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Briefing is the process of identifying and defining the client's requirements in the early design stage of a construction project. Previous research revealed that there are problems in the existing briefing practice. Recent investigations into the variables of briefing have led people to question whether the value management methodology can be applied in project briefing to improve the briefing practice. This paper describes a research project which seeks to establish a value management framework for project briefing to systematically identify and clarify client requirements, and represent these requirements precisely and explicitly to facilitate the design process. The research methodology and interim findings are presented in the paper. It is revealed that the theoretical foundation of the research supports the use of value management to the briefing process. Further validation of the proposed framework will be completed by conducting questionnaire survey and real-life case studies.

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Briefing is the process of identifying and articulating client requirements in the early design process of a construction project. It is crucial to the success of construction projects. The importance of effective briefing has been emphasised in many research studies during the past two decades. However, many problems still exist in current briefing practice. The inadequacy of briefing may be attributed to the lack of a comprehensive framework for identifying the requirements of clients. A more holistic approach to tackle the problems is required. The objective of this paper is to develop and validate a theoretical framework for construction project briefing. A questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the significance of 13 variables identified in the research study and their related attributes to the briefing process. The survey results indicate that all these 13 variables which have an impact on the briefing process are significant. Major findings regarding the elements of briefing is that the client should determine the time at which the brief becomes fixed and secondly the brief should be fixed before detail design commences. Significant variables and attributes will be considered and used in drafting a comprehensive and practical framework for systematic identification and representation of client requirements in the briefing process.

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