How to manage your business for successful BIM outsourcing?
Companies opting for BIM outsourcing services often believes that the entire BIM outsourcing process is completed at the contract signing between the company and the BIM outsourcing party. Diligent management oversight is necessary at all times when entering into a BIM outsourcing contract which signifies only the start of business relationship.
No matter if your business is small, medium or large, if you often plan to outsource your BIM work, you will need the setting up of system to manage your BIM outsourcing process.
In this blog post, we will be discussing about how you can effectively manage your business for successful BIM outsourcing.
Does managing the BIM outsourcing better will improve my business?
Yes, it comes with many benefits and the entire BIM outsourcing process will also require good management for making it a success. From selection of BIM outsourcing service provider to negotiating, managing relationship and dealing with distributed process, BIM outsourcing needs a good managerial strategy to be adhered to by both the clients and BIM service providers.
With good management for BIM outsourcing process, you will have the following:
- Enhanced performance and better quality of BIM deliverable
- Better risk management and issue resolutions
- Increased coordination between organizations
- Reduced overall expenses
- Better streamlining and outsourcing processes
- Contribution towards your project success
At OneClick BIM, we successfully provide BIM outsourcing solutions for over a decade to clients globally. Our clients benefit are effective and defined communication channels, secured knowledge transfer process and enhanced transparency and control which makes it easy for clients to effectively manage their BIM outsourcing process.
What are core areas to focus on and how can I do it?
Successful BIM outsourcing process requires focus on core areas and continuous monitoring by both the client and BIM outsourcing service provider. Overlooking or neglecting any one of these core areas can often lead to failure of BIM outsourcing arrangement.
Core areas are as follows:
Managing Costs
The most important reasons cited for opting BIM outsourcing is the cost. BIM outsourcing enables client and BIM outsourcing service provider to earn considerable profits. Therefore, it is necessary to analyse the BIM scope of work (SOW) and pricing for outsourced project before signing the BIM outsourcing contract.
Managing Communication
Establishing effective communication channels are necessary for any BIM outsourcing process to be successful. Strategic and effective communication should be given importance right from negotiation stage. Constant communication between client and BIM outsourcing service provider, timely feedbacks, clarity in instructions and developing reliable communication for Information Requests (IR or RFIs) should be prioritized.
Managing Performance
Performance in outsourcing considers project quality and adherence to timeframe committed in outsourcing contract signed. The client must perform regular and consistent checks to establish how the quality of work is progressing compared to previous progress. BIM outsourcing provider shall also conform to quality checks to avoid conflicts. Both client and BIM outsourcing service provider shall adhere to deadlines and demand accountability reports in case of being non-compliant.
Managing Risks
Risk management is critical factor in any business which should be a top priority and should be calculated as early as possible. It is a good practice to evaluate risks associated with outsourcing process by analysing and studying various types of risks involved and have a suitable back-up plan in place before contract signing. Having this lowers the risks involved both for client and BIM outsourcing service provider.
Managing crisis
Crisis can strike either client or BIM outsourcing service provider or both. Therefore, both the parties must be prepared for continuing business. By choosing a well-established BIM outsourcing partner possibilities for having a crisis can be significantly reduced.
Managing Knowledge Transfer
Continuing knowledge transfer with transparency in concerned areas of outsourced project facilitates better and effective production, enhanced timelines and increases the overall quality of BIM outsourced project. Having assumptions that the other party might know this or that is a costly mistake that often results in conflict. For successful knowledge transfer, monitoring closely is needed regularly.
Managing Relationship
Maintaining good relationship between client and BIM outsourcing partner is important for project’s success. Majority of the relationships can be easily maintained with regular communication, providing flexibility, and continuous transparency when called for.
OneClick BIM offers clients an ideal BIM outsourcing relationship. Our deep domain expertise in BIM outsourcing industry provides our clients a hassle free and valuable business experience. We ensure successful BIM outsourcing experience by providing:
- Dedicated BIM modeling team and BIM coordinator to respond to your queries and help resolve issues.
- Clear and transparent workable contracts including NDAs or Non-Disclosure Agreements.
- Three levels of dedicated Quality Assurance (QA) process ensuring superior quality in projects.
- Strict conforming to deadlines guaranteeing no unnecessary delays.
- Cost effective and competitive pricing structure enabling you to save more on profits.
How to organize your in-house team to manage BIM outsourcing?
Having an in-house or external team to manage your BIM outsourcing arrangement is crucial to the success of BIM outsourced projects. Your management team should effectively do the following:
- In-house or external evaluation of capabilities based on demand and supply
- Appropriate decision making to effectively distribute workloads between in-house and offshore BIM outsourcing
- Informed decision making about contracts and contractual agreements
- Implementing governance to regulate constant monitoring of BIM outsourcing by conducting quality assessments and service reviews
- Price regulation and price bench-marking
- Evolving contracts to accommodate market competitiveness and constantly looking for better service quality and cheaper technology and service providers. Kindly keep a note of saying that cheap is not always qualitative.
Companies might have slight different BIM outsourcing approach, but the success of BIM outsourcing projects heavily depends upon how well the companies are implementing strategies in their BIM outsourcing process.
OneClick BIM delivers customized BIM solutions for wide array of BIM outsourcing services such as BIM Modeling services, BIM coordination services (especially for MEP discipline), BIM Documentation services, BIM based quantity take-offs, BIM Manpower deployment, BIM Implementation and BIM training / workshops.