Also known as BIM Manager may work on new building projects, or renovations of existing structures.
BIM Managers must play a proactive role in BIM implementation at both the project level and at the organisation level. This will drive holistic BIM implementation and help in attaining project-level and organisation-level goals set for BIM implementation. One major obstacle that BIM Managers need to ponder upon is resistance to change. Change is difficult for everyone, and BIM Managers need an empathetic and solution-oriented approach about it.
The importance of management lies in the very definition of BIM. One can discern key themes of “collaboration,” “coordination,” “communication,” “exchange” and “collation”. BIM managers thus occupy a central role in the development process driving successful completion of projects.
At the project level, BIM Management involves the following three main key aspects (BS EN ISO 19650 (6 part)) :
- Employer’s Information Requirements (EIR): The EIR refers to a document that defines the uses of and requirements for BIM from the Project Sponsor’s perspective - answering questions like who, what, why, how, and when the various processes of BIM will be performed. After the EIR has been defined, a Project Implementation Plan (PIP) pertaining to BIM implementation is prepared. PIP describes the project team members’ information technology and human resources capability to deliver the EIR.
- BIM Execution Plan (BEP): BIM Execution Plan defines how the team will deliver the EIR. The BEP consists of the following key items: BIM use cases for each stage of a project and its integration with project management functions, BIM deliverables for each BIM use case, Model author and users for each BIM deliverables, Model elements, level of details and attributes for each BIM deliverable, Process for BIM creation, maintenance, release and collaboration for each BIM use case, and Hardware and software environment.
- Master Information Delivery Plan (MIDP): This is a plan listing all the information deliverables of a project including models, drawings, specifications, equipment, and schedules. An MIDP identifies when project information is to be prepared, by whom, and using what protocols and procedures. With the help of the MIDP, the project manager can define the overall project schedule and its linkage to BIM deliverables.
As a multifaceted BIM build professional, we can provide important leadership in the design and construction of the built environment, collaborating with architects, engineers, builders and other design professionals.
