Some of you may have heard of the GRAPHISOFT BIM Manager Program, our initiative to educate existing and future BIM Managers on how to implement BIM in their practices and manage projects using BIM workflows, as it has been around for a few years now.
Since I started working for GRAPHISOFT in mid-2018, I took responsibility of the management, development and delivery of the program and this has led to a revamped course, which is longer and more in depth, compared to the previous one, with a clear structure around office management, ARCHICAD template creation and project management/coordination.
The new BIM Manager Program consists of three modules, namely BIM Office Management (2 days), ARCHICAD Template Creation (1 day) and BIM Project Coordination (2 days), covering most of the aspects of BIM at an office, template and project level. It focuses on established standards which support and complement the OpenBIM concept.
The program is offered at several locations around the world and attendees who participate in the full training week are eligible to be awarded the ARCHICAD BIM Manager Certificate, if they pass the three separate exams (one for each module) and provide an essay elaborating on their BIM experience and aspirations. The certificate is valid for 2 years.
You can visit https://bimmanager.graphisoft.com for more information about upcoming sessions (this page will be continuously updated with new events added throughout the year).
Some of the benefits/expected outcomes of the program are listed below. The program is delivered by experienced BIM Managers who have been working in the industry up until recently, so all the presented workflows are coming from real project experience.
Introduction to all the current BIM standards, including ISO 19650
Confidence in analysing an EIR (Employer’s/Exchange Information Requirements) and compiling a BEP (BIM Execution Plan)
Learn how to develop and manage different areas of your ARCHICAD template, such as its structure, data, naming conventions and QA mechanisms
Learn how to set up and manage different areas of a live project in ARCHICAD, including hotlinking, attribute management and documentation creation
Learn how to audit projects, to ensure model and data consistency, using both ARCHICAD and Solibri Model Checker
Confidence in setting up the IFC translators to achieve the best results when exporting or importing IFC files in order to collaborate efficiently with external consultants who use different software
Learn how to approach coordination with other consultants using IFC models and managing issues through BCF
Our next planned events, which are open for ticket purchases, are in Athens, Greece on 30 March - 03 April (https://bimmanager.graphisoft.com/athens-2020) and Chicago, USA on 04-08 May (https://bimmanager.graphisoft.com/chicago-2020).
