At the end of this CDGA Training:

• Identify the business case for BIM in any project, taking into account benefits, examining the drivers, functionality and characteristics of a good BIM model
• How to create an EIR and BIM execution plan including the process, content, production and evaluation
• Apply the processes and standards applicable to the management of information about an asset throughout its lifespan
• Identify who and how to engage with the right stakeholders at each stage of the project lifecycle
• What is the interaction of process, technology and people in a BIM environment
• Apply the tools and techniques that support enhanced collaboration among the project stakeholders
• Understand the technology and the common data environment that supports BIM
• The application of technology in one or more of the following: geo-spatial, design, cost, time and facilities management environments
• Recognise the level of detail that BIM models can contain and how this relates to the stages of design, construction and maintenance
• Know how BIM requirements can be implemented within the project legal, procurement and tendering framework and to review global examples of this in practice
• Recognise the legal implications of BIM in terms of intellectual property, insurances and potential liabilities
• Evaluate contract requirements and commercial data of BIM models, and the inputs and outputs to be expected at each stage of the project lifecycle

• Professionals with experience in managing projects within the built environment including: Quantity Surveyors,
• Project Managers, Building Surveyors,
• Asset Managers, Facilities Manager, Architects 
• Engineers, Cost Engineers, BIM Manager,
• BIM Coordinator and Construction Project Managers

Introduction to BIM

• Understand what BIM is and understand the drivers of BIM
• Understand the business case for BIM; its benefits, challenges and adoption issues
• Develop a broad understanding of the Government BIM strategy and its key documents and distinguish between international approaches to BIM
• Communicate clearly the key principles of BIM to your peers

Strategy for BIM – Start with the end in mind

• Understand BIM Uses and the requirement for a strategy for BIM
• Understand the Organisational Information Requirements
• Understand the Asset Information Requirements and Asset Information Model
• Produce a high-level BIM briefing paper to your organisation

 The Employer’s Information Requirements

• Understand how the client requirements are incorporated the EIR
• Understand the other key BIM documents that have be put into place at the strategic definition stage of a project
• Understand the elements of an EIR and best practice for its development
• Develop, design and structure an EIR.

Choosing the Right Team

• Achieve an awareness of BIM execution plans and maturity models
• Understand the approach for BIM capability assessements
• Understand the other key BIM contractual documents and the effect they have on the procurement route and supplier engagement
• Create a pre-contract award BIM Execution Plan in response to the EIR

Team Mobilisation

• Understand the Master Information Delivery Plan and Task Information Delivery Plans
• Have a deeper understanding of BIM roles and responsibilities
• Understand how different procurement routes affects those roles
• Develop your pre-contract award BEP into a post-contract award BEP

BIM-enabled Design

• Understand the Model Production and Delivery Table / Responsibility Matrix
• Understand model checking procedures
• Understand how BIM information is used by the project delivery team
• Create a Responsibility Matrix aligned to the RIBA Plan of Works detailing Levels of Detail and
• Information across a project.

BIM-enabled Construction, Handover and Closeout

• Understand the benefits of BIM during construction
• Understand the requirements and process of handing over BIM deliverables at the end of the project
• Structure how to measure performance and success
• Create a handover protocol detailing project close-out procedure and final BIM deliverables

Measure performance and success

• Structure how to measure performance and success
• Create a handover protocol detailing project close-out procedure and final BIM deliverables

 BIM for Operations

• Understand Government Soft Landings
• Understand BIM uses for operation and maintenance

Case Study and  Sum up 

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing a minimum of 75% of the total course duration