BIM practices and challenges framed: An approach to systemic change management

Promises of the benefits of BIM are tempting. Stakeholders of built environment are ready to take steps necessary to change their practices. There are still major challenges in achieving true benefits. BIM maturity develops in stages and the systemic innovation needs the whole value network to change. Practical approaches are the key to overcome the challenges. Stakeholders need common tools to understand the elements of BIM instrument and to manage the change. In this paper we present preliminary findings of development of a framework and a tool for assessment of focus areas of BIM practices to be developed. We explain the premise for the framework development, our journey and findings in using BIM Diamond and BIM Maturity and impact assessment tool for different piloting projects of infrastructure construction and development in Finland. Discussion links our findings and experience to other similar attempts to understand the total picture of BIM change