Griffin provides consulting services to public and private entities, including needs analysis, analytic master planning, programming, location and centralization analysis, facilities merging and consolidations, and phasing. The planning process is critical to the ultimate success of the project. The facility must first meet the needs of the users who occupy it, whether private or public sector, so that the business and operational objectives are suitably accommodated. Trade-offs in space allocations, brokering completing uses, sharing various functional areas and facility resources, all must be analyzed carefully, in terms of implications on the facility, functional operation, and construction cost. Griffin also offers consulting services in wider real estate, public policy, and redevelopment arenas, depending on the nature and scope of the project.