1 Mimi Westhorpe

HOCHTIEF ViCon

BIM Engineer

Mimi Westhorpe HOCHTIEF ViCon Qatar W.L.L. E-Mail: mimi.westhorpe@hochtief.de Phone: +974 4457 6825 www.hochtief-vicon.com

Market Overview The right technology for you

2 Mimi Westhorpe

HOCHTIEF ViCon

Market Overview Agenda

1. What is available?

2. How can you decide what you need?

• Analyze your needs

• Do your research

• Test and evaluate

3. Summary

3 Mimi Westhorpe

HOCHTIEF ViCon

Market Overview 1. What is available?

?

4 Mimi Westhorpe

HOCHTIEF ViCon

Market Overview 1. What is available?

With so many tools to choose from,

finding the right ones for your work

could be like finding a needle in a

haystack…

Always keep in mind:

• There is no ‘one-stop-shop’ tool available that can ‘do BIM’

• It is a big decision, getting it wrong can be costly

5 Mimi Westhorpe

HOCHTIEF ViCon

Market Overview 2. How can you decide what you need?

• Implementing BIM should make your work more effective,

efficient and profitable

• Current work processes need to be analyzed

• Develop a game plan for the future of your company,

starting with improving your design and business processes

• Develop a brief for what you want your BIM system to do

within these wider ambitions

6 Mimi Westhorpe

HOCHTIEF ViCon

Market Overview 2. Analyze your needs

What questions could you be asking?

1. What do the organizations you deal with expect from you?

2. Do you already have any BIM processes implemented?

3. How far are you willing to go with BIM (efforts, costs)?

4. Where do you see your company’s future?

7 Mimi Westhorpe

HOCHTIEF ViCon

Market Overview 2. Do your research

• BIM conferences

• Seminars

• Books

• Web-searches

• Talking to peers

• Looking at competitors

• Provider demonstrations

BIM is the AEC industry buzzword of the moment, with many

good sources of information available:

8 Mimi Westhorpe

HOCHTIEF ViCon

Market Overview 2. Test and evaluate

• Test the ‘best fit’ BIM systems against your requirements

• Consider the purchase cost

• Determine any maintenance and upgrade cost

• Ascertain requirements to upgrade existing workstations,

network and internet connection

• Look at your training needs

• Connect with a local distributor in your area

Most importantly, do you like it?!

10 Mimi Westhorpe

HOCHTIEF ViCon

Market Overview 3. Summary

• Think about what’s right for you and your company

• Research the limits of software according to your needs

• Be careful of software claiming to do ‘everything BIM’

• Consult the experts

• Talk to people who use the tools daily

• Know what you really want from a tool, and what you need to

deliver

12 Mimi Westhorpe

HOCHTIEF ViCon

Market Overview The right technology for you

BIM Engineer

Mimi Westhorpe HOCHTIEF ViCon Qatar W.L.L. E-Mail: mimi.westhorpe@hochtief.de Phone: +974 4457 6825 www.hochtief-vicon.com

Thank you