Short - term Goals

While it is obvious that the real return on investment in BIM is not evident until few years after the successful implementation, BIM offers several immediate benefits at project level. BIM Road Map can be developed by targeting to gain this immediate benefit of BIM while concurrently developing the capabilities required for future gains.

Having an achievable list of short-term goals is essential to experience the success of implementation early in the process and to maintain the team confidence levels. Short-term goals will help to test the BIM strategy in place early in the process and to improve at frequent intervals.

Key Short-term Goals

Achieving the following key goals can ensure that the early benefits of BIM are utilized;

Obtain additional BIM Capable software and hardware.

Develop BIM Standards and Templates for selected BIM Uses.

Conversion of selected 2D Library to BIM.

Train selected team of members to become BIM competent.

Prepare a BIM task force to be the single point of contact for all things BIM within the organization.

Identify and resolve existing issues in the current practice based on the assessment report.

Streamline BIM related communication for all internal activities.

Meet specific BIM Mandates set forth by the local construction authorities if any.

Successful completion of selected pilot project using the new work-flows.

Achieve a selected level of BIM Maturity ( Level 2 or Level 3 ) based on the current status.

Research on local public sector BIM Mandates and guidance if any.

Breaking down the activities required to achieve the short-term goals with help keep the team to continue to improve while the organization is preparing for the larger picture at the back end.