Associate Professor at the Architectural Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, the British University in Egypt (BUE). He obtained his B.Sc. in Architectural Engineering from Assiut University, Egypt in 1991. Since then he has worked as an architect and project manager in different national and international architectural design firms and governmental authorities in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. He got his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Construction Management from Heriot-Watt University and Loughborough University, UK in 1999 and 2004 respectively.

Before joining the BUE in 2009, Dr. Othman worked as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Civil Engineering, Surveying & Construction, Faculty of Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He successfully supervised and graduated a number of masters and honours research students.Dr. Othman is an active researcher in the field of Construction