Papers have been presented on the ADePT planning and management approach at DSM Conferences
going back to 2000. The approach is now in widespread use in industrial applications, ranging from a
US$4M building fit-out project to a £4Bn urban redevelopment project, and a number of practices
have been established to ensure design planning and control is undertaken in the most effective way
possible.
The impacts of the approach’s use have recently been assessed, highlighting a number of areas where
benefit is derived and showing a significant return on the investment required to implement the
technique