Critical Success Factors for Building Information Modelling Implementation
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2018
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UTS ePRESS
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This paper expounds the Critical Success Factors (CSFs) for BIM implementation and
explore their ranking and underlying relationships. A total of 28 CSFs was identified from
the review of previous studies on success factors. Survey questionnaire containing these
28 factors was used to collect data from industry practitioners in Nigeria. Benchmark
metrics was developed to rank the success factors. The topmost five success factors for
BIM implementation in order of importance are: standard platforms for integration and
communication; cost of development; education and training; standardization (product and
process); and clear definition and understanding of users’ requirement. Analysis of variance
shows that significant differences exist in the pattern of rating for the topmost CSFs based
on turnover. Factor analysis was further adopted to group the 28 CSFs into five components,
using rotated component matrix method. The five components extracted are: (i) industry
stakeholders’ commitment and knowledge of BIM, (ii) capacity building for technology
adoption, (iii) organisational support, (iv) collaborative synergy among industry professional
and (v) cultural orientation. The rankings of the CSFs have practical implication as it provides
basis for refining the most significant factors that industry stakeholders should focus attention
for successful implementation of BIM. In addition, the underlying relationships among the
success factors identified in this study, will assist industry stakeholders to determine best
strategy to adopt in implementing BIM at industry level.
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Building Information Modelling, Critical Success Factors, Practitioners, Stakeholders, Standardisation