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When we don’t plan it can result in confusion and blame In fact most projects fail due to poor communication and unrealistic expectations that have lead from poor planning.  Here we describe how teams can achieve a continuous improvement model to apply lessons learned, templates and best practices to create a sustained growth model that differentiates your company for a significant competitive BIM advantage! BIM Execution Planning (BEPs) 101 - [ Watch more Plannerly BIM Management videos HERE: https://www.plannerly.com/bim-management-videos ] Why do we need a BIM Execution Plan (BEP)? What to include in your BEP How to engage your team How to get agreement   How to continuously improve your BEP Stay up to date?: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plannerly - Twitter: https://twitter.com/plannerlyAEC   - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plannerlyAEC   - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/plannerlyAEC ...

BIM is essential for improving our industry's efficiency however when BIM is not implemented correctly teams can experience some severe BIM challenges. We call these challenges "Evil BIM" 😊 Evil BIM is: 1. Owners Just Requesting "BIM" When  an  Owner requests "BIM"  without understanding what they're asking for - solely because a technology vendor has promoted never ending BIM benefits. 2. Not Enough BIM When  not enough BIM  is authored and  BIM Uses can not be completed thoroughly  - for example: proactive coordination, accurate quantity takeoff or the perfect 4D schedule. 3. Too Much BIM When  teams produce more BIM than can be used  by the customer/end users - doing anything that's not needed is wasteful (and evil 😉). 4. Unclear Model Element Authors When project teams are unclear about what BIM they should be modeling and sometimes  incorrectly model each other's scope  ( who's supposed to model...

Simple BIM Execution Planning (BEP)  Hear in one minute how you can use  LOD Planner  to simplify your BIM workflow: 

Building Information Modeling   (BIM) is a set of technologies, processes and policies enabling multiple stakeholders to collaboratively design, construct and operate a Facility in virtual space. As a term, BIM has grown tremendously over the years and is now the ‘current expression of digital innovation’ across the construction industry. It is an intelligent 3D model-based process that usually requires a  BIM execution plan for owners, architects, engineers, and contractors   or construction professionals to more efficiently plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure. When I was at school…   my technology teacher Mr Ormrod taught me all about the benefits of building prototypes. I learnt that building something quickly at low cost before actually building it at full scale would save time and money. In most other industries, such as manufacturing cars or phones, they make many prototypes all built and rebuilt to perfection before pr...