Chapter 3 recap
Tools and change
The key takeaways from this chapter’s 2 lessons.
Software and IT for BIM
- Choose tools by the work they must do and the exchanges they must support (IFC, BCF, the clients' CDEs).
- Pilot on a real project before committing the firm.
- Plan IT for models: hardware, storage, network or cloud, backups and access rights.
- Keep a software register: versions, licences, owners, and when each is reviewed.
Training and change
- Train for the tasks people do on their projects, close to when they need them.
- Support the first projects closely: a named person to ask, short check-ins.
- Expect resistance and listen to it; it often points at a real problem.
- Show progress with the same measures as the business case.