Information Management
The collection, classification, storage and redistribution of information in digital, audio-visual or paper form. Information Management also refers to the ability of an organization to harvest and make-use of information to drive its decision-making process
- BIM Execution Plan
The BIM Execution Plan (BEP or BIMxP) is developed by suppliers, typically before contract award, to address the Employer's Information Requirements (EIR) and define how the information-modelling aspects of a project will be delivered. It clarifies roles and responsibilities, applicable standards and required procedures. A BEP may include or reference the Master Information Delivery Plan (MIDP), Project Implementation Plan (PIP) and other project controls, and may be updated after contract award. Also refer to BIM Management Plan for related Australian usage.
- Exchange Information Requirements
The "Information Requirements in relation to an Appointment" ISO 19650-1 (3.3.6) generated by an Appointing Party. The Exchange Information Requirements (EIR) is a list of requirements defined within a document, an online form, or possibly even an email message. An EIR sets out the managerial, commercial, and technical aspects as to satisfy what was defined in Project Information Requirements and Asset Information Requirements
- Information
The facts provided or learned about events, things, processes or concepts that has a particular meaning within a certain context [adapted from the Oxford Dictionary and ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993]
- Information Container
A "named persistent set of Information retrievable from within a file, system or application storage hierarchy" ISO 19650-1 (3.3.12) related to one or more Information Requirements. As a generic term, an information container can refer to a Model, Document, Data set or to any combination of Structured Information and Unstructured Information. A Project Information Model is an example of an Information Container
- Information Exchange
The "act of satisfying an Information Requirement or part thereof" ISO 19650-1 (3.3.7) by exchanging Information between members of a Project Team. Exchange here refers to the sharing, coordination, and checking of information especially at Key Decision Points and preferably (should be) through the Common Data Environment
- Information Model
An organised collection of documentation, graphical and non-graphical information and other Project Outputs that a Project Team is required to provide under its Scope of Service. Information models may include a Project Information Model and an Asset Information Model.
- Information Requirement
The Information that needs to be collected or processed by an actor - a human and/or machine - in order to (a) deliver a predefined outcome or to (b) satisfy the explicit demands of a client or authority
- Information Security
The protection of information against unauthorised access, use, disclosure, alteration or destruction, preserving its confidentiality, integrity and availability. For built assets, it is addressed alongside physical and personnel measures by Security Management
- Level of Information Need
A framework defining the extent and granularity of information required for a given purpose, milestone and actor, covering geometrical information, alphanumerical information and documentation. It is defined in ISO 7817-1 (formerly EN 17412-1). Level of Information addresses the alphanumerical facet only
- Master Information Delivery Plan
A plan listing a project's information deliverables, including models, drawings, specifications, equipment schedules and Room Data Sheets. A Master Information Delivery Plan (MIDP) identifies when information is to be prepared, by whom, and using which protocols and procedures. It incorporates the relevant Task Team Information Delivery Plans (TIDPs) and an updated, detailed Responsibility Matrix.
- Organisational Information Requirements
The data and information an organisation needs to satisfy its requirements and achieve its objectives. In an Asset Management context, Organisational Information Requirements (OIR) inform the Asset Information Requirements.