BIM roadmap strategic implementation plan: Lesson learnt from Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong

Information and technology has produced large changes to construction industry and leads to innovative nations globally. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is one of the IT platforms to rely on the process of planning, design, construction, and operation of a building in 3D dimension to promote collaborative and integration between the parties in the construction projects environment. BIM is defined as a parametric modeling to support project life cycle through relevant data and information shared among project stakeholders. BIM roadmap is a strategic plan by the government of Malaysia to ensure a wider adoption of BIM embraced among industry players. However, despite the existence of strategic implementation plan recently developed by the Government of Malaysia through CIDB, the implementation plan has less emphasis on strategic analysis elements (i.e., capacity, support, and value). Hence, the objective of this paper is to incorporate the strategic analysis elements (i.e., capacity, support, and value) in the existing Malaysia BIM roadmap pillars based on the lesson learnt from Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. A qualitative research technique was employed in the form of document analysis for the establishment of Malaysia's BIM roadmap, while a formal workshop with experts from representatives of Public Work Department and Ministry of Health (directly involved in the first BIM Malaysia's pilot project of National Cancer Institute) for the establishment strategic analysis elements (i.e. capacity, support, and value) to be embedded in the roadmap. The findings suggest that the strategic analysis elements (i.e., capacity, support, and value) to be incorporated in the existing Malaysia's BIM roadmap has seven pillars (i.e., standards and accreditation, collaboration and incentives education and awareness, national BIM library, BIM guidelines, special interest group (SIG); research and development (R&D). The outcomes could act as a guideline to industry players for future development of BIM-based projects in Malaysia.