Guide to Using the RIBA Plan of Work 2013 - Other - Page 81
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Those generating the Project Programme should bear in mind the following:
• BIM may reduce design time; however, no specific research has been published
in relation to this and each practice will have to use their own experiences to
make judgements regarding design periods.
• BIM may reduce the number of iterations required by the design team to
coordinate the design, in particular by harnessing collaborative working.
• The need to properly set up a project team on a BIM project is vital and this
period should not be compromised.
• Although BIM may reduce design time, agreeing to reduce design time creates
risks for the design team. Stringent design processes are required to manage
this risk and Change Control Procedures should be adopted after the Concept
Design has been signed off by the client.
Suggested Key Support Tasks task bar
The purpose of the Suggested Key Support Tasks is to underline the need
for certain activities to occur. In terms of BIM, agreement of the Schedules of
Services, the Design Responsibility Matrix and Information Exchanges and
preparation of the Project Execution Plan, including the Technology Strategy, as
part of the process of assembling the project team are the most important tasks
(covered in greater detail on pages 75 to 77).
Information Exchanges and UK Government Information
Exchanges task bars
The Information Exchanges task bar, and the associated task bar that sets out
the UK Government’s Information Exchanges, play a crucial role in underlining
some of the significant cultural changes required to implement BIM effectively.
Information Exchanges and level of detail are considered further below.
What other aspects of the RIBA Plan of Work 2013
are crucial on a BIM project?
While all of the activities within the RIBA Plan of Work 2013 are applicable to any
project, certain activities have been specially developed with BIM in mind.
In particular, the Design Responsibility Matrix, Information Exchanges (and the
associated level of detail) and a number of aspects related to the Project Execution
Plan are of particular relevance on a BIM project.
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