Project Planning
Broadcast project planning: feasibility studies, budgets, critical-path schedules, risk analysis and vendor coordination from Intraframe's engineers.
Project planning is where a broadcast build is won or lost. Before any equipment is ordered or any cable is pulled, the scope has to be agreed, the budget tested against it, and the programme fixed around the dates that cannot move: a channel launch, a lease end, the start of a season. Intraframe's planning service gives broadcasters, streaming services and corporate media teams a clear, costed route from an outline brief to a build that can be scheduled and resourced.
Broadcast facilities rarely start from a clean sheet. A new gallery may have to be built while the existing one stays on air, a move between sites may need an interim operation, and a single project can involve architects, building contractors, furniture makers, equipment vendors and the client's own engineers. Planning sets out who does what, in which order, and where the dependencies and risks sit, so that problems surface on paper rather than on site.
Engineers lead the planning, not administrators, so schedules reflect how broadcast systems are actually built: procurement lead times, rack pre-fabrication off site, technical power and cooling readiness, testing windows, and operator training before go-live. Since 1989 Intraframe has delivered facility builds, relocations and interim operations for broadcasters and media organisations, and that experience shapes how each programme is put together.
Our process
Brief and requirements
Operational and engineering stakeholders are interviewed to establish what the facility must do, the formats and standards involved, and the fixed dates the project has to meet.
Site survey
A survey of the building or existing facility records space, power, cooling, cable routes and access, and identifies which equipment and infrastructure can be reused.
Feasibility and budget
Options are costed and compared, producing a budget forecast with its assumptions stated so it can go to a board or finance team for approval.
Programme and critical path
A milestone schedule covers design, procurement, pre-fabrication, installation, testing and training, with the critical path and long-lead items identified.
Risk and phasing
Technical, commercial and on-air risks are logged with owners and mitigations, and the works are phased so that live services are protected during the build.
Vendor and procurement roadmap
Suppliers, contractors and order dates are lined up against the programme so that equipment arrives when the build needs it, not before and not after.
Key deliverables
- Feasibility studies and budget forecasting
- Milestone and critical-path scheduling
- Risk analysis and mitigation planning
- Vendor coordination and procurement roadmaps
- Requirements and scope document agreed with stakeholders
- Site survey report covering space, power, cooling and cable routes
- Phasing plans for works in facilities that must stay on air
- Relocation and interim-operation plans for moves between sites
- Health and safety and CDM inputs for the construction phase
- Progress reporting against the programme through to handover
Project Planning: FAQ
How early should we involve Intraframe?
Can you plan a move between sites while we keep broadcasting?
What do we have at the end of the planning stage?
Planning a project planning project?
Tell us about the facility, the timescale and what has to stay on air.