PROJECT SCOPE
BIM information management
Work with a BIM information management consultant to define information requirements, organise BIM delivery and create clearer workflows for models, documents and project data.
The employer chooses the talent, agrees the project requirements, information scope, deliverables, timeline and rate, then manages the collaboration directly.
Find BIM information specialists
- Define project information requirements
- Clarify information responsibilities and delivery activities
- Plan model and document exchanges
- Organise BIM information through the agreed project workflow
SCOPE
What a BIM information management consultant can support
BIM information management can cover requirements, delivery planning, information exchanges, coordination processes and the organisation of agreed project data.
Information requirements
A BIM information requirements consultant can help define what information needs to be produced, by whom and for which agreed project purpose.
Information delivery planning
A BIM information delivery consultant can help organise how models, documents and structured project information are produced and exchanged through the project.
Master information delivery plan
A master information delivery plan consultant can help bring agreed information deliverables, responsibilities and delivery timing into one coordinated plan.
Team information responsibilities
The work can include clarifying which project participants are responsible for creating, reviewing, coordinating or approving agreed information.
Model and document exchanges
A consultant can help define when agreed models, documents and other BIM information need to move between project participants.
Common data environment workflows
Information-management work can include defining how project information moves through the agreed common data environment.
Common data environment consulting
Information review
The project can include agreed checks for information completeness, structure and readiness before model or document exchanges.
Coordination information
Information requirements can be aligned with agreed multidisciplinary coordination activities and model exchanges.
Information-management improvement
Existing BIM information processes can be reviewed where responsibilities, delivery plans or information flows need to be clearer.
WHEN IT HELPS
When businesses use BIM information management
BIM information management can help when several teams need to create, exchange and maintain project information through a shared delivery process.
Clarify what information is required
Project teams may know which models they need without having a clear structure for the information, responsibilities and delivery points behind them.
Coordinate information across disciplines
Architectural, structural, MEP and other teams can produce different information at different stages. Information management can help organise how those outputs fit together.
Improve an existing BIM workflow
A project may already have BIM processes but still need clearer ownership, delivery planning or information exchanges as the work develops.
Prepare the essentials
Useful starting information includes:
- Project information requirements
- Current BIM delivery documents
- Teams and disciplines involved
- Existing delivery plans
- Model and document exchange needs
- Common data environment information
- The outcome you need from the work
DELIVERABLES
Typical scope and deliverables
BIM information management work can be structured around requirements review, delivery planning, information coordination and handover.
Getting started
At the beginning of the job, the employer and talent can review:
- Project information requirements
- Existing BIM documents
- Project teams and disciplines
- Current information workflows
- Model and document exchanges
- Known information-management gaps
Information planning
The talent develops the agreed information-management approach.
Deliverables might include information requirement documents, responsibility mappings, delivery schedules, master information delivery plans or exchange workflows.
Quality and feedback
The agreed information plans can be reviewed with the employer and relevant project participants so responsibilities, delivery points and information needs are clear.
Handover and continuity
Where useful, include final information plans, responsibility records, workflow documentation and outstanding actions that help the employer continue managing BIM information through the project.
TALENTS
Talents and skills involved
The right experience depends on the project stage, information requirements, number of disciplines and BIM delivery environment.
BIM information management experience
Relevant experience can include organising BIM information requirements, delivery plans and project information workflows.
Information delivery planning
Some jobs benefit from experience coordinating model, document and data deliverables across several project participants.
Common data environment experience
Experience with common data environments can be useful where project information needs clear states, routes and responsibilities.
Experience level
Managing information for one defined project team may require different experience from coordinating several disciplines and delivery packages.
Choose the experience level that fits the job.
Tools and systems
Include the environment the talent will need to understand.
For example:
- BIM authoring software
- Coordination platforms
- IFC workflows
- Common data environments
- Existing information-management templates
This helps talents understand the technical environment before they apply.
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JOB
How to write the job
A useful BIM information management job explains the project stage, information requirements, teams involved and delivery outcome you need.
Describe the outcome
Explain what you want the work to achieve. For example:
- Define BIM information requirements
- Create an information delivery plan
- Prepare a master information delivery plan
- Improve project information workflows
- Clarify information responsibilities
Define the information scope
List the disciplines, models, documents and information exchanges included in the job.
Explain which requirements and delivery plans already exist.
Add the working context
Include details such as:
- Project stage
- Teams and disciplines
- Existing BIM requirements
- Current delivery plans
- Common data environment
- Required model exchanges
- Existing information-management documents
Explain the engagement
State whether you need:
- Information requirements support
- BIM information delivery planning
- Master information delivery plan development
- Information-workflow improvement
- Ongoing information-management support
The employer and talent can refine the scope, timeline and rate after starting a conversation.
EVALUATION
How to compare BIM information management consultants
Start with relevant BIM delivery experience, then discuss how the talent would organise requirements, responsibilities and information exchanges for your project.
Relevant information-management experience
Look for examples involving BIM information planning, multidisciplinary delivery or project structures similar to those included in your job.
Requirements approach
Ask how the talent would turn project information needs into clear requirements and expected deliverables.
Delivery planning
Discuss how models, documents and other agreed information would be organised across project teams and delivery points.
Workflow understanding
Ask how common data environment processes, reviews and information exchanges would be reflected in the working approach.
Deliverables and handover
Confirm which information plans, responsibility records, workflow documents and supporting material will be delivered at the end of the job.
Talent profiles are reviewed and approved by the VirtualMasst team before employers can see them. The employer still decides which talent is right for the work.
COST
Cost, timeline and engagement factors
The employer and talent agree the rate directly. Several parts of a BIM information management job can affect the commercial structure.
Project scale
Information management for one project area can require different work from coordination across a large multidisciplinary project.
Number of disciplines
More project teams can add information responsibilities, exchanges and delivery-planning requirements.
Existing requirements
Clear existing information requirements can affect how much definition work is needed at the start.
Delivery complexity
The number of models, documents, exchanges and delivery points can influence the scope.
Common data environment
The existing project information environment and workflows can affect the information-management work required.
Project stage
Information-management needs can change as a project moves through design, coordination, construction and handover.
Related BIM work
If the job also includes ISO 19650 consulting, common data environment work or BIM coordination, define those deliverables separately so the BIM information-management scope remains clear.
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YOUR NEXT STEP
Find the right talent
Describe the project stage, information requirements, teams, delivery plans and BIM information outcome you need. Post the job and start a conversation with talents whose BIM information-management experience fits the work.
The employer chooses the talent, agrees the scope, timeline and rate, manages the collaboration and approves the completed work.
Common data environment consulting
Find BIM information specialists
YOUR NEXT STEP
Find the right talent
Describe the project stage, information requirements, teams, delivery plans and BIM information outcome you need. Post the job and start a conversation with talents whose BIM information-management experience fits the work.
The employer chooses the talent, agrees the scope, timeline and rate, manages the collaboration and approves the completed work.
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