Leading BIM in an organisation
How do you make BIM work across a whole firm, not just one project?
Understand
What it is, in plain language
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- Lesson · 2 min · quizThe business case for BIMDirectors fund what they can see paying back. Build the case on the firm's own problems and numbers, choose a few measures before you start, and report them the same way every quarter.
- Lesson · 2 min · quizMaturity and mandatesGovernments and clients increasingly require BIM; maturity models say how far a firm has come. Use both to set the next step, not to win a label.
- Lesson · 2 min · quizBIM roles and staffingWho does BIM in a firm: a central team, people in every project, or both. Define roles by what they do, size them by the work, and don't let BIM become one person's job.
- Lesson · 2 min · quizStandards, templates and librariesCompany standards make every project start well: a short standard, templates that apply it, and a library of checked content. Keep them small, owned and versioned.
- Lesson · 2 min · quizSoftware and IT for BIMChoose software from the work and the exchanges you must make, not from features. Then plan the IT around it: hardware, storage, networks, licences and backups.
- Lesson · 2 min · quizTraining and changePeople change how they work when the new way helps them on their own project, with someone to ask. Train for tasks, close to the work, and support the first projects closely.
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The one I see most often on real projects: a business case built on industry averages instead of the firm's own problems. Tick off the checklist as you put each thing in place.
Common mistakes
What goes wrong most often on real projects.
- A business case built on industry averages instead of the firm's own problems.
- Measuring activity (clashes, training hours) instead of outcomes.
- One BIM expert everyone depends on.
- A long standard nobody reads, and templates that don't apply it.
- Training months before the first project uses it.
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