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#Post#: 76--------------------------------------------------
Standard Template & General Use
By: Isbister.J Date: February 5, 2017, 8:36 pm
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What is everyone basing their offices BEP off of? Currently we
are using a modified/stripped down version of the Penn State
BEP. Also how religiously do you use it? Do you restrict it to
large projects, to solely social BIM projects or do you manage
one for every project regardless of size or complexity?
#Post#: 82--------------------------------------------------
Re: Standard Template & General Use
By: mariepl Date: March 15, 2017, 7:19 pm
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IMHO, I think there is no way to "religiously" use the same BEP
for all projects. The requirements, modelling techniques, level
of details and so on, will vary depending on project size, type
and contract.
Nonetheless, even for smaller scale projects, I think one should
still get an "even-more-stripped-down" version of the BEP in
place for the project.
#Post#: 87--------------------------------------------------
Re: Standard Template & General Use
By: kstalkie Date: March 16, 2017, 8:58 am
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I agree with mariepl, it's not practical to enforce the same
template on all projects. What is important is having a
framework that incorporates everything you COULD need, and then
edit it to suit your project. Having a robust framework improves
consistency between projects, because specific items are taken
out, instead of being added in as needed (from who knows where).
It also helps educate those involved in the BEP process about
what BIM can do and how your firm leverages BIM.
In regards to what we're basing ours off of, we referenced PENN
State, and the CanBIM Protocol v2.
#Post#: 94--------------------------------------------------
Re: Standard Template & General Use
By: MeganBeange Date: March 16, 2017, 2:29 pm
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I'd be interested to see what would be suggested if we had more
varied but common place model uses to test Execution Planning
on... I agree that templates are important, as well as
frameworks, but I've seen many good European BIM execution plans
that are reverse engineered based on the desired outcome by the
project team rather than just an individual firm/discipline.
Some of these went so far as to define the Protocol for multiple
software suites, as well as multiple exchange mappings. Just
have to do your research to find the gems abroad!
#Post#: 96--------------------------------------------------
Re: Standard Template & General Use
By: kstalkie Date: March 16, 2017, 2:42 pm
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You make an excellent point Meg. It's important to keep a focus
on what you want to achieve using BIM and what you expect your
end-state to be. If you know what you're tying to accomplish,
you can map out the tools and workflows you need. If you find a
new one, add it to your framework for future reference.
#Post#: 120--------------------------------------------------
Re: Standard Template & General Use
By: elogictech Date: March 24, 2017, 4:49 am
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Hello, I dont know if this is the right place for this queries.
However I needed some help putting together an effective BEP.
Can anyone advise as to what items constitute a successful BIM
Execution Plan?
#Post#: 121--------------------------------------------------
Re: Standard Template & General Use
By: skeenliside Date: March 24, 2017, 7:52 am
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A good place to start is the guide and templates published by
Penn State, and now incorporated into the US National BIM
Standard.
HTML http://bim.psu.edu/project/resources/
HTML http://bim.psu.edu/project/resources/
HTML https://www.nationalbimstandard.org/
HTML https://www.nationalbimstandard.org/
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Re: Standard Template & General Use
By: Nicholas.Dabideen Date: March 24, 2017, 10:17 am
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In my humble opinion, the Penn State/AIA e202/CanBIM BEP's are
all kinda the same if you look at them from a 10,000ft. view.
I have developed a simplified version which is about 4-5 pages,
sticking only to the essentials and is good for 99% of all
projects (yes I have a BEP for every project, and they are kept
very simple, focusing on only high level stuff)
The intent is to scale this up based on the level of
complexity/project specific requirements(kind of like applying
the concept of 'LOD' to the BEP - where in this case the 'LOD'
is directly proportional to the project scope).
Focusing on the end game/deliverables first is a great place to
start as some others have mentioned, this really helps to keep
things on track as I'm sure we all know how easy it is to get
caught up in the minutia of BIM, especially on large complex
projects - keeping things simple and maintaining focus on the
big picture is a key to success, and the BEP can help do this
for all stakeholders.
My next steps are to develop a similar, scaled and simplified
version of the MPS, who knows I may even share with the group
here when it's all done!
Hope this helps :)
Thanks
ND.
#Post#: 127--------------------------------------------------
Re: Standard Template & General Use
By: elogictech Date: March 24, 2017, 11:14 am
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[quote author=skeenliside link=topic=27.msg121#msg121
date=1490359951]
A good place to start is the guide and templates published by
Penn State, and now incorporated into the US National BIM
Standard.
HTML http://bim.psu.edu/project/resources/
HTML http://bim.psu.edu/project/resources/
HTML https://www.nationalbimstandard.org/
HTML https://www.nationalbimstandard.org/
[/quote]
Thank you for the quick revert.
Regards
Syed Farhan
eLogicTech Solutions
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Re: Standard Template & General Use
By: elogictech Date: March 24, 2017, 11:18 am
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[quote author=Nicholas.Dabideen link=topic=27.msg126#msg126
date=1490368623]
In my humble opinion, the Penn State/AIA e202/CanBIM BEP's are
all kinda the same if you look at them from a 10,000ft. view.
I have developed a simplified version which is about 4-5 pages,
sticking only to the essentials and is good for 99% of all
projects (yes I have a BEP for every project, and they are kept
very simple, focusing on only high level stuff)
The intent is to scale this up based on the level of
complexity/project specific requirements(kind of like applying
the concept of 'LOD' to the BEP - where in this case the 'LOD'
is directly proportional to the project scope).
Focusing on the end game/deliverables first is a great place to
start as some others have mentioned, this really helps to keep
things on track as I'm sure we all know how easy it is to get
caught up in the minutia of BIM, especially on large complex
projects - keeping things simple and maintaining focus on the
big picture is a key to success, and the BEP can help do this
for all stakeholders.
My next steps are to develop a similar, scaled and simplified
version of the MPS, who knows I may even share with the group
here when it's all done!
Hope this helps :)
Thanks
ND.
[/quote]
Hi ND,
I totally agree with you on that. Several occasions we might be
able to satisfy the requirement of having a BEP by formalizing
the plan in the form of detailed sketch. Having said that would
you be able to share an overview of topics you have in your
simplified version of the BEP.
Best Regards
SF
eLogicTech Solutions
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