What does DfMA stand for? A simple definition framework for DfMA and MMC

Built Environment Matters.

Doing things differently, letting go of what we have known either in Christmas traditions or any other traditions, or processes and procedures we follow, or the pre-judgements we hold onto can feel hard.Humankind became dominant through its adaptability, our neo-cortex in our brains is incredibly plastic and moulds to allow us to adapt our whole life.

To enact the change both individually and collectively we just need to recognise that we are stuck in the Devil’s Snare and decide to stop struggling..Professor John Dyson spent more than 25 years at GlaxoSmithKline, eventually ending his career as VP, Head of Capital Strategy and Design, where he focussed on developing a long-term strategic approach to asset management..While there, he engaged Bryden Wood and together they developed the Front End Factory, a collaborative endeavour to explore how to turn purpose and strategy into the right projects – which paved the way for Design to Value.

He is committed to the betterment of lives through individual and collective endeavours.. As well as his business and pharmaceutical experience, Dyson is Professor of Human Enterprise at the University of Birmingham, focussing on project management, business strategy and collaboration.. Additionally, he is a qualified counsellor with a private practice and looks to bring the understanding of human behaviour into business and projects.. To learn more about our Design to Value philosophy, read Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology by Professor John Dyson, Mark Bryden, Jaimie Johnston MBE and Martin Wood.Available to purchase at.We are likely to need greater standardisation of processes to be able to track the information and decisions leading to compliance.

Industry challenge.

Design and project management processes differ per project, standardisation of such a number of differing variables is almost impossible.What is interesting here, though, is the strong link being made between standard components and digital libraries, and the need to create a market which supports the approach.. As we’ll see in the following examples, the combination of standard components and digital tools is exactly what we need to facilitate a digital marketplace.

and improve construction procurement methods.The Platform construction ecosystem - beyond standard components.

This is where we start to see how we get to an open and transparent marketplace..The diagram below is one we often use to explain Platform construction.