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Explore crucial steps and considerations for successful BIM implementation, such as managing champions, running pilots, and developing systems, before diving into training. Address challenges like change management, staff resistance, and cost to ensure a seamless transition. Learn the importance of engaging professionals, setting up a training schedule, and customizing sessions for different staff groups to maximize learning outcomes. Navigate the complexities of integrating new technologies and tools while keeping upper management informed and involved in the process.
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RUGSA AUGUST 2010 TRAINING (and a bit of implementation to…) STEWART CALDWELL
BEFORE YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT TRAINING: • Have a good looooooooooooooong think • What do want out of BIM • How do you manage the implementation • Choose your champions • Run a pilot • Develop your base systems • Then you can start thinking about training
BEFORE YOU EVEN START TRAINING: • Have a good looooooooooooooong think • About the challenges ahead: • Change Management • Upper management support • Staff resistance • Programming delays
BEFORE YOU EVEN START TRAINING: • Cost • Project downtime • Training is expensive • New technologies • New tools means new workflow • New opportunities
NOW STOP THINKING AND START TRAINING: • Get a professional: • To get the ball rolling • Don’t go in cold and start training yourself • Use your champions • Consider implementation specialists? • Nominate a CAD manager • If you didn’t have one before, you do now • Also consider a BIM manager • Use your champions • Develop a CAD manual (or a new one if you have one)
NOW STOP THINKING AND START TRAINING: • Update regularly • Adopt in-house training to educate other staff • Keep it short and keep it regular (weekly) • Make it compulsory initially (for everyone) • Taylor training for different groups (designers and modellers) • Training upper management • They need to be part of your workflow • Identify their needs, they are different to everyone else • Good luck
NOW STOP THINKING AND START TRAINING: • Dealing with new staff • Bring them in at the ground level • Establish a workflow that allows for expanding teams • Your workflow and training need to work together • Dealing with problem staff • Try to speak their language • Get them involved • Wait…..