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Break the brief into work packages
Separate building work, services, finishes, furniture, equipment and professional input. State what is already provided by the building and what must be added or replaced.
Next idea ↓A useful budget begins with a defined scope.
Three ideas to take into your workplace conversation.

Separate building work, services, finishes, furniture, equipment and professional input. State what is already provided by the building and what must be added or replaced.
Next idea ↓A single per-square-foot figure can conceal major differences in scope and specifications. Ask for inclusions, exclusions, quantities, assumptions and the treatment of changes.
Next idea ↓Identify what must work from day one and what can be phased. Discuss contingency and project dependencies before reducing every product specification to reach a target figure.
Put it in your brief ↗Tell us what you want your workplace to make possible.