A Building Information Model (BIM) is “a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility.”
To successfully implement BIM, a project team must perform detailed and comprehensive planning. A well-documented BIM Project Execution Plan will ensure that all parties are clearly aware of the opportunities and responsibilities associated with the incorporation of BIM into the project workflow. A completed BIM Project Execution Plan should define the appropriate Uses for BIM on a project (e.g., design authoring, design review, and 3D coordination), along with a detailed design and
documentation of the process for executing BIM throughout a facility’s lifecycle.
Once the plan is created, the team can follow and monitor their progress against this plan to gain the maximum benefits from BIM implementation.
This Guide provides a structured procedure, as displayed in Figure i-1, for creating and implementing a BIM Project Execution Plan.
The four steps within the procedure include:- Identify high value BIM uses during project planning, design, construction and operational phases
- Design the BIM execution process by creating process maps
- Define the BIM deliverables in the form of information exchanges
- Develop the infrastructure in the form of contracts, communication procedures, technology
and quality control to support the implementation