Volume 5 - Number 1 | January 2009

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  EDITOR'S NOTE

Unless you have taken an extended sabbatical from the construction industry, you have undoubtedly heard of building information modeling, more commonly known as BIM. Over the course of the past year, Construction Project Controls & BIM Report have strived to bring you the latest information about BIM, its advances, areas for improvement and industry updates. The latest news to hit the BIM airwaves is the release of McGraw-Hill’s latest SmartMarket Report -- Building Information Modeling (BIM): Transforming the Design and Construction Industry to Achieve Greater Industry Productivity. Deke Smith, executive director of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) buildingSMART alliance, gives Project Controls readers an inside look at the report. His analysis summarizes the contents of the report, as well as research findings not included in the published version.
The rest of this issue also ties into the 4D (time) and 5D (cost) elements of the building process. A look at features of Oracle|Primavera’s scheduling processes and a discussion of budgets and cost controls round out this issue.
  AN INSIDE LOOK AT MCGRAW-HILL'S SMARTMARKET REPORT ON BIM
Recent industry events have touted the December release of McGraw-Hill's SmartMarket Report on building information modeling. Deke Smith gives us an inside look at what went into the report and what all the numbers mean to the future of BIM.
  IMPROVED PROCESSES: P6 AND MANAGED DOCUMENTS
Document access has experienced a noticeable change over the past decade. Once stored in file cabinets behind locked doors, documents are now stored electronically and protected by passwords, not keys. Further, editing functions can be monitored and managed. What does this mean for P6 users? Time and money, says Doug Findley.
  THE BEST CONTROLS PROVIDE THE BEST RESULTS: WHAT IS YOUR MANAGEMENT STYLE?
Documentation of budgets and cost controls is not just a nicety -- it's an absolute necessity for every successful project, says Larry True, who provides six guidelines for maintaining proper records.



  FILLING EMPTY BOXES: TACKLING INSIDE ADDRESSES AND EMPTY FIELDS IN CONTRACT MANAGER 12.0 AND INFOMAKER
Blank address boxes in contract forms and reports can an unsightly problem. Gordon Aronson spells out how to correct the problem in Oracle|Primavera's Contract Manager 12.0.