The job plan

Value engineering is often done by systematically following a multi-stage Job Plan. Larry Miles' original system was a six-step procedure which he called the Value Analysis Job Plan. Others have varied the Job Plan to fit their constraints. Depending on the application, there may be four, five, six, or more stages. One modern version has the following eight steps:

1. Preparation
2. Information
3. Analysis
4. Creation
5. Evaluation
6. Development
7. Presentation
8. Follow-up