George Mokhtar discusses how the role of the project manager is affected by BIM, offers tips and tricks, and provides a client perspective regarding the implementation of BIM.

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Building information modelling
George Mokhtar

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No boundaries

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Contractors get positive results

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4 conditions for success
Looking and thinking ahead
Detailed and tested planning
Unified and defined understanding
Honest and humble self assessment

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Collaboration?

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Or is it data?

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Objective use of data in decisions

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What changes for us?
 Different forms of appointment
 Project team will include Information Manager, BIM Leader and Facilities
Manager
 Workflows and processes when implementing a BIM Execution Plan
 Employer Information Requirements defined at earlier stages
 Information will be delivered in a different format, changing the data
extraction and control methodologies
 More detailed design information control, which can be largely
automated

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Pre contract BIM Execution plan (BEP)/ Post contract BEP
Process management of the BIM development and digital information
Common data environment (CDE)
Central source of information - shared & coordinated data
PQQ - BIM capability assessment
Set up the right team - assess the supply chains BIM capability
CIC BIM Protocols
Provides a contractual mechanism to operate in a collaborative BIM environment
Employers information requirements (EIR)
Defines the clients project and BIM objectives
Asset information requirements (AIR)
Defines the clients data and information requirements of the organization in relation to the asset(s)
Organisational information requirements (OIR)
Defines the clients information required to achieve the organization’s objectives
Project Way
(control)
Contract
Assessment
Information
Management
Process
Management

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Technology (not really)
Barriers to success
Planning (changing with maturity)
Bad experiences
Cultural change

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What changes for our client?
 Greater opportunity to understand and influence the emerging design
 Obliged to define information requirements and format in earlier project
stages
 Obliged to manage information or appoint an external information
manager
 May have to invest in training and technology to engage with the team
 Consider how to interface with existing and developing asset data
 Consultant fee profiles may change to accommodate additional work up
front

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Lack of transparency
Client issues
No shared understanding of
processes
Lack of access to information
Low confidence in BIM and high
risk exposure

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Discovery
Response
Implementing shared best practice
Technical development of
transparent processes
Independent verification and
assurance
Acting as an intelligent client
Creating a collaborative approach
through technology

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…to shape the decisions before they are made for our clients

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Objective assurance
Client led information needs
Execution planning
Procurement
Managed delivery
Operational transition
5x5
assurance
Completeness
Commonality
& design
management
Level of
development
Quality
&
coordination
Model Data
Commercial
metrics

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…to make the decisions as an informed client, based on live data

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Pitfalls?
 Ownership of data
 Traditional vs BIM scope of services
 Misalignment of emerging terminology
 Gaps in responsibility
 Cultural habits and reluctance to change
 Reverting to a traditional process and silo mentality
 Gateway approval and technical compliance reporting
 Ability to interface with data

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Key decisions?
 Extent of high level requirements
 Your programme for adoption
 Phased and prioritised approach for interfacing with clients
 Pilot project
 Accountability for implementation management
 What is your policy

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No longer an advantage to ’DO BIM’……

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Let’s start a ’conversation’……
#APMBIM

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