Investigation of the BIM implementation process in the construction phase :|case of the Turkish companies

Abstract

Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries are in a transition process that deeply a ects the long-established way of collaboration to complete a project. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is at the heart of this process by enabling all the data to be digitally represented. Companies have spent great e orts and resources to implement BIM. In order to achieve this transition process successfully, some critical factors must be identi ed. The primary objective of this study is to systematically identify the critical success factors (CSFs) of BIM implementation process in the construction phase for Turkish construction industry. In this respect, 45 Research papers have been reviewed and an initial list of CSFs have been developed. Among those, frequency was counted to reveal the signi cance of each factor in the literature based on how many papers have referred them. A comprehensive framework, representing the BIM implementation process, has been developed that consists of 6 components namely; drivers, inputs, enablers, barriers, bene ts and impacts. CSFs have assigned under those components based on their functions. Three levels of in uences namely, industry level, rm level and project level are de ned. 18 Case projects have been examined via interviews with the project executives to assess the signi cance of identi ed CSFs in real construction projects. Interviewees are asked to specify the signi cance of the relevant CSF on a 1-5 Likert scale based on their experience in that particular project. Interviewees are also asked to share their own experiences during the BIM transition process. Comparison of the literature and the case study shows the key points that are discussed within the paper. This study is expected to identify the signi cance of CSFs in order to achieve the BIM implementation process successfully.