AgileBIM is an approach that combines Agile project management principles with Building Information Modeling (BIM) to improve collaboration and outcomes in construction projects. Some key points of the AgileBIM approach include: emphasizing individuals, collaboration, feedback, and transparency over formal processes and documentation; using iterative development cycles and continuous feedback; establishing multidisciplinary teams with decision-making power; and utilizing a common digital platform to facilitate information sharing. The document outlines AgileBIM principles, practices, roles, and tools to help structure work into iterative phases ("metaphases") and facilitate teamwork and information flow on projects.

1. AgileBIM
BIM meets Agile
Felice Pescatore
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2. • Individuals and interactions
over processes and tools
• Consumable solutions
over comprehensive documentation
• Stakeholders collaboration
over contract negotiation
• Responding to feedbacks
over following a plan
• Transparency
over false predictability
AGILE IS A MINDSET
The Agile mindset is an Empirical Approach, based on:
Adaptation, Transparency ed Inspection

3. A NEW APPROACH TO CONSTRUCTION
Adopting AgileBIM methodology means being collaborative.
We must develop our projects with a new organizational approaches
and shared information.
THE "M" OF BIM MEANS (HERE) MANAGEMENT
• Delight the Customer
• Improve Effectiveness and Efficiency
• Improve Communication
• Reduce the "ping-pong" effect
• Time and Cost optimization
• Increase Quality of Work
• Improve Team Satisfaction
• Consistency with BIM Regulations and
Reference Standards
Goals

4. • Active customer engagement
• Multidisciplinary teams with decision-making delegation (power)
• Requirements evolve, but time is defined
• Requirements are expressed at different levels and visually
• Incremental and iterative development in short cycles
• Focus on continuous release
• Inspect and Adapt
• Validation is part of development (validate early and often)
• A collaborative and cooperative approach with stakeholders is essential
• Digital platform for collaboration, management and data exchange
• Emphasis on Team Collaboration through the Centralization of Information
(IFC, CDE, etc)
• Involvement of customers/stakeholders in the process (access to CDE)
• Evaluation Gate for the flow and coordination of the information
AGILE
BIM
AGILE + BIM = AGILEBIM

5. BIM Usage Aspects Technologies
Terms Contractual
Presentation Standards
more in BEP….
AGILEBIM AND BIM EXECUTION PLAN
Project Info
Processes
Deliverable
Scope
Rethinking BEP elements
from OUTPUT to OUTCOME
Valuable documentation, essential
Efficiency
Quick and constructive feedbacks
Eliminate decision bottlenecks

6. AGILEBIM MINDSET
AgileBIM is based on the AgileConstellation
Funnel, characterized by:
• Philosophy
• Principles
• Practices
• Stars
Remember: Agile is a mindset (first of all)

7. AGILEBIM PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES
Fluid
Thinking
Common
Environment
Extreme
Building
Be Agile and Do Agile!

8. AGILEBIM POSTER
“Meta” means that the proposed solution is an abstraction of what you will
implement in the specific context
• Metaphases, the work phases with
specific deliverable goals;
• Common Data Environment, the
common working environment;
• Metateams, the involved teams;
• Fluid Process, the operational process;
• Metagoals, a conceptual representation
of the common activities.

9. AGILEBIM METAPHASES
2. CONCEPT DESIGN
Create the first draft of the blueprint to collect feedbacks and identifying
the related constraints.
3. DEVELOPED DESIGN
Create the final blueprint to get all the needed approvals (ex: regulatory)
4. TECHNICAL DESIGN
Create the executive project, based on the final blueprint, with the details
of the expected works and the related expected costs.
5. TRANSITION
Prepare everything necessary to start the construction phase of the work.
Identify the mission and key aspects of the project.
1. INCEPTION
6. CONSTRUCTION
The construction is effectively built,
and all the needed specialists and
companies engaged.

10. AGILEBIM DEVELOPMENT CYCLE
• Inception, the idea of the construction is structured, the boundaries are defined, and the sustainability is evaluated.
• Realization, the construction is designed and developed iteratively and incrementally.
• Facility, manage the evolution, the improvement and the maintenance of the construction.
Inception Facility
Realization
….
….
Design
Construction

11. AGILEBIM METATEAMS
BIM
Coordinator
BIM
Specialists
Construction Workers
Customer
Construction
Manager
Site
Manager
Design team
Construction team
Primary Roles
Coordinator
for
safety
and
health
(Agile)
Project
Manager
AgileBIM
Coach
BIM
Manager
CDE
Manager
Support Roles

12. AGILEBIM FLUID PROCESS
The Fluid Process can be applied for design and construction and is inspired by
Scrum & Kanban.
Agile Project Manager (APM),
maintains the project objectives
inspiring his/her approach to both the
predictive and adaptive practices with
a management 3.0 mindset.
AgileBIM Coach, supports the
Metateams in the adoption of
AgileBIM and in the develop of a
continuous improvement mindset.

