A myriad of AEC teams, BIM managers, and other stakeholders found themselves disconnected during the pandemic. As firms continue to evolve with better upgrades and agility, it is crucial to leverage remote technology and platforms. BIM can be challenging whilst teams work through compartmentalized workflows. BIM tools and technology need to move projects to people, rather than the opposite.
Supporting
remote teams requires BIM managers to assess parameters that make remote
workflows challenging and rather demanding. Failing to understand these factors
leads to a decline in project performance and inefficient engagement. A change
in mindset and operating models is needed to achieve effective remote working
objectives in an integrated and seamless manner.
Challenges observed with BIM
remote support – Transformational changes for new ways of working.
Teams
working from remote locations aren’t a temporary fix, but a new working model.
Reimagining orthodox workflows to coordinate and collaborate through remote
technologies and managing BIM models can be demanding. As BIM draws in on
collaboration, teams need the right set of tools to thrive and move forward.
Taking projects to
people.
Moving complex projects to teams rather than moving people to projects is the first step in meeting present-day construction demands. Being able to latch onto digital workflows and manage remote working requires a change in the company structure.
Recognizing challenges.
Assembling
teams to work in a remote environment requires the adoption of new tools and
technology. When reinforcing teams in a remote setup, BIM managers need to
consider a myriad of factors to work in a challenging environment. The absence
of accurate digital workflows and tools may result in performance decline and
team engagement.
Remote
support challenges include:
·
Absence of communication and
collaboration
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Absence of one-to-one
supervision
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Lack of team cohesion
·
Inability to access relevant
information
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Shortage of trust and
ownership
·
Insufficient accountability
Modern engagement directives
for remote support.
Communicate
better.
Digital
transformation requires the presence of Autodesk products like Revit,
Navisworks, etc. but it also needs communication tools like iFMeets from
iFieldSmart Technologies to resolve communication problems. Leveraging these
tools leads to enhanced efficiency, improved expectations, and enhanced
communication schedules.
Build
daily check-ins.
Creating
daily check-in calls with remote teams helps teams achieve project goals. A
series of 1 on 1 video calls with various team members drives higher
collaboration through regular and predictive calls.
Broadcast
tasks and responsibilities.
Lack
of communication poses a serious challenge for a distributed workforce. Beyond
daily check-ins, communicating and collaborating daily improves
responsibilities, duties, tasks, etc. BIM managers need to leverage tools like
iFieldSmart Technologies to build remote support opportunities for regular
meetings and resolve BIM challenges in the preconstruction stage.
Communicating
project confidence.
Emotional
intelligence supports BIM managers to identify clues and resolve challenges.
BIM managers using new processes and tools can affirm confidence in team
members leading to improved project outcomes.
Modern
processes and rules of remote project engagement.
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Deploy video conferencing
tools like iFMeets
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Utilize cloud storage
platforms to store, access, edit, and share BIM project files in real-time
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Create team expectations to
handle ad-hoc calls and tasks
·
Use connected construction
tools like iFieldSmart to handle 2D drawings, RFIs, reports, construction
coordination, submittals, task management, etc.
Preemptive Collaboration.
Remote
teams need preemptive collaboration to reduce time and effort and improve
access to project data. Sharing project documents like 2D drawings, 3D models,
RFIs, etc. in real-time reinforced by markups and annotations improve project
outcomes and quality of deliverables.
iFieldSmart
Technologies supports disconnected teams with design coordination and
collaboration on a single platform. Model viewing and authoring capabilities
through connected construction workflows improve efficiency and productivity to
achieve project goals.
Connected
construction with iFieldSmart Technologies.
Accountability.
Tools
like iFieldSmart Technologies deliver greater accountability for teams with
higher data accuracy, improved task management, reports, clash management, etc.
Ownership.
Taking
ownership of a project, tasks, etc. draws higher initiative to improve project
effectiveness and efficiency. Clear and transparent data presence in real-time
on a single dashboard improves project, data, and task ownership.
Trust.
The
presence of real-time data improves accountability amongst remote team members.
The ability to connect on a single platform or dashboard makes it easier to
create higher trust value at every stage of the project lifecycle.
Summary.
iFieldSmart
Technologies make it easier for BIM managers to achieve connected construction
through technology collaboration, cloud storage, BIM tools, and more. Our
platform builds greater construction authenticity with data-driven processes
enriched with AI and ML. For more information on multiple iFieldSmart products
for modern construction management, schedule a demo.
