Beyond BIM ...to PIM

I am sure you have all experienced that it is almost impossible to read a magazine or webpage today without mention of the BIM word - and of course this post just goes to support that fact ;)
In many cases it is for very valid reasons that BIM is being promoted so hard, but BIM does tend to be focused on the benefits that can be obtained from the model (or models). What about the huge amount of project information that is generated outside of the model?

My Newforma colleague Tim Bates recently gave a presentation at the Salford Centre for Research & Innovation (SCRI) forum event
BIM: Making it Happen.
Tim asked "What is project information? Do we need to look 
Beyond BIM ...to PIM. 

• BIM 
• Building Information Modelling 
• Building Information Management
• Managing Building Information 
• Managing Project Information 
• Project Information Management (PIM)

I think Tim's steps from BIM to PIM help demonstrate how BIM is actually just one part of a bigger challenge - the tackling of project information management as a whole. 

Managing the various types of project information and the relationships between them is something that Newforma Project Center does really well. This includes relating object and spatial information from the (BIM) model to other types of project information such as emails; action items; snagging lists etc. 
BIM is going to remain the hot topic for some time but it isn't the only information that needs to be managed on a project.
Are you considering going Beyond BIM ...to PIM?

Newforma are going to be at the BIM Show Live 2011 on 1 November, so if you are attending drop by our stand to meet us and find out more about how Newforma goes Beyond BIM ... to PIM.
For more information or to register for the BIM Show Live event visit: http://www.building.co.uk/bimshowlive