BIM Execution Planning Workshop

Introduction

Implementing Building Information Modeling (BIM) in building, infrastructure, and industrial projects in Alberta and Western Canada has become a must. Companies unable to use BIM in delivering their projects are gradually eliminated from national and international competition. BIM, however, has many aspects and dimensions, and its successful implementation in projects requires familiarity with these dimensions and fundamental changes in how projects are organized and managed. These very complexities have caused many companies to fail in implementing BIM in their projects. Success in BIM implementation is possible only through coherent, well-fitted planning. In this training workshop, participants become familiar with the various aspects and dimensions of BIM implementation in building, infrastructure, and industrial projects, and experience the stages of BIM implementation planning hands-on.

Audience

This corporate course is recommended for managers, engineers, and specialists of companies active in building, infrastructure, and industrial projects in Alberta and Western Canada.

Minimum Requirements for Attending

Familiarity with the basic definitions and principles of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and the fundamentals of construction project management.

Course Outline

• 1) Introduction to BIM and a review of its main aspects and dimensions
• 2) Introduction to implementing building information modeling in projects and its maturity levels
• 3) Strategic planning of BIM implementation in the organization and BIM execution planning (BEP) in the project
• 4) The stages and structure of preparing an organizational BIM strategic plan
  • The organizational structure required for preparing the strategic plan and implementing BIM in the organization
  • Identifying and prioritizing BIM goals and applications in the organization's projects
  • Existing models for assessing organizational maturity and readiness for BIM implementation
  • The Sharif model for understanding and assessing an organization's readiness level for BIM implementation
  • Preparing the organizational BIM strategic plan based on the selected applications and the organization's readiness level
• 5) What are the proposed main sections of a project BIM Execution Plan (BEP)?
  • Project overview and BIM goals
  • BIM applications in the project
  • The BIM implementation process in the project
  • Model and information delivery specifications
  • Determining the supporting infrastructure
• 6) What types of BEP exist, and what stages are needed to develop a BEP?
  • Pre-contract BIM implementation plan
  • Post-contract BIM implementation plan
• 7) The BEP as a contractual document
• 8) Case study review: preparing a BEP document