3rd Qatar BIM User Day - The BIM Manager within the Project Organisation

1 DANIEL FRAWLEY - WOODS BAGOT

The BIM Manager within the

Project Organisation

collaboration & communication


Daniel Frawley

• 17 years in AEC

• Engineering qualification (GIS, BIM, Geospatial)

• Certified:

• Revit Trainer

• Autodesk Implementation


What is a BIM Manager Well, it depends

• Depends on the function of the office

• Historically been on design side

• Engineers leading data charge

• GCs now needing BIM Coordinator

• In-house skills (or) Subcontract tasks

• Specialist BIM consultants


BIM Roles Cross Section view

CAD Manager BIM Program Manager BIM Technologist Engineering IT Manager Senior Design Software Analyst BIM Implementation Specialist BIM Specialist Digital Design Manager Design Systems Manager Production Manager Revit

Other Titles

2008 2010 2009

Source: BIMManager.com survey


BIM Roles Who are the Players


Roles WB Design Studio Specific

Global Design Technology Director

Studio Design Technology Manager

Project BIM Coordinator

• Experience with BIM, Design/Visualization, Parametric/Generative, and/or Analysis applications

• Design Technology experience across all project phases, with an emphasis on technology implementations


BIM roles Skills

• Current position Skills

– Technical prowess

– Technical knowledge of your discipline

– Project Workflow Understanding

• Needed Skills for the future

– Overall Project Workflow Coordination

– Collaboration wisdom

– Management/People Skills

– Negotiation prowess

– Ability to interact directly with Senior Management and Owners

– Team Building


Support network Team Effort

o BIM Coordinator o Day-to-day coordination of

support resources

o Design Technology o Strategic support

o Libraries/Templates

o Standards

o Families

o IT Team o Hardware/software technical

support

o Teammates


Collaboration Communication Processes

• Defined by BXP

• Based on NatSpec BXP

• Coordination schedules

• Shared facilities, resources

• Online collaboration


Collaboration Exchange Standards

• Defined by BXP

• Based on NatSpec standards

• Model Exchange Standards

• LOD Definitions

• Online collaboration


Collaboration Exchange Schedules

• Defined by BXP


• Model Exchange Schedules

• Phase handovers

• Meeting schedules


Collaboration Model Use & Deliverables

• Defined by BXP


• Model Integrity Checks

• Software usage defined


Revit Rhino AutoCAD Sketchup 3D Max Ecotect Grasshopper Revit Server IES <VE> Vico Navisworks Trimble

Collaboration Range of Applications


Collaboration Industry Standards

• Buildingsmart IFC

• Local codes

• Vendor releases

• Mandatory Govt requirements

• BXP

• Legalities

• LOD Specifications

• Client expectations


Collaboration Soft Skills Required

• More than just technical know how and ability

• Integrated to the whole design process with a broad skill set

• Understanding project workflows and project management.

• Understanding different needs of the delivery team (architects, engineers, estimators and contractors).

• Technical knowledge of the BIM application used, related systems and network infrastructure, and awareness of new technologies.

• Communication and training skills (verbal and written), Teaching and Coaching skills to bring new team members up to speed.

• Ability to communicate the benefits of BIM firm-wide

• Objective decision-making in times of crisis


Integration Challenges

• Whole industry is Resistant to change

• Current model benefits firms who takes the most short cuts

• The best design and safest construction will not be the cheapest


• Understand the deliverables required by Owners & Market

• Balancing outputs of what deliverables will cement your relationships with Owners AND helps your firm deliver a profitable project?

• First steps are a model tied to budget and schedule so that the Owner can see how a design change impacts cost and time.

• Constructability reports • Resource-loaded schedules • Work in place report • Cash flow forecast

Integration How to drive Success


Trust and Commitment BIM success

• Faith in the numbers

• Garbage in – Garbage out

• Prove the process

• Models are 1000 times more powerful than a PDF


BIM Manager's responsibility reaches much farther than design coordination and constructability management. BIM is more than the 3D model Cost and Schedule data as driver of integrated 5D data. BIM Manager will be one of the main orchestrators of a redefined business process for construction firms.

Recap Snapshot


Thankyou

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3rd Qatar BIM User Day - The BIM Manager within the Project Organisation