Rob Jackson

Better information management (BIM) for good Part 1 – Concepts and principles Information is an important asset in its own right, yet we don’t recognize it. Defining, planning, delivering & checking provides the golden thread & feedback loop to reduce the performance gap at handover. Managing the information ecosystem on projects cuts down the waste, the risk & ultimately the chaos which leads to so many issues. Information is the building blocks of BIM, having a deeper understanding of it will enable us to improve interoperability, join up technology & give people what they need to carry out their work. It’s time to improve our digital literacy! We will cover information theory, openBIM and why huge/multiple documents just won’t work anymore to manage the complexity of information. Part 2 – Implementation In 2019 we launched a new concept for managing information, referred to as our ‘Information Hub’; a cloud-based solution for documenting client’s information requirements as well as managing information delivery. The ‘Information Hub’ is supported by our ‘Information Toolkit’ which supports far more complex data requirements. Both solutions, along with a number of other linked tools, form an ecosystem to support best practice information management. But the important thing to note is we are NOT selling software! This presentation shows you a glimpse of how anyone can follow a similar approach. Better information management will unleash the ability to truly drive ‘BIM for good’!