Chapter 1 recap
Why, and how far
The key takeaways from this chapter’s 2 lessons.
The business case for BIM
- Start from the firm's own costly problems (rework, late information, lost bids), not from BIM's general benefits.
- Choose two or three measures before you start, and record a baseline.
- Count costs honestly: software, hardware, training, and the slower first projects.
- Report the same measures every quarter, good or bad.
Maturity and mandates
- A mandate is what a client or government requires; read the actual requirement, not the headline.
- A maturity assessment is useful for finding the next step, not for scoring the firm.
- Assess a few areas honestly: people, process, technology, information.
- Plan one level of improvement at a time, starting where projects hurt most.