Delivering complex refurbishment projects can be a challenging exercise. When you add to that a very short time window for delivery, the complexity is increased. This is the case for many major sports stadias, which have a finite period for refurbishment during the off-season.
Trivandi supported the completion of Aston Villa FC’s Holte GA+ concourse during the Premier League’s summer break, ensuring it was ready for the 2023/2024 season. Trivandi’s Venue Development team have identified five key ‘take aways’ from this and other similar projects for delivering fast-paced stadia refurbishment projects.
1) Develop a robust and defined brief which will:
- Provide clarity on what the desired end goal is and why.
- Identify the key objectives of the project.
- Highlight the key decisions required and at what stage to support progression of the project against the programme.
- Clarify the gateway process to assist with timely decision making and maintain design momentum.
2) Establish open and honest dialogue across the project team to:
- Encourage collaboration and a “can do” attitude.
- Ensure everyone knows their role within the team.
- Be clear on governance to allow for clear and concise decision making that supports the pace of the programme.
- Engender a feeling of trust within the team.
3) Establish early stakeholder buy-in which will:
- Provide visibility and ‘no surprises’ when it comes to short term business disruption
- Assist in informed decision-making when required.
- Bring stakeholders on ‘the journey’ and maintain their support.
4) Enable early supply-chain involvement which will:
- Reduce down time in the programme and maintain momentum
- Allow early contractor involvement to inform the programme, identify long lead packages and provide early input to costs.
- Start early enabling works that don’t affect match day operations.
5) Maintain the continuity of the team into the on-site delivery phase which will:
- Keep continuity of project knowledge.
- Provide the client with assurance that the end product will deliver the design intent.
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