Assuming the role of the client you are required to formulate a design brief for the product/system: Engineering design Assignment, UOB, UK

Task 1
Activity:
The starting point for a design project is the initial interpretation of the client brief and the development of a working specification that would meet this brief. Once the specification has been established it will be necessary to plan and schedule the activities and resources to deliver the final design.

Firstly, you will assume the role of the client and develop the design brief, then in your role as a design engineer, you will develop a detailed design specification, after which you will need to compare your specification with a typical published guide on preparing an industrial design specification. 

Finally, you will need to research project management techniques and develop a Gantt chart (indicating the critical path) for the design activities to be undertaken in task 2.

To achieve the above you need to produce address the activities topics detailed in sections 1.0 to 5.0 below:

1.0 Design Brief - Assuming the role of the client you are required to formulate a design brief for the product/system. The design brief will be the main starting point for the design process and will describe in detail the essential elements of the design and its main function that the design
is intended to address.

2.0 Design Specification – Develop a detailed design specification, this should typically include the functional & performance requirements, environmental operational conditions, and applicable published standards.

3.0 Comparison with ACCESS-FM - Comment on the similarities or differences between your specification (2.0) and an industry-standard method of preparing a specification such as ACCESS-FM. Ask yourself does the specification developed in section 2.0 addresses (or otherwise) the topics suggested by ACCESS-FM.

4.0 Planning Techniques - Give a brief overview of two different project planning techniques that may be used in the design phase of the project (task 2) and discuss their advantages and disadvantages. Explain which of these two techniques you have chosen for the design phase of your project and justify your reasons for doing so.

5.0 Gantt chart and Critical Path – Create a detailed Gantt chart using the ‘Gantt project’ (link below) for the design phase of the project (task 2), your Gantt chart should demonstrate the critical path. Discuss the importance of the critical path when managing a project of this kind.