A NEW CHALLENGE FOR PROJECT MANAGER: IMPLEMENTING BIM INTO THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESSUniversity of GreenwichCourse: Project Management Course Leader: Nicola CallaghanStudent: Maria Donatella Fiorella ID : 000807685Deadline: 03/31/2014Table of contentsINTRODUCTION 3PROJECT MANAGER ROLE AND SKILLS 3BIM: NEW STANDARDS FOR GOVERNMENT CLIENTS 4BIM INTRODUCTION 5ADVANTAGES AND BARRIERS OF BIM 6HOW TO MANAGE A BIM IMPLEMENTATION 7CONCLUSION 9D REFERENCES 11INTRODUCTIONIn the past, the project manager (PM) focused primarily on standard procedures, but growth in project size and complexity required new skills and approaches to successfully completing projects (Schwalbe, 2009; Garwood, 2012). “A project manager is generally considered the person responsible for delivering a project safely, on time, within budget and to the desired performance or determined quality standards. by the customer. (Sommerville, et al., 2010) The new challenge for construction project management is established by the Government Construction Strategy (2011), due to the required implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM ) for all public sector projects by 2016. BIM is a new technology. for the construction industry and “its adoption could save the industry money in the long term” (Chevin, 2012). This article aims to analyze the role of the PM and how technical and soft skills can affect his performance. In addition, it will study the government's objectives regarding the BIM system, its advantages and obstacles; and finally, question whether the introduction of BIM can revolutionize the construction process and the role of PM Construction.LIMITATION: This article does not study the best technology...... middle of paper...... -141.Succar, B., 2009. Building an information modeling framework: a research and delivery foundation for industry stakeholders. Automation in Construction, Volume 18, pp. 357-375. Sukhoo, A. et al., 2005. Accommodating Soft Skills in Software Project Management. Issues in Informing Science & Information Technology, pp. 691-703. The Chartered Institute of Building, 2010. Procurement in the construction sector, Ascot: CIOB. The Computer Integrated Construction Research Program, 2012. BIM Planning Guide for Facility Owners. Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University. Whyte, J., Lindkvist, C., Jaradat, S. & Ibrahim, NH, 2013. Transferring Data from Project Delivery to Operations, London 2012 Learning Legacy. [Online] Available at: http://learninglegacy.independent.gov.uk/documents/pdfs/systems-and-technology/425009-231-data-transfer.pdf [Accessed 25 03 2014].