Assessing the Duration of the Lead Appointed Party Coordination Tasks and Evaluating the Appropriate Team Composition on BIM Projects

Abstract

This paper addresses critical success factors for the delivery of BIM projects. The lack of experience with BIM projects on both the demand and supply side often leads to insufficient project teams, unsatisfied clients, schedule, and cost overruns. In order to better structure and control the information delivery in BIM projects requirements, planning and delivery must be standardized. The latter was achieved by EIR (Exchange Information Requirements), new BIM roles, BEP (BIM Execution Plan), and specified digital handover, which must be supported by a common data environment (CDE). This paper provides an analysis of the characteristics of BIM project delivery and duration in Architectural and Engineering companies in Slovakia. The analysis is based on the web survey of BIM managers and coordinators, which reveals that a significant amount of BIM project efforts must be executed by BIM specialists. The results also graphically depict the scope of critical BIM activities across project phases. The presented study is relevant for various project stakeholders and allows for a deeper understanding of the resources needed for the successful delivery of BIM projects in terms of adequate project team capacity, capability, organization, and planning.

Les environnements communs de données (CDE) : définitions, historique et classification

“…Pour certains auteurs, oui, à condition que la manière de déposer des fichiers ait été convenue [12]. D'autres indiquent que non [13] car ce type de plateforme n'inclut pas des fonctionnalités distinctives du secteur de la construction comme la gestion du statut de maturité des documents (archivé, publié, partagé, en cours) définis dans les standards BIM. Ainsi parfois décrites comme des plateformes de gestion documentaire, les définitions actuelles des CDE suggèrent néanmoins que leurs fonctionnalités ne se limitent pas à cela et devraient intégrer des fonctionnalités spécifiques au domaine de la construction permettant le respect des normes en vigueur.…”

Analysis of Bim Management and Coordination Processes in Slovakia

“…Some sources name this profession as CDE manager or administrator. It is rather important to understand that tasks related to CDE administration can have a major impact on the volume of work performed by BIM managers and coordinators [7,8]. If we were to look at BIM from a process point of view, CDE is used today by only less than 35% of active BIM users in Slovakia, which represents about 5% of the market.…”

“…New tasks and responsibilities in a project team throughout all phases of building's lifecycle rather become the domain of specialists -BIM managers and coordinators and we have to take into consideration that collaborative approach on a project and digital management of assets occupy a significant part of a workload. [7,8] BIM can contribute to entire construction industry transformation and may result in increased efficiency. However, it is essential that the market actors themselves are prepared for this transformation, in terms of the use of information technology and human resources.…”

“…From the analysis [7,8], it is possible to identify the differences between the individual activities and positions that are performed in the project cycle and based on the evaluation of the time duration of the tasks, to determine the need and composition of the project team. The correct composition of the work team has a direct impact on the ability to deliver the project on time, in the required quality and in the agreed scope.…”

Využitie Bim a Cde Na Zefektívnenie Procesov Manažmentu Kvality Na Stavbe

“…Information Modeling sa stále častejšie začína okrem projektovania využívať aj počas realizácie a užívania aktíva [5,6,7]. Informačné modely stavieb obsahujú rôzne informácie o jednotlivých konštrukciách, elementoch a priestoroch a v súčasnosti je možné ich prehliadať vo viacerých nespoplatnených softvéroch, alebo spoločných dátových prostrediach (angl.…”