01 · Discipline
Practice Manager
Canonical BIMei content·Published·🇧🇷BRAMarket·Updated 22/04/2026 by BIM Excellence Initiative / BIM Forum Brazil
Sets practice strategy, standards, resourcing, and risk management for a BIM-enabled professional practice.
Responsible for practice-level strategy, standards management, resource allocation, and risk oversight — grounded in a BIM-implementation viewpoint.
▸Technical details
DR-PRM-001·1.0.0
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- discipline Practice Management
What this role does
The action statements this role is expected to perform.
- Coordinate model-based collaboration activities between project participants.A1
- Explain core BIM concepts, terms, and principles relevant to the role.C1
- Plan implementation actions that support BIM adoption within the organisation.A1
- Use BIM tools to produce structured digital outputs relevant to the role.C1
- Negotiate Data Exchange Protocols with other Project Participants at/before the start of Collaborative BIM ProjectsA1
- Understand the business benefits of using BIM tools and workflowsNot yet classified
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- Establish the processes and procedures to be used by Project Participants within Common Data EnvironmentE2
- Define the use of proprietary and/or non-proprietary file formats / Data Models (e.g. Industry Foundation Classes)A6
- Define a BIM Implementation Plan or a detailed roadmap within a BIM Implementation StrategyA6
- Generate high-quality IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) model files from proprietary BIM Software ToolsA1
- Use BIModels for Code Checking & ValidationA1
- Develop a BIM Training Programme (a Gantt Chart or similar)A1
- Establish a set of Naming Protocols covering models, components, parameters, details, etc.E2
- Form work teams that are competent in managing BIModelsA1
- Use BIM Software Tools on active projectsA1
- Develop a BIM Guide or BIM Manual for use by an organisationA1
- Use a Content Management System or a Document Management Systems to manage information storage and sharingA1
- Develop documented procedures for Information Flows during Collaborative BIM ProjectsA1
- Operate within a Common Data EnvironmentA1
- Identify the changes to organisational processes necessary to benefit from BIM Software Tools and Model-based WorkflowsE2
- Use Graphical Algorithm Editors similar to Dynamo or GrasshopperA1
- Define the BIM Goals and BIM Objectives to be achieved by using BIM on a projectA6
- Develop strategies to encourage industry-wide BIM adoption and innovationA1
- Identify the BIM Software Tools that are experienced inE2
- Identify Model Uses for Planning and DesigningE2
- Use Software Extensions that further extend the functionalities of BIM Software ToolsA1
- Identify Model Uses for Simulating and QuantifyingE2
- Define the staff competencies needed to meet specified BIM GoalsA6
- Identify and evaluate the risks associated with Collaborative BIM ProjectsE2
- Monitor the technological developments which may affect the competitive position or deliverables of an organisationA1
- Identify Model Uses for Capturing and RepresentingE2
- Use Model Progression Specifications or a similar system to manage the Level of Development within BIModelsA1
- Align BIM Goals with an organisation's overall Business VisionA1
- Identify the Classification Systems used on projectsE2
- Develop a detailed BIM Training PlanA1
- Identify all issues related to Intellectual Property (IP) and ownership of BIModels or Model ComponentsE2
- Develop a Software Usage PolicyA1
- Develop a BIM Implementation Strategy for an organisationA1
- Develop a BIM Training Plan that differentiates between Technical Staff (e.g. Drafters or Modellers) and Functional Staff (e.g. team Managers)A1
- Develop BIM-specific Contractual Clauses for clarifying ownership of BIModels and/or Modelling ComponentsA1
- Develop standardized Internal BIM Workflows for initiating and delivering projectsA1
- Identify overall BIM Goals for an organisationE2
- Establish if there are any insurance policies covering the generation, use, and exchange of BIModelsE1
- Generate standardized templates, checklists or workflows for initiating and delivering BIM ProjectsA1
- Integrate BIM Goals into an organisation's strategic, managerial and communication channelsA1
- Develop a Skill Register, a Training Log or similar to track existing and newly acquired staff skillsA1
- Identify which Intellectual Property and Moral Rights related to BIModels are acknowledgedE2
- Align Human Resource policies (e.g. employment, promotion, rewards, etc) with BIM Implementation processesA1
- Establish if the Intellectual Property (IP) and Moral Rights related to BIModels are acknowledgedE8
- Develop multiple BIM Software Tool templates for use on different types of BIM ProjectsA1
- Adopt a common BIM Implementation visionA1
- Generate a Skill Development Strategy for junior staffA1
- Identify the BIM-specific Contractual Clauses needed to enforce compliance with project requirementsE2
- Evaluate the suitability of Internal BIM Workflows after a BIM Project has been delivered or completedE4
- Generate a Skill Development Strategy for senior staffA1
- Use checklists to conduct procedural audits on Internal BIM WorkflowsA2
Information it works with
The information uses this role produces, consumes or relies on.
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