This document discusses building information modeling (BIM) and its benefits for project management. It begins with an agenda for the presentation. It then discusses what BIM is, how it can improve project delivery across the lifecycle from planning to operations. Key benefits include reduced errors and rework, improved collaboration and communication, better cost control and safety. The presentation emphasizes that BIM does not change fundamental project management principles, but rather provides new tools and efficiencies while information is managed as a key deliverable. It concludes by discussing next steps such as integration with processes, standards, training and establishing information exchange platforms.

1. Delivering
Better With BIM
(Building Information Modelling)
ALEX FERGUSON

2. 01 Why we’re here
Agenda
02 What’s BIM got to do with it
03 Where we are today
04 Where we will be tomorrow
05 Final Remarks

3. The InternetBarrett Lyon / The Opte Project
Visualization of the routing paths of the Internet.
A static point in
time.
2003
A time where
history is writing
itself.
2010
2015

4. Digital Trends
So what’s trending
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Big data: (Australia)

5. Lessons From The Internet
A picture of the future
Connectivity
High level and
system
integration.
Communication
Data
interoperability &
platforms.
Security
Open and
secure access.
Big Data
Real time, real
feed analytics.
Future
Forecasting and
planning.
Risk
Mitigation and
future proofing.
Flexibility
Responsive to
change,
technologies and
environment.
Strategy
Setting a clear
journey and
measuring it.

6. Outcomes
Where it comes together
KnowledgeInformation
Having access to the
right information in
real time.
Understanding real
time information and
what it means to your
business.

7. German-born American poet,
novelist and short story writer.
Charles Bukowski
“Genius might be
the ability to say a
profound thing in
a simple way.”

8. What is BIM?
A practical demonstration…

9. What is BIM?
Right-sizing the Level of Detail for your organisation
Spatial and model detailLow High
Strategic Models
Investment Decision-Making
Conceptual Mass
Tactical Models
Operational Decision-Making
Procurement
Delivery
Digital Twin
Real time asset
Integrated with business and engineering
systems e.g. ERP / MES / Automation.
Real time decision-making possible.

10. What is BIM?
Right-sizing the Level of Information for your organisation
Amount of meta dataLow High
Strategic Models
Investment Decision-Making
e.g.
Long term planning
Capacity
Tactical Models
Operational Decision-Making
e.g.
Optimisation
Scheduling
Digital Twin
Real time asset
Integrated with business and engineering
systems e.g. ERP / MES / Automation.
Real time decision-making possible.

11. Without BIM
What is the impact of not managing information throughout the project lifecycle?

12. Short Term Benefits of BIM
Responses to interviews by Consult Australia
24%
27% 31%
36%
50%
24%
27%
31%
36%
50%
Offering new services
Ability to work collaboratively
Reducing rework
Enhancing image and brand
Reduced errors and omissions

13. Long Term Benefits of BIM
Responses to interviews by Consult Australia
9%
12%
14%
15%
16%
9%
12%
14%
15%
16%
Improved safety
Increased profits
Reduced construction cost
Maintaining repeat business
Reducing overall project duration

14. More Benefits
Don’t just ask me… the benefits are all around us.
Information exchange
Transparency
Integration
Improved Process
Central models
Single point of truth
Common data environment
Improved
Communication
Energy performance
Prefabrication
Waste management
Improved
Sustainability
Reusability
Parametric
Prefabrication
Clearer communication
Improved
Productivity
Clearer understanding
of the risks, enabling
risk reviews with
complete sequence
and spatial impacts
understood
Improved Safety

15. BIM Project Lifecyle
BIM delivers benefits across the entire project lifecycle
Planning
Design and
Construction
Commissioning
QualityOperations
Inventory
Maintenance
Health & Safety
• Enhanced visualisation facilitates Optioneering
• Reduced staff inspection & measurement time
• Quicker preparation of scope documentation.
• Improved remote & local collaboration
• Design reviews improved through visualisation
• Reduced time searching for information
• Improved stakeholder engagement
• Less variations
• Promotes collaborative working
• Shorter start up times due to
improved training tools (VR etc)
• Better access to commissioning
info developed in design
• Reduced cost to update (as built)
3D data.
• Improved Reviews
• Inspections: Design intent Vs actual operation
• Analysis - AR applications enables hands-free info access
• Enhanced production training - visualisation helps learning.
• Collaborative tool & VR can be used to train new staff
• Less downtime due to better access to information
• Enables Data Integration – ERP, Live Process Feed, SCP
, Production Planning systems
• Faster stock retrieval
• Inventory planning
• Better understanding of spare requirements
• More time on tools (easy access to info)
• Facilitates Troubleshooting
• Promotes collaborative working (Local and rem
ote. Internal & 3rd party Specialists & low cost
services).
• Immersive training - 40-60% increase in information uptake.
• Reduced risk – less inspections required – less people on-site
• Integrated asset-related H&S hazard alerts
• Visual aids (AR) can provide live asset –safety hazard alerts
• Easier design intent Vs actual operation assessment

16. Present BIM
Where are you on a maturity roadmap?

17. Present Day
The project breakdown
Project
Phase
Area
Discipline
Activity
Scope
Communications
Schedule
Cost
Resources
Quality
Risk

