Digital Plan Of Work (DPoW)

Digital Plan Of Work (DPoW) forms a framework that supports informed and consistent decision making by project teams, at each work stage, helping to deliver agreed and reliable information. The National Building Specification Digital Plan of Works (DPoW) is an online tool that facilitates the process of Building Information Modelling (BIM), in particular relating to […]

Quantity Surveyor (QS)

person who provides financial and contractual advice and services for planning, carrying out and completion (3.5.23) of construction works https://www.iso.org/obp/ui#iso:std:iso:6707:-2:ed-3:v1:en:term:3.8.25

BIMwash

The term BIMwash is derived from Whitewash, “a cheap white paint or coating of chalked lime used to quickly give a uniform clean appearance to a wide variety of surfaces”. Metaphorically, to whitewash means to “gloss over or cover up vices, crimes or scandals or to exonerate by means of […] biased presentation of data” (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2003). In […]

diffusion

a process by which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of a social system E.M. Rogers, Diffusion of Innovations, Free Press, New York, 1995. p.5 the third and final phase of the well-noted Schumpeterian Trilogy: “invention(the generation of new ideas), innovation (the development of those ideas through to the […]

Common Data Environment (CDE)

ELI5-S1: BIM Basics E2: CDE Explained The purpose of using Common Data Environment (CDE) on a project is to provide the right person with the right information at the right time.[1] The CDE is a tool used to exchange, view, analyze, share, and manage project information whilst maintaining data integrity. CDE can be used at […]

Computer aided facility management (CAFM)

Originally coined in the 60s, The acronym has become a catch-all for a wide range of Facilities Management platforms and software. A CAFM system can be broadly defined as a collaborative, work order, and workflow management tool that provides visibility, financial control, and business intelligence to facilities teams in their pursuit of a data-driven strategy. A […]

objective

results to be achieved The objective can be strategic or operational; it can relate to different disciplines such as financial, health and safety, or environmental. The targeted results can be strategic, organisation or, project-wide, or relate to a product or process The intended outcome can be expressed as a purpose, an operational principle, or asset […]

information

reinterpretable representation of data in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation or processing [cited from ISO 19650-1:2018(en), 3.3.1]

top management

person or group of people who directs and controls an organization at the highest level [cited from ISO 19650-5:2020(en), 3.14]

Task Information Delivery Plan (TIDP)

schedule of information containers and delivery dates, for a specific task team [cited from ISO 19650-2:2018(en), 3.1.3.4] The Task Information Delivery Plan (TIDP) is defined by the ISO 19650 framework as federated lists of information deliverables by each task team, including format, date and responsibilities. Each task team is responsible to compile their own TIDP […]