Reader’s Guide
This Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Execution Planning Guide is directed toward readers with a fundamental understanding of BIM concepts.
The eight chapters in this Guide provide:
- An overview of the BIM Project Execution Planning Procedure (Chapter One)
- A method to identify BIM Uses (Chapter Two)
- A procedure for designing the BIM Process for the project (Chapter Three)
- A method for defining the Information Exchange Requirements (Chapter Four)
- A method to define the infrastructure necessary to support the BIM Process (Chapter Five)
- A structured method for team implementation of the procedure through a series of meetings and intermediate tasks (Chapter Six)
- A structured method for individual organizational development of typical methods for BIM implementation (Chapter Seven)
- Conclusions and Recommendations for projects and organizations implemented BIM based on lessons learned through the creation of the Guide (Chapter Eight)
The appendices provide additional resources for implementing the BIM Project Execution Planning Procedure on a project. These resources include blank template forms for completing each step within the process. There are also example process maps and information exchange examples for a sample project. The sample project used is a hypothetical laboratory project with a limited number of BIM Uses so that it is easy to understand.
Electronic resources are available on the project website (http://bim.psu.edu). These resources include Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for various template files, a Microsoft Visio file with template process models, and an Adobe PDF template form for completing an execution plan. Project teams can use these documents to develop their BIM Project Execution Plan or copy appropriate content to any customized organizational documents.
