The most annoying part of the project design process is having to keep modifying the designs over and over again, right?
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The most annoying part of the project design process is having to keep modifying the designs over and over again, right? I’m most afraid of encountering homeowners who think they know everything. . Today they ask you to make this change, tomorrow they ask you to make that change; with all these changes, the project timeline is delayed, and then they blame someone else, saying that person isn’t competent enough and couldn’t finish such a simple task in such a long time. Some managers don’t pay any attention to the process, only to the progress and the results. In the end, they end up thinking that the designers aren’t capable enough. Another situation is when the project owner is not in a hurry; no orders are placed for equipment, and no processing is carried out. The managers keep pressing the designers to speed things up, while the designers in turn press the owner. . . The person who urged them was very upset; they reported it to their supervisor, who then scolded the designers. . It’s a real trap, isn’t it? . . ! :(
Why does the client have to make changes if they want to? Don’t they have any principles of their own? You need to sign and stamp it, right?
The owner says who would dare not make the changes... unless it’s the state-owned Haiyou.
It seems you’re not a designer; there are countless design options, but homeowners only prefer a few of them. Principles mean nothing in the face of absolute power. . Such homeowners are often encountered in design work. Not changing it? If it’s not changed, go see the manager; if the manager makes arrangements and it’s still not changed, then it means they’re not following orders, and they should pack up and leave. A meeting minutes are prepared before each modification, and both parties sign them; however, signing doesn’t help – the modifications still have to be made later. . What miserable designers. .
Have I forgotten my role as the owner? Why is it so difficult for me to work with the design firm? :'(
Why do I say it needs to be changed, but the design institute just refuses to make any changes? Our private enterprise’s design institute belongs to Bohai Chemical Group
If your requirements violate the relevant mandatory regulations, the design institute will not help you make changes. If your changes will cause significant problems but do not violate mandatory regulations, the design institute will ask you to confirm them again. (In the form of meeting minutes or an email.) ) If it’s possible to do this, it’s also possible to do that; therefore, the design firm believes it will follow the owner’s requirements. However, if the client wishes to make major modifications, and the original design by the design firm does not violate any relevant mandatory regulations and meets the technical and engineering requirements, then the client should pay a fee for those changes.
Right. As you said: once it’s signed and confirmed, if the client wants changes, we should still make those changes. The only advantage is that any modifications made after signing will likely incur a change fee. If it’s not signed, basically there’s no way to get the change fee.
It’s normal for the owner to suggest modifications, as there are many inconveniences in actual use that require the addition of guide pipes or medium-pressure nitrogen pipelines. But try to resolve the issues all at once; don’t bring up one issue today and two tomorrow. Change it this way today, and change it that way tomorrow.
Modification is the essence of design. . .
The owner mistreats me over and over again, but I treat them as if they were my first love~~