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Tips of the Trade: Running a project with an Open BIM strategy

1. Define your project

Establish your project requirements and deliverables from the outset, eg what are the required outcomes, who is creating or supplying the data, when does it need to be exchanged and who owns the process. The Digital Work Plan published by the government’s BIM Task Group describes the various data creation and management roles in a project team

2. Have a documented standards and protocols

Everyone providing data needs to work using the same basic rules to ensure consistency of data creation throughout the project. Use national standards where possible. These include BS 1192:2, which defines how documents should be built up, approved and signed off to avoid ambiguities.

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