Open AccessNEW BUILDS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SPECIFICATION
Author(s) -
C N McKee,
S F Sartorio
Publication year - 2019
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.3940/rina.smy.2019.01
Subject(s) - documentation , computer science , key (lock) , technical documentation , technical communication , simple (philosophy) , engineering management , software engineering , systems engineering , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , business , computer security , programming language , philosophy , epistemology , electrical engineering
The tender and contract technical specifications are discussed and their importance to the overall success of a new build yacht project explained. We explore the way in which the technical specifications and technical advisors fit into the overall project management processes of a new build, as well as the technical specifications interconnected relationship with other important documentation. We discuss some examples where the technical specifications made a large difference to the overall success of a project and how simple details can have significant knock on effects. For both the tender technical specification and the contract technical specification, achieving an appropriate level of non-subjective detail is key and we show that, whilst projects have different overall processes, the technical specifications lie at the heart of successful and unsuccessful ones.