How the BIM process facilitates effective project management

​Building Information Modeling is the process by which the AEC industry is accommodating a digital revolution for its different stakeholders. Advancements of BIM services have brought about effective collaboration throughout the entire project lifecycle, leaving behind the traditional communication method for a more improvised and channelled communication online.
 
When we talk about effective project management while a construction project is undertaken, it is BIM technology in current times which is bringing about the effective changes. Some noteworthy aspects to be considered are:

1. Analysis and Decision making: BIM makes available different 3D visualization and analysis to designers and engineers, thereby empowering with better decision making abilities. BIM has created a way to bring about feasible yet beneficial solutions to any/every problem that arises like changing materials, orientation, energy consumption details etc. 
2. QTO: Different project teams and managers are assisted by the Quantity-Take-Off (QTO) made available through the BIM Model. Such data helps them to revise their decisions throughout the entire lifecycle of the project and submit an effective alternative at any time. This is achieved by the estimations which arise when different BIM models and databases are integrated.
3. Constructability: The BIM process used in the construction industry allows easy monitoring of construction projects and also facilitates quick reviewing of constructability of a property or project.
4. 4D BIM/Time: Having 4-dimensional BIM services for general contractors and engineers, they can evaluate and analyse the entire progress of the project and thereby gauge different phases a project might have and then appropriately forecast the results of their decision and bring about modifications.
5. 5D BIM/Cost: Under 5-dimensional the stakeholders bring about the pertinent cost evaluation of the entire project and then find the lowest possible cost solutions befitting every party involved.
6. Clash Detection: One of the major challenges that different disciplines face is the inconsistencies or clashes which crop up among different geometrical designs of these disciplines. Such a thing occurs due to overlap between varied design plans or their feasibility with the overall project; such discrepancies are resolved by involving BIM technology. With these different models/plans like Plumbing BIM, Electrical BIM etc. are bought at a shared space like cloud and resolved by modifying inferences as and when they arise. 

So with this, we can conclude that the BIM project management solution got every party like managers, designers, contractors etc. under one umbrella by integrating their functionalities bringing about a win-win situation for everyone. Having information sharing an integrated intelligent model arises which facilitates the entire project lifecycle, bringing about the success in the Project Delivery Plan too.
 
About the blog sponsor/Author:
ASC Technology Solutions ASC Technology Solutions is a leading BIM outsourcing company in India. They cater to the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry.
Website URL: www.asctechno.com 
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