Information management
Processes for producing, checking, sharing and storing project and asset information.
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Appointed party
A provider of information — a consultant, subcontractor or supplier — appointed by a lead appointed party, usually organised into a task team.
Appointing party
The party that receives information about works, goods or services from a lead appointed party — usually the owner or client.
As-built drawings
Drawings, prepared from the contractor's marked-up site records, that show the work as actually constructed, including changes and field deviations from the design.
Building information modelling (BIM)
The use of a shared digital representation of a built asset — its geometry, properties and related documents — to support design, construction and operation decisions with reliable information.
Common data environment (CDE)
The agreed single source of information for a project or asset, used to collect, manage and share each information container through a controlled workflow of states, statuses and revisions.
Information container
A uniquely identified, persistent set of information — such as a model file, drawing, document, schedule or data set — that can be retrieved from a file system or application.
Information management
The set of processes for specifying, producing, checking, sharing, storing and handing over information about a built asset so that the right people have reliable information when they need it.
Lead appointed party
The party appointed directly by the appointing party that coordinates information management for its whole delivery team.
Operation and maintenance manual (O&M manual)
The handover documentation that tells the owner how to operate, maintain and repair the building's systems and equipment, including product data, maintenance schedules, warranties and contacts.
Transmittal
A cover record that accompanies documents, drawings, samples or other items sent between project parties, listing what was sent, to whom, when and for what purpose.
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Asset information model (AIM)
The information model that supports the operation, maintenance and management of an asset during its operational phase.
BIM execution plan (BEP)
The delivery team's plan explaining how it will carry out the information-management aspects of an appointment, in response to the exchange information requirements.
Master information delivery plan (MIDP)
The delivery team's combined schedule of all information to be delivered for an appointment, compiled by the lead appointed party from the task information delivery plans.
Project information model (PIM)
All the information — models, documents and data — produced and managed for the delivery phase of an asset.
Responsibility matrix
A table that allocates information-management tasks and information deliverables to the parties and task teams responsible for them.
Task information delivery plan (TIDP)
A task team's schedule of the information containers it will produce, with responsibilities and delivery dates, for one appointment.