Framework for building information modeling adoption based on critical success factors from Brazilian public organizations

The architecture, engineering, construction, and operation (AECO) sector is adopting building information modeling (BIM) in public and private organizations worldwide. The public sector plays a crucial role in the induction and encouragement of BIM implementation in the industry. However, there is a lack of comprehensive and integrative research on critical factors for BIM adoption at the organizational scale in public organizations. The main objective of this study is to establish a framework for BIM adoption based on critical success factors (CSFs) from public organizations in Brazil, which is a developing country with a low maturity level of implementation. The method involves a comprehensive literature review, an exploratory study in three Brazilian public entities, and a survey that was conducted with 68 Brazilian professionals who were involved with adoption in public organizations. The results include the proposal of sixteen CSFs, the development of a correlation map among them, and the establishment of a framework for BIM adoption by public organizations according to BIM fields, prioritized CSFs, and levels of analysis. The main research contribution is the proposed framework for BIM adoption, which involves a comprehensive and integrative approach that is based on a set of CSFs from Brazilian public organizations and provides a greater understanding of contractual, regulatory, technological, procedural, and political particularities to the public sector.