Processes

Determine build, buy, or lease decision

How determine build, buy, or lease decision are reshaped as AGI capability advances.

ProcessesDetermine build, buy, or lease decision
Determine build, buy, or lease decision — illustrated

The bottom line

Roughly 85% of the work in Determine build, buy, or lease decision is information-shaped — already within reach of AI delivery. The question here is not whether it shifts, but which tasks go first and who staffs the residual.

Why: While the PCF top-level lens 'Plan and acquire assets' typically implies physical construction and management (~0.20), the specific process relies entirely on cognitive information tasks. With no child occupations seeded, the description emphasizes studying market forces, researching prices, and making data-driven strategic decisions, placing the actual value-producing work firmly in the digital knowledge-work band.

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How the work flows

Trigger: A requirement for new physical space or operational facilities is established by business leadership.

  1. Define facility specifications and location requirements
  2. Analyze market forces regarding property availability and leasing rates
  3. Estimate costs associated with new construction and land acquisition
  4. Model financial scenarios comparing total cost of ownership across options
  5. Assess operational risks and strategic flexibility for each approach
  6. Select the optimal real estate acquisition method and secure approval

Outcome: A formal decision to build, buy, or lease the property is finalized with supporting financial justification.

Measured by

Time to DecisionTotal Cost of OwnershipReturn on InvestmentVariance to Market Rate