working with a client: client brief compare

when working with a client or with a new company before starting a new project it is important to start the plan for what you need to do when you start a project, a reason for this is so both you and the client understand what will be done/what is needed to be done and also how the final outcome will look, one of the main parts of planning is the brief and when working with a client it is extremely important to have a client brief because this is needed to make sure the client you are working with is getting what they want e.g. a website and that all of the content being used is suitable and related to their business, a client brief could also consist of milestones with times and dates, so like a schedule it will have what you plan to do and when you plan to finish that certain part so in a website you might want to make a gallery so on the client brief you would put that in and put a date you would like to have it finished, this is important so a client can understand how long each part of the project can take,

here is a link to one client brief to do with construction:
http://mekel.net/folio/buildersreg/content/res_int_clientbrief.html

and here is another example of a client brief in construction:
http://pitchpen.com/faq/10049/10052/13011

the differences and similarities between the two client briefs:

the two briefs are to do with construction but are both similar and different in a few ways, here are some differences and similarities between the two briefs:

the first brief uses a simpler approach by mainly using ticked boxes and diagrams to help show what will be done on the project whereas the second client brief uses more writing to help show what they will do, one way in which they are similar is by putting most of the contact details, client details and budgets at the top of the client brief, the first brief could be easy to use but with all the ticks it could cause confusion when the client looks at the brief, whereas the second brief is more tidy and laid out in a cleaner design making it tidy and easy to find and read information.

a difference between these briefs is in the first link they show sizes of what each room will be along with how many rooms as well as what will be in these rooms, but in the other link they talk about what they want there final product to resemble so this could be useful in a client brief to help make it more clear on what the client will be getting this could also be a good idea to put on what you are adding or having on the project so the client will be able to understand what the final product could look like so for example when making a website for a client you could include examples of websites to show inspiration and how the website could look similar and also adding on the brief what you will be putting into the website.

the second brief shows how many people are in their company so this could be important just in case they get someone random coming on to the site whereas the first brief does not show how many people are in their company.

the second brief is also different to the first brief because on the first brief it goes straight into what they will be doing however the second brief shows what industry they work in which could show the client what they are good at doing, this could also be something important to add to a client brief so the client is able to understand more about your company and what you are able to work in and how good you are as a company.