Project Preparation
Action
- Revisit the brief based on the accommodation strategy
- Revisit the budget based on the accommodation strategy
- If you need to move - decide on the criteria for new offices
- Instruct your commercial agent to check and develop the selection criteria
- Instruct your property lawyer to check and develop the selection criteria
- Revisit the brief based on what you know now
- Revisit the budget based on what you know now
- Instruct your commercial agent to draw up a list of suitable premises
- View all the long-listed buildings
- Draw up a short-list of suitable buildings
- Apply test fit criteria from your accommodation strategy to the shortlisted buildings
- Assess the suitability of each building
- Revisit the brief
- Revisit the budget
- Begin negotiations on two or three buildings
- Agree heads of terms on your new lease
- Instruct your lawyer regarding the new lease
- Dispose of your existing offices
- Complete building your team
- Select your architect or interior designer
- Select your fitting out specialist or contractor
- Select the other professionals you may need
- Carry out surveys on your preferred choice of new offices
- Agree heads of terms and exchange on preferred building
- Plan and design your new offices
- Commence staffing strategy
- Order new telephone lines and system
- Consider data issues
- Choose and procure new furniture
- Tender all other elements of the project
- Revisit and finalise the budget based on all known costs and tenders
- Communicate with your staff
- Insurances: are you covered?