24 original ways to fail at BIM coordination

March 15, 2018 1 min. read

There’s a surprising amount of ways for BIM coordination to go off the rails, from the coordination process being too isolated from the project delivery schedule, to software interoperability issues. Enjoy our free, online BIM coordination pitfall bingo game below; because sometimes, you have to laugh or else you’ll cry. Looking for a better way? With the right processes and tools working together, you can avoid many of these pitfalls. Check out our best practice guide to optimal BIM coordination workflows if you would like to learn more.

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No federated model	Something not being shared because of intellectual property	Coordination schedule and project deadlines don’t match up	Caught working on an out-of-date model	Coordination responsibilities by discipline not assigned
Not enough time planned for BIM coordination	Owner not involved from the design phase	No level of detail guidelines given	Design model different from what was contractually delivered	No way to track issue status
Only one person or team performs BIM coordination	Errors in model exchange between software types	Free!	Project delivery method not considered in coordination plan	A team or individual needs more training
No way to track issues by person responsible	Someone doesn’t see the value of using 3D for collaboration	Disciplines not sharing a common modeling schedule	No documented process for issue resolution	Communication around issues trapped in inboxes
No workflow designed for following up issues	BIM coordination starts too early in the project	No centralized platform for communication around issues	Models not cloud-based	Individuals and / or disciplines working in silos

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Special thanks to GRIDD, Chaire Pomerleau & École de Technologie Supérieure for providing the inspiration for this post.

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24 original ways to fail at BIM coordination

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