Audits of design
Associated with the topic of design standards is the question of whether the company has the resources – or knows how to use the resources – necessary to achieve the standards which have been set. From time to time, senior management must review design activates to ensure that design objectives and standards are being maintained. The idea of a design audit may seem distasteful to some managers but there is no reason why this should be so. Providing the purpose of the audit is made clear – to check out design directions, resources and results, rather than personal effort or perform- acne- the three should be no adverse reaction.