MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 4.3. – Secondary Data Summary
An exhaustive research was done to find the 35 case studies that served us as a basis to analyze the influence of BIM in real life construct...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 4.2.9 – Software Issues
As mentioned previously, the Procurement KPI on table 3.1 was replaced by the Software Issues KPI on Table 4.1 and Table 4.2. This doesn’t ...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 4.2.8 – BIM influence on Organization
Several case studies were collected from existing literature to analyze in which areas the application of BIM had improved aspects of the pr...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 4.2.7 – BIM influence on Scope
The use of BIM helped clarify project Scope to some or all stakeholders involved in at least 3 of the case studies. Most of the benefits w...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 4.2.6 – BIM influence on Risk
The amount of positive mentions of the implementation of BIM on negative risk reduction or control reached 8, with 17.14% of the projects ha...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 4.2.5 – BIM influence on Quality
Table 4.2 shows Quality as another KPI were only positive effects were perceived. On 12 projects (34.29%) there were 13 mentions of benefit...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 4.2.4 – BIM influence on Coordination
Coordination (or Integration) Improvement was mentioned 14 times. 12 of the projects had more positive than negative mentions on Coordinatio...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 4.2.3 – BIM influence on Communication
The effects of BIM on communication found in all of the 35 case studies were always positive. Communication improvements were mentioned 15 t...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 4.2.2 – BIM influence on Time/Schedule
The second KPI with higher positive effect results of using BIM is “Time reduction or Control”. The effect of using BIM showed a positive ef...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 4.2.1 – BIM influence on Cost
The results show clearly that the “Cost Reduction or Control” is the KPI that more often was seen as receiving a positive effect of using BI...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 4.2 Findings from the Case Studies
It is important to highlight here that the approach taken to quantify the number of projects in which a KPI had positive effects was conserv...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 4.1 Results from Case Studies
Several case studies were collected from existing literature to analyze in which areas the application of BIM had improved aspects of the pr...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 4. – Secondary Data Results and Findings
Following the methodology explained in the previous chapter, primary and secondary data needed for the research was gathered. This chapter w...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 3.2.2 - Primary Data
Questionnaires were used to gather primary data. The type of primary data necessary for this research was both of quantitative and qualitati...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 3.2.1 - Secondary Data
We have already seen in previous chapters the potential benefits that BIM can bring to projects, and as a consequence, to Project Manager’s ...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 3.2 - Data Collection
The necessary data was gathered in the following way. A combination of qualitative and quantitative data was gathered.n Primary data was ga...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 3.1.2- Inductive Approach
The second part of the research question “How can BIM help Project Managers succeed in delivering complex construction projects" requir...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 3.1.1 – Part I: Deductive approach
The research methodology begins with a deductive approach. Our initial goal was to test the hypothesis that BIM is an adequate Project Manag...