How to extract the IFC Files contained on a Tekla TBP Package
Tekla TBP Package extracting is easy using this workflow Català - Castellano - Deutsch I recently received a BIM model for review (It was m...
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...
Presentation of the Spanish BIM Users Guide
Video Presentation of the Spanish BIM Guide Sponsored by BuildingSMart Spanish Chapter Català - Castellano - Deutsch Last October 7th I hel...
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...