18. Present Day
Project Management 3.0
Project Management Plan
Project Controls Plan
Change
Mgmt.
Schedule
Mgmt.
Cost Mgmt.
Document
&
Information
Mgmt.
Design Mgmt. Plan
Work
Package
Mgmt.
Design
Interface
Mgmt.
BIM
Execution
Plan
Risk
Mgmt.
Plan
Quality
Mgmt.
Plan
Verification
Plan
Resource
Mgmt.
Plan
Safety
Mgmt.
Plan
Safety in
Design

19. The Challenge
Building Information Model Management
Result
Money Time People Requirement
What are we missing here?

20. Present Day
The model breakdown
Floor
1
Floor
2
Floor
3
Floor
4
Floor
5
Electrical Data
Communications Data
Lighting Data
Traffic Data
People Movement Data
Temperature Data
Systems Data

21. Model
Progression
Specification
(MPS)
Model
Breakdown
Structures
(MBS)
Work
Breakdown
Structures
(WBS)
• Specified level of
detail at key project
stages.
• Relates to the MBS.
• Specifies timing
and quality of
deliverables of
modelling activities.
• COBie, CBI,
OmniClass, Uniclass,
NBS.
• Numerous ways to
break down a model
but the concept is the
same as a Work
Breakdown Structure.
• Based on client
requirements and
starts with the end in
mind.
• Phase – area –
discipline – activity.
• Where the activity
being undertaken is
‘modelling’.
• Modelling activity
may be broken
down to – assembly
- component

22. Future Project Management
If MPS, MBS and WBS were all related
We can determine how
much effort has been
applied to a specific model
element: better change
management, better
schedule management
We can forecast the time
and effort to complete the
design based on modelling
effort to date: better cost
management
We can create better
benchmarks for modelling
activities: more accurate
budgets
We can ensure more
consistent approach to
design and interface
management: everyone is
using and speaking the
same language, better
quality, better
communications

23. Future Project Management
Systems
Data and tools necessary for effective
management of project delivery throughout
the project lifecycle.
Cloud
Information Exchange
DATABASES:
• Quality
• Safety
• Schedule
• Cost
• Risk
• Processes
• Scope
• Resources
ENGINEERING:
• Civil
• Mechanical
• Electrical
• ICT
• Structural
Databases
Information stored in external databases
which is utilised by the Systems or Models.
Models
Information stored in models which
represent primary source of knowledge.
CONSTRUCTION:
• Procurement
• Civil
• Mechanical
• Electrical
• ICT
• Structural

24. Future Project Management
Project Management (Industry 4.0)
Project Management Plan +
Project Controls Plan +
Change
Mgmt. +
Schedule
Mgmt. +
Cost Mgmt.
+
Document &
Information
Mgmt. +
Design Mgmt. Plan +
Work
Package
Mgmt. +
Design
Interface
Mgmt. +
Risk Mgmt.
Plan +
Quality
Mgmt.
Plan +
Verification
Plan +
Resource
Mgmt.
Plan +
Safety
Mgmt.
Plan +
Safety in
Design +

25. Choose Your Ingredients
Connecting the dots and managing value

26. Earned Value Management
Bringing it together
Alignment of WBS and MBS
Planning delivery including gates
Digital sign-off
Performance monitoring

27. Earned Value Management
Bringing it together
Integrated Schedule with BIM MPS
Baseline for delivery of model and information
Resource/Cost loaded schedule
Transparent reporting of progress

28. Change Management
Tracking the delta
Clear understanding of proposed change
Costing for all previous work
Schedule impact physically understood
Rapid communication of impacts

29. Commissioning & Handover
Its not all about design and construction …

30. A Shared Vision
Project
Management
BIM
• An integrated project management environment
• Leveraging technology to manage change, managing
impact to: cost, progress to date, schedule, etc.
• Data, lots of it
• Single source of truth
• Start with the end in mind
• Make the most of existing standards and ways of thinking
• Leverage what we have

31. Where To From Here
The foundation of a BIM
implementation is the organised
management of its deployment,
upkeep, compliance and
performance.
Governance
A collaboration and accompanying
data management framework
solution to control the sharing of
relevant and accurate information
to all project stakeholders
Collaboration & Data Management
At the core of BIM are modeling
workflow and deliverables
standard that specify the asset
model and its downstream use in
other lifecycle phases.
Model Centric Workflows
During each lifecycle phase
people need to analyse integrated
asset models. Analyses start at 2D,
then proceed to 3D, 4D (time), 5D
(cost), and to greater complexity.
Integrated Analyses

32. Where to from here?
Integration with project management
processes
Process and organizational change
management
BIM awareness and communication plans
Standards
Repositories
Common data environments
Information exchange platform and
collaboration tools
Your Vision – general vision for BIM
Education and training – training for PMs
Contracts and legal policies
Roles and responsibilities – allocation to
project team
Resources and capabilities
Execution strategies
Information integration

33. Final Remarks
BIM
BIM does NOT change ANY fundamental principals of effective project management;
we still need to plan, do, monitor, control and close. We still need to manage risk,
scope, cost and programs.
The model and the information contained therein is a collection of deliverables that
need to be managed.
BIM brings new efficiencies and tools for project managers, and there is some work
to be done to prepare new plans, capture previous design information, benchmark
performance as we go.
There is some way-paving that needs to be done to learn lessons and show the way,
setting standards, establishing repositories etc.
“Genius might be the ability to do a profound thing in a simple way”, BIM doesn’t
complicate, it simplifies. By appling the same PM principles to BIM projects, we can
do a profound thing in a simple way.

34. Thank you
Project Management & BIM
Alex Ferguson