Summer 2026 - Flipbook - Page 24
The model helps everyone
see the problem. The process
ensures someone solves it.
RFI and submittal status
De昀椀ciencies and quality observations
Construction progress
Schedule or procurement concerns
A good report should answer three basic
questions:
What is happening?
Why does it matter?
What action is required?
When project information is organized
consistently, these answers become easier
to provide. Teams spend less time rebuilding reports and more time responding to
what the information is telling them.
Planning for Handover
Digital delivery does not end when
construction is substantially complete.
Owners increasingly expect organized
information that can support commissioning, operations, maintenance and
future renovations.
This may include record drawings,
models, equipment information, warranties, commissioning records and operations manuals.
Waiting until the end of the project
to collect this information often leads
to missing documents and a stressful
closeout.
Handover should be planned early. The
team should understand what information
is required, who will provide it and where it
will be stored.
Technology Is Only Part of the Answer
BUYING SOFTWARE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY IMPROVE PROJECT
DELIVERY.
The tools must be supported by clear
responsibilities, consistent work昀氀ows and
practical training.
Each role also needs a different level of
information. A superintendent does not
need the same training as a BIM coordinator, and a project manager does not need to
become a model author.
People simply need to understand how
the digital process supports their work and
what information they are responsible for
creating, reviewing or acting on.
Not every contractor needs a large digital delivery department. Many 昀椀rms can
begin by improving one or two important
work昀氀ows, testing them on a project and
re昀椀ning the process based on what the
team learns.
The objective is not to change everything at once.
It is to remove friction, reduce uncertainty and help people make better
decisions.
Moving From Tools to Better Delivery
Digital delivery becomes valuable when it
improves how the project is planned and
built.
For general contractors, this can mean
earlier identi昀椀cation of risk, better trade
coordination, easier access to current
information, clearer reporting and a more
organized handover.
It can also help contractors demonstrate
to owners that they can manage both
the physical work and the information
required to deliver it.
The best digital systems are not necessarily the most complicated. They are
the ones people use because they make
everyday work easier.
How easily can your team 昀椀nd the
current information they need to make
decisions?
Is your digital toolbox helping people
deliver the project, or simply giving them
more places to search?
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