Project OK to Start document
The Concept and Developed Design Quality Best Practice Self-Assessment Tool, published by the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) Construction Special Interest Group (ConSIG) in 2021 and updated in 2022, defines a Project OK to Start document as: ‘…the document, from the client/owner, that identifies the Key Business Needs and gives formal approval for the project to start the concept evaluation phase. Applicable in ongoing framework arrangements.’
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