Diving into BIM-sphere: A Guide to Strategic Planning of Transitioning to BIM Process

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"BIG BIM, little BIM" "BIM Handbook", "Building Information Modeling:
A Strategic Implementation Guide", "Green BIM" and dozens of other
illustrious and not so illustrious books which have won the hearts,
minds and big bucks in A/E/C industry. Just in case you failed to
notice, all these books are written on Building Information Modeling
(BIM). They offer good advice on how to proceed with the BIM and
integrated practice transition. There is a large volume of articles,
white papers, publications, contract documents written regarding
moving to BIM and how to implement in a firm. But, this article is an
exception. It illustrates the various aspects of successful BIM
transition, counseling "do's" and "don'ts" at each step.

BIM has witnessed an unprecedented growth in recent years. Its
pervasive impact has been felt across the industry. American Institute
of Architects (AIA) indicates that BIM experienced a 160% increase in
use by the mainstream architectural community, from 2005 to 2009.
Despite an increase in the software's adoption, architects, owners,
structural engineers and construction professionals are still quite
unsure about the success of transitioning to BIM platform.
Architectural Evangelist team comes up with a couple of suggestions
that might help the next firm transition. Here are the key steps in
the process of transitioning an entire firm, no matter how big or
small. If you follow this steps as outlined, you will be SUCCESSFUL…

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