Building Information Modeling implementation through maturity evaluation and Critical Success Factors management

Building Information Modeling has become a widely accepted tool used to overcome the many hurdles that currently face the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industries. However, implementing such a system is always complex, and the recent introduction of BIM does not allow organizations to build their experience on acknowledged standards and procedures. Moreover, data on implementation projects is still disseminated and fragmentary. The objective of this study is to develop an assistance model for BIM implementation. Solutions to evolve towards a better integrated and better used BIM are proposed, taking into account the different maturity levels of each organization. Indeed, based on the widely recognized Critical Success Factors, concrete activities helping implementation are identified and can be undertaken according to a previous maturity evaluation of an organization. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).