13. AGILEBIM METAGOALS
Not all the areas need to be covered, as well not all activities may be necessary.
AgileBIM introduces the concept of Metagoal, a knowledge base to
highlight the common activities of a Construction project.
Each Metagoal consists of several Areas of Intervention that are
implemented by a series of Processes.

14. AGILEBIM TOOLS
Download them from: agileconstellation.info

15. CASE STUDY

16. AGILEBIM PORTFOLIO BOARD
The AgileBIM Portfolio Board is governed by the progress of the projects:
if no change occurs, nothing moves on it!
Supports all the project metaphases to
create a shared vision of the project
progress.

17. AGILEBIM PROJECT CANVAS
Created in the Inception metaphases but
updated continuously during the project
development.

18. FLUID PROCESS IN ACTION
Supports all the implementation metaphase:
• Concept Design
• Developed Design
• Technical Design
• Construction
The time is splitted in intervals called Iterations: typically, 2 weeks long (10 workdays)

19. AGILEBIM DESIGN BOARD
PROJECT 01
Activity 01.01
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.05
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.04
Description/Info
PROJECT INVENTORY TO DO DOING DONE
WAITING
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.02
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.03
Description/Info
PROJECT INVENTORY
All the project
elaborates/activities
TO DO
All the project
elaborates/activities
chooses for the
current iteration
DOING
All the project
elaborates/activi
ties actually
in progress
WAITING
All the project
elaborates/activi
ties that
meet a "block"
DONE
All the completed
project
elaborates/activities
day 1 day 10

20. Iteration
Planning
Artifacts
day 1
The Iteration Planning is the meeting that
opens the iteration. During its execution,
the Metateam plans the work to be done.
FLUID PROCESS IN ACTION
PROJECT 01
Activity 01.01
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.05
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.04
Description/Info
PROJECT INVENTORY TO DO DOING DONE
WAITING
The "PROJECT
INVENTORY" contains all
the elaborates/activities
of the project
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.02
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.03
Description/Info
The elaborates/activities
to be carried out in the
starting iteration go into
the "TO DO" column

21. day 2 day 9
The Daily Meeting is a quick meeting that
the team holds regularly every day.
Each metateam member aligns the others
on the progress of his/her works.
FLUID PROCESS IN ACTION
PROJECT 01
Activity 01.01
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.05
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.04
Description/Info
PROJECT INVENTORY TO DO DOING DONE
WAITING
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.02
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.03
Description/Info
The started
elaborates/activities go into
the "DOING" column.
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.06
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.07
Description/Info
Daily Meeting

22. day 2 day 9
The Daily Meeting is also the moment to
highlight impediments and ask for help to
resolve them.
FLUID PROCESS IN ACTION
PROJECT 01
Activity 01.01
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.05
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.04
Description/Info
PROJECT INVENTORY TO DO DOING DONE
WAITING
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.02
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.03
Description/Info
The elaborates/activities interested by a problem
not affordable by the metateam pass in the
«WAITING» column and will be attentioned by
the AgileBIM Coach and the Agile PM
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.06
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.07
Description/Info
Daily Meeting

23. During the Review, the metateam discusses
the completed elaborates/activities and
agree on their completion (or not!).
FLUID PROCESS IN ACTION
PROJECT 01
Activity 01.01
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.05
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.04
Description/Info
PROJECT INVENTORY TO DO DOING DONE
WAITING
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.02
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.03
Description/Info
Elaborates/activities not completed or blocked
(to be reprogrammed in the next iteration)
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.06
Description/Info
PROJECT 01
Elaborate 01.07
Description/Info
Review
Retrospective
The Retrospective allows to evaluate the
effectiveness of the working method and
constantly identify improvement actions to
make work more efficient.
day 10
«At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly» (12° principle)
Completed
elaborates/activities

24. ABOUT ME…
FELICE PESCATORE
Business Agility Coach
Felice Pescatore is daily involved in supporting complex contexts, primarily using Agile and Lean approaches to help organizations in
their customer-centric journey. M.Sc. in Computer Engineer, Professional Master's Programmes in Technology & Software
Management and Executive MBA, he describes himself like a "technician loaned to the organization” and his mission is to
contribute to the development of the safety network which is the lifeblood of every company.
PMI Disciplined Agile Coach, Value Stream Consultant and Instructor, he is the lead of the AgileConstellation open project that looks
at the new Agile domains of interest, first of all Industry 4.0, Engineering and BIM, thanks to a disciplined approach that supports
multidisciplinary teams engaged in the creation of solutions tailored on customer needs.
He is also part of the PMI Disciplined Agile Advisory group, which supports the evolution of the DA toolkit in relation to concrete
experimentation.
felicepescatore.it @felicepescatore

25. INSIGHTS AND MATERIALS
Download them from: agileconstellation.info
The full guide are part of our support programs.
Contact us for more information.

26. agileconstellation.info
AgileBIM is part of AgileConstellation, an operational
mindset that looks at multi-domain products and suggests
practices to evolve the Way of Working