Research Article

Analyzing the Variances in Perspectives on BIM Implementation among Korea AEC Participants

Table 2

Design questions and options.

QuestionNumberOptionsScale

Basic informationAffiliationQ1(a) CA, (b) DEC, (c) contractor, (d) academic, (e) Etc.Nominal
Business fieldQ2(a) Building, (b) infrastructure, (c) rail, (d) IT
Expertise areaQ3(a) Operation, (b) construction, (c) D&I, (d) BSP, (e) Etc.
CareerQ4(a) Below 5 years, (b) 5–10 years, (c) 11–20 years, (d) 21–30 years, (e) over 30 yearsOrdinal
BIM experienceQ5(a) None, (b) 1–2x, (c) 3–5x, (d) 6–9x, (e) over 10x (project count)
Perceived BIM utilization levelQ6(a) Very high, (b) high, (c) middle, (d) low, (e) very low

Technical environmentBIM roomNecessityQ7(a) Not necessary, (b) neutrality, (c) absolutely necessaryNominal
Seat capacityQ8(a) 5–10 persons, (b) 10–20 persons, (c) 20–30 persons, (d) over 30 persons, (e) Etc.Ordinal
Located close toQ9(a) Client, (b) design team, (c) on-site, (d) BIM agency, (e) anywhere (multichoice)Nominal
Critical taskQ10(a) Design review, (b) coordinate interface, (c) quality check, (d) simulation, (e) precon, (f) value engineeringSeven points interval for each type
HardwareDevices necessary to BIM roomQ11(a) Interactive whiteboard, (b) projector, (c) high-performance PC, (d) HMD, joystick for VR, (e) videoconferencing devices
SoftwareLicense provider assigning to whomQ12(a) Client, (b) designer or contractor, (c) BIM service providerNominal

Collaborative environmentDefine data standardsQ13Not necessary, neutrality, strongly necessarySeven points interval
CDE platform developmentQ14(a) Server vs. cloud service, (b) specialized in client, (c) commercial solution, (d) wed, mobile access
Important taskQ15(a) Arrange collaborative task, (b) subtask definitions, (c) coordinator appointment, (d) training coordinator, (e) defining participant’s role, (f) process improvements, (g) attendance at meetings of supervisory, (g) attendance at meetings of supervisory, (h) guidance revision

OrganizationCurrent situationQ16(a) Existing part responsible, (b) another part by reorganization, (c) not assignedNominal
Future expectationQ17(a) Necessary BIM team, (b) outsourcing to BIM agency, (c) temporary with BIM agency
Necessity for full-time coordinatorQ18(a) Not necessary, (b) neutrality, (c) strongly necessary
Coordinator allocated to whomQ19(a) Client, (b) designer, (c) contractor, (d) BIM agency
Execution guideRevision strategy of guidelinesQ20(a) Must include organization, responsibilities, roles, (b) organization, roles in the terms of reference, (c) early include establish
Essential definition for collaborationQ21(a) Organization and roles, (b) subtasks and procedure, (c) criterion for competency evaluationSeven points Interval

EvaluationAppraiseeQ22(a) Company, (b) manager, (c) BIM service provider, (d) temporarily to company, expanded to BIM teamNominal
Need for postexecution reviewQ23Not necessary, neutrality, strongly necessarySeven points Interval
Process and criterionQ24(a) Establishing criteria, (b) organize a committee, (c) objective and quantitative evaluation by achievement level, (d) qualitative evaluation, (e) weighted value by difficulty and importance