{"id":1716,"date":"2016-06-08T23:42:06","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T23:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2016-06-08T23:42:06","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T23:42:06","slug":"au-expertise-getting-bim-buy-in-at-the-construction-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/au-expertise-getting-bim-buy-in-at-the-construction-site\/","title":{"rendered":"AU expertise: Getting BIM buy in at the construction site"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technology is increasing efficiency and making more possible in construction, but there\u2019s a catch: people have to use that technology for it to work. And in the construction industry, where people have spent decades perfecting processes using pen, paper, and spreadsheet, getting buy in to try something new can be a challenge.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a challenge that Wendy Tam and Victoria Chua have faced head-on as assistant project managers at Plant Construction Company in San Francisco. Both work extensively with Autodesk BIM 360 Field construction field management software to track punch lists, issues, and trade damage. Just as importantly, they\u2019re responsible for getting building superintendents, architects, and other stakeholders to also use the software. They discussed what works and what doesn\u2019t as part of their AU 2015 class, How Can We Get Them to Do It? Shifting Behaviors in the Way We Think<\/strong> About Quality<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong>As Tam says, \u201cThey\u2019ve been doing this a certain way for 20 years, it\u2019s like trying convince your Dad that there\u2019s a better way to barbecue meat.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Tam and Chua, the solution was to first make the benefits of the software clear, and then to make it as easy as possible for people to adopt. \u201cThe great thing about BIM 360 Field is we can capture these checklists and procedures to maintain quality,\u201d says Chua. \u201cWe can\u2026catch problems before they become even bigger problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Tam, however, simply asking people to use the software got little or no adoption. Requiring people to switch over completely for all tasks didn\u2019t work either\u2014stakeholders \u201cfelt like they were drowning.\u201d To remedy the situation, Tam and Chua took things in incremental steps. First, they required that everyone do 3 key tasks in the software. Next, they asked questions about what processes the stakeholders would want <\/em>to move to the software. \u201cWe needed to ask, what\u2019s important for you to try?\u201d says Tam. \u201cWe got very positive feedback on that. It was like a ripple effect, from 1 drop to everyone using it.\u201d<\/p>\n

They also made it easy by offering free training several weeks before projects began, so stakeholders could start tracking information through the system from the beginning. Finally, they offered free iPads under their Autodesk license for use in the field, since not every stakeholder had an iPad. \u201cWe tried to think of every single problem they might have and provide a solution for that,\u201d says Tam.<\/p>\n

Tam and Chua are part of a larger movement to bring BIM into the modern day construction process. They\u2019re also part of a growing presence of women working with BIM to move the AEC industry forward. \u201cThe industry is constantly changing,\u201d says Tam. \u201cIf you want to build the latest and greatest, you need the latest technology to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Head over to AU online to see what Tam and Chua have to say in their class<\/a>. You\u2019ll also hear them weigh in on the challenge of preserving the experience of senior superintendents through checklists in the software and how to be a BIM champion in your own organization.<\/p>\n

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