With Increasing BIM implementation in construction projects, many companies or individuals are still resisting from changing to BIM processes from CAD. People are suspicious of trying out as it puts them outside their comfort zone and comes up with excuses like "This is not right", "Why to waste money if it can be done in CAD", " We don't do this way", "It is too expensive and complicated".
Clear communication and proper explanation of "Why" will help to clarify people's understanding of their impact on the next person in the chain and contribute towards maximum ownership of the process. The best way is to involve people who will be affected by the changes as much as possible-imposing change will create tension, resistance, resentment and in the worst of cases sabotage. People want to be seen to be flexible and helpful but underneath are still resistant to change. They no longer are willing to take orders from those above that will impact them. They want to have to say what needs to change and how that change will occur.
There is an inevitable resistance to changing already completed work, therefore, clear and mutually agreed objectives, standards and process should be defined before the commencement of any project.The chances of successful implementation will get hindered if the team has already put processes in place and started producing information.Effort and cost associated with adoption of collaborative working practices must be clearly explained to team members so that they can feel confident in their judgments about the perceived benefit against the likely investment.
