BIM ThinkSpace Episode 21 introduces the Macro Maturity Components model which can be used to: (a) assess a country’s current BIM diffusion policy, (b) compare the BIM maturity of different countries, and (c) assist policy makers in developing a comprehensive BIM national initiative or diffusion policy. The model includes eight components (e.g. Legal Framework, Education, and Technology Infrastructure), each assessed using specialised metrics at five levels of maturity.
Episode 20: The role policy makers (can) play in BIM adoption
Episode 20 introduces a set of actions a policy maker can take to facilitate BIM adoption across a market. A Macro Adoption Model is presented to describe three main implementation activities (communicate, engage and monitor) that can be conducted at three levels of intensity (passive, active and assertive). Policy makers can use the model to assess international efforts and develop their own country-specific BIM diffusion policy.
BIM Scope Creep
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an essential part of the construction procurement process. However, when BIM deliverables are indiscriminately injected into the scope of services of project players, or across the construction supply chain, a BIM scope creep will occur…By guest author Rexter Retana.
Episode 19: top-DOWN, bottom-UP and middle-OUT BIM diffusion
BIM diffusion within organizations and across markets is typically understood to be either top-down or bottom-up. However, there is a third and quite powerful dynamic that needs to be acknowledged.
Episode 18: Comparing the BIM Maturity of Countries
Which country leads the world in BIM adoption? Is it Singapore, the UK or the US? Maybe it is Australia or one of the Scandinavian team? This post discusses an ongoing investigation to identify and compare the BIM maturity of countries using specially developed metrics.
Episode 17: Individual BIM Competency
Episode 17 continues the discussion on BIM Capability/Maturity assessment and focuses on the BIM competency of individuals engaged in managing, facilitating and delivering model-based projects. What are Individual BIM Competencies and how are these defined and then measured?
Episode 16: Understanding BIM Wash
BIM Wash is a term describing the inflated – and sometimes deceptive – claim of using or delivering Building Information Modelling products or services. An organization which commits BIM Wash is typically engaged in promoting its unwarranted claims of BIM capability through its staff, website, project submissions and/or marketing material. Not all BIMwash is of the same intensity. Mild forms of unwarranted BIM claims can be harmless to a degree while others can be malicious and severely disruptive. To help combat BIMwash, this post identifies its four different levels: Confusion, Inexperience, Exaggeration and Illusion.
Episode 15: Initiating a Collaborative BIM Project
A collaborative BIM project is not a simple undertaking. This is especially true if the project in question is a large facility (e.g. a high-rise building or a major hospital), the project participants lack the necessary experience, or the BIM requirements are not clearly defined. This episode will discuss three main criteria for the primary consultant, the project manager or the independent facilitator to consider when initiating a collaborative, model-based process.
Episode 14: Industry Leadership vs. BIM Benefits
This post briefly explorers the intriguing relationship between two industry-level parameters: BIM Leadership (innovation, investment, etc…) and BIM Benefits (reduced errors, fast-tracking, etc…).
The Five Components of BIM Performance Measurement
This post links to a conference paper introducing a ‘conceptual tool’ to assess Organisational BIM using a performance management lens. The paper introduces five complementary components and a simple workflow to assess BIM capability and maturity of individuals, organisations and teams in a consistent, systematic and certifiable way.