Start with the decision makers
Before reviewing an interior concept, identify who owns the workplace brief. Operations, HR, IT, leadership and the property team may have different priorities. Record which decisions each party makes, and who resolves conflicts. This makes the approval process useful rather than simply adding more meetings.
Describe the working day
An average attendance number is not a complete workplace brief. Explain how people collaborate, host clients, work privately and use shared resources. A boardroom used occasionally and a training room used every week deserve different decisions about location, flexibility and equipment. Include storage and service activity in the same discussion.
Compare options against the brief
Ask each test fit to explain its compromises. One option may improve meeting access while reducing future expansion. Another may place staff closer together but need stronger acoustic separation. Compare the options against agreed criteria, not only their desk counts. A decision log keeps later design changes connected to the original priorities.
Connect the brief to delivery
Establish the landlord review process, specialist consultant interfaces, procurement route and move date before promising a completion programme. Identify which furniture can be reused and which items need production time. The first proposal should make design, construction, supply and local site responsibilities easy to distinguish.
Bring the right information
Share the project location, approximate area, current stage, available drawings, intended budget and target programme. We can use this information to define a useful first review and the scope of the next stage.
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