To Accelerate BIM adoption rate in any organization

Increasing #BIM adoption requires greater #collaboration and that stakeholders be motivated and given the right capabilities. Industry stakeholders must understand how BIM benefits them, adds value rather than #cost, and is the necessary first step towards industry #digitalization. #Adoption requires better teamwork through using integrated contracts, new forms of collaboration and open data-sharing standards to bypass the limitations posed by proprietary software.

It also requires helping workers develop new skills and changing behaviours to support new processes. At the government level, it requires a long-term commitment and innovative financing to get the technology into the hands of stakeholders who need it.

Think of BIM as a value creator, not as a cost factor

Initial BIM costs can be substantial because of the investment needed in software, #technology infrastructure, #consultants and training. Organizations also incur project specific costs for setting up BIM models and changing workflows and team processes.

However, companies seeking to estimate BIM’s financial benefits often find limited information. This lack of detailed cost-benefit analysis may lead some to opt against making the investment.

To combat this problem-

• Companies and industry associations must create #benchmarks against which BIM costs and benefits can be measured. Ideally, these benchmarks would be published as anonymized data other industry stakeholders could use.

• Companies should also create #pilot projects that allocate BIM costs and savings separately from other financial data to create #transparency.

• Companies can pool their experiences with pilot projects to develop industry standards for calculating BIM #ROI.

• #Governments can publish pilot project-based BIM ROI assessments to convince other stakeholders of the technology’s benefits.

Comprehensive ROI assessments should consider that BIM’s value goes beyond reducing project costs. The technology also reduces #risk, enhances product #quality and accelerates #delivery. Ultimately, BIM will be a strategic imperative for the IU industry.