BIM 360 What does this have to do with communication? Each question can have an Issue created about it. And Issues are communication connections to other modules! Each Checklist can also be tied to an Asset. An Asset can also be tied to an Issue. Now the picture is starting to take shape!
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All activity is tracked within the Activity area of a Checklist: what was answered, by who, when, and what the answer was. It will also keep track of changes to photos, attachments, and details. It is a level of transparency that helps to bring a collaborative and cooperative environment to the project field team. While this is great for painting the picture of communication on a project, I want to give you an example of thinking outside the box. You can use Checklists as BIM Execution Plans! An option within Template creation even lets you require signatures from all involved parties. It becomes a document of record – one where you can track comments and additional activity for the BEP. Need to make a change, update, or create an addendum to the BEP? No problem! And everyone can see the change as well as agree to it. It is another way to keep documentation in one place for a project with easy reference for the whole team. 16
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All of the tools used to communicate throughout the project – Issues, RFIs, Checklists, etc. – can be reported on. At a glance, you can see how many RFIs are overdue or coming due soon, which puts you in a position to be proactive with resources or reactive if the pile gets too big. You can view Issues by Type to see where there are the most problem areas and address them first thing. Light the right fires in the right places.
In the Project Admin Module, there will be an Activity sub-tab under Document Management within the Services Tab. It will tell you who has uploaded, viewed, added a comment, created, closed, or deleted documents and Issues. This can be exported to a CSV file and filtered to track what you need. The conversation focuses more on how to augi.com
