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BIM : What the future holds?

                     In countries like the UK, the Netherlands and Singapore, the demand for BIM skills are rising and BIM is expected to become the standard practice in the coming years. A number of design teams are planning to adopt BIM within the next three years. BIM not only adds value to the technology but also changes the process of designing and building. In the near future, BIM managers and support engineers are likely to work for the owners directly in the facilities department or construction management divisions to manage project teams to project handovers. Companies which provide construction management services will probably retain the BIM professionals the most. The rest probably will migrate to the owner side. 

                  BIM managers have a solid career in the short term, say five to ten years. Beyond that, the game will very likely change. For an experienced person, this is definitely a good option as such people can build BIM-competence on their experience and not just on imagination. Such people should extend their knowledge to all areas where BIM is important, and not only where they come from. 

              For young professionals, becoming a ‘BIM manager’ is not the most exciting option. Before they gather the experience to be a manager in construction (or design, or both), such a role may cease to exist, and they may end up as a redundant ‘BIM-hand’ since the entire system is likely to be BIM-competent soon.