Project Management

Our Project Management services are adapted to Chinese practices of planning, approval and construction. We organize your project in the most efficient way, with processes up to the point and mature tools. Our services: project structure tailored to circumstances and agreed goals, multi-level schedules for tight control, transparent and scalable cost management, back-end to SAP, clear and well-defined quality specification, and complete adherence during implementation and digitalization of as many processes as possible with in-house software.

Our team takes a closer look into your existing assets and facilities. By identifying the gaps between your requirements and the existing situation, we develop possible strategy options: object requirements, asset survey, status evaluation and options & strategy. You get recommendations which are backed by technical facts and expertise. Our added values: overview of all important technical and commercial facts for well-informed decision making and neutral and objective recommendation.

Our site selection services carve out your exact needs and priorities and evaluate all options which are available. We structure the process in requirements definition, macro and micro study and final selection & negotiation support. The services can be conducted for any of greenfield vs. existing object, or for rent vs. ownership scenarios. Our added values: clear definition of targets, pros & cons of every option for informed decision making and reliable timeline and implementation.

Good design doesn’t happen by accident but requires careful preparation! We support you in the process by selecting the right designer for your project and steer him throughout the project until a successful completion. Well structured design process and workflow: tried and tested templates for Chinese design contracts, resolution of the most complex design issues in joint meetings, design review and expertise by our experienced in-house design team and professional change management.

Construction in a safe, high-quality, and fast fashion needs the right management. We take ownership for your success! And we bring all the expertise and mature tools for this. Precise definition of all processes: tight monitoring against agreed quality standards and codes, mature tools for quality control, sampling, mockup, material approvals, effective scheduling with our LCM® Lean Management method and software and professional safety management.

Megatrends such as globalization, digitization, individualization, mobility, urban living and the knowledge economy are causing a fundamental shift in the world of work. The modern work environment requires flexible structures and further ongoing development of existing workplace typologies. We offer: strategic requirements planning and user interviews, potential studies for buildings, analysis and optimization of communication networks and workplace change management.

Extraordinary people deserve extraordinary spaces! Our interior design can achieve: understanding the company culture and the “DNA” of our clients, unlimited creativity and multiple ideas will be employed to finally find the perfect solution for your object, focus on healthy and circular materials and user comfort, e.g. regarding lighting color and intensity. Our added values: high user satisfaction by full understanding of their needs, nurturing the cooperation spirit and best possible impression on visitors.

Sometimes our clients face the challenge not having internal capacity or relevant experience to cover the project lead in-house. Therefore we act as client representative and take responsibility to steer the project with a holistic approach. We manage the project independently according to your requirements and approach all tasks pro-actively. Our services: we steer all project participants, temporal and special consideration with a holistic approach, fast and flexible reactions to changes and competent sparring partner for the client.

BIM (Building Information Modelling) means the digitization of the whole Construction Industry! The BIM value chain ranges from basic evaluation through preliminary planning, design planning, analysis, documentation, the production process (including quantity take-off and schedule planning) to site management and facility management. We support as needed in the roles: BIM Consultant, BIM Manager and BIM Coordinator. We create your BIM roadmap towards digitalized planning, execution, and especially the digital operation of your facilities.

BIM (Building Information Modelling) is the digitization of the whole project! Our Services: BIM Consulting/ Managing, BIM Coordination, BIM Modeling 3D Scanning of existing structures (in absence of as-built, for tight space management, for target-fact tracking), 7D-Planning incl. LCM Digital BIM to FM – the BIM model for digital operations.

LCM puts the focus on an integrated project solution. Lean Site Management (LSM) includes: process stability, visualization, transparency and elimination of bottle necks. Agile Design Management (ADM) includes: scrum method stemming from software development, visualization and scum planning, sprints and scrum board.

Our TDD team takes a close look into your project and helps you identify risks of sites or object you intend to buy or rent. Goals and Benefits: identify risks connected to an object, assess risks of sites or plots intended to buy or rent, point out potential "deal breakers", identify necessary measures, estimate expenses (CAPEX) and various intensities of review. Our added values: all chances and risks made transparable, scalable degree of detail (quick check/ TDD/ custom services).

Sometimes you are looking for something really special. Sometimes you want to see all options and all possible ideas. You need to have several designers providing you their proposals to choose the best one for you. We support you organizing and implementing a design competition for your project: whether you look for one building, a sophisticated building complex or an urban quarter! Our services: coordinate requirements, identify designers, set-up evaluation criteria, manage the communication between shareholders and participants, evaluation report, organize jury meeting and colloquium & awarding.

Fit-out projects usually come with a tight schedule. Based on our knowledge of the Chinese market, we develop a precise schedule and budget. Our experts initiate a robust workflow for the interior design, and initiate at an early stage the necessary approval processes with public authorities. Our services: efficient organization of all processes, improved project execution through foresight and close involvement of all project participants, achievement of the desired quality level, achievement of project goals (cost, schedule) and promotion of your goals.

Quality Assurance creates lasting value as part of the overall construction work. Ideally, quality assurance starts in the design phase and continues in the construction phase in the form of regular site visits right through to commissioning. During this process, an independent team of Drees & Sommer experts analyzes the compliance to your requirements through comprehensive inspections. Our services: lasting building value, implementation of the original idea without compromises fully functional building, effective cost-saving through error prevention and visible and tangible building quality.

BIM (Building Information Modelling) means the digitization of the whole Construction Industry! We support as needed in the roles: BIM Consultant, BIM Manager and BIM Coordinator. We create your BIM roadmap towards digitalized planning, execution, and especially the digital operation of your facilities.

Digitization poses major challenges for numerous industries and businesses. However, digitization also offers opportunities and opens up entirely new possibilities – even in the complex and, by its very nature, highly 'analog' real estate industry, as can be seen from the increasing number of PropTech start-ups. Armed with our own digital tools and business models, Drees & Sommer is a disruptor itself, and is helping its clients use digitization to their advantage. Our services: project communication system (PKM), defect and contract management (contrace) and cost management (cost monitor/ COOR).

Our tailor-made FM strategy and implementation consulting combines expertise from practical experience with management consulting. We develop the FM concepts for you – but we are also happy to be judged by our operational implementation and the actual results of our work. Our services can be fully customized: FM organisation and process consulting, FM throughout design and construction, cost optimization and benchmarking, FM tenderings and QM-audits, green FM and sustainability consulting.

Within a BTS project our client does not have a contractual relationship with the contractors - most likely not even with the designers. Therefore it is mandatory to have a solid design brief, clear interfaces, a solid agreement with the developer and landlord, and still also a close look at the quality. Our team has vast experience with this delivery method and is aware of the communication channels to drive the project forward with the intended qualities.