A capture plan and a camera schedule are not the same artefact. A camera schedule lists hardware, locations, and storage. A capture plan starts with the workflows the project must support and works backwards. The schedule falls out of the plan, not the other way around.
Workflow first, then the view
Begin with the decisions the project knows it will need to make. Progress disputes at the structural package. Subcontractor attendance during peak fit-out. A regulator visit on access. Each one names a record that has to exist on a particular date. From that list, the views and the retention windows draw themselves.
- Name the workflows before specifying any hardware.
- Tie each capture point to one or more workflows it serves.
- Set retention by contract obligation, not by storage convenience.
- Review the plan when the project programme shifts materially.
The shift in artefact looks small on paper. In practice, it changes who owns the document. A camera schedule sits with procurement. A capture plan sits with the project director and the digital construction lead. The decision rights move with the document.
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