For over a decade, BIM technology and related digital tools have not become primary factors in engineering project bids. Instead, bids typically focus on enterprise qualifications, financial strength, public relations, and traditional engineering expertise and experience.
1. National and Industry Level
It’s time to move beyond the futile competition over defining standards. What exactly is a standard? In essence, a standard is software. Conversely, industry software with a significant market share becomes the standard. Merely striving to define standards without supporting software development based on these standards is empty talk and offers little practical benefit to the industry’s growth.
This explains why many standards emerge, but fundamentally, they promote foreign software. Historically, companies that obsess over standards without substance rarely create real value in competition, as verbal standards have a low barrier to entry—if one can create a standard, so can others.
Foreign countries adopt a pragmatic approach, especially in BIM and project management. For instance, the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the U.S. developed PMBOK, a comprehensive set of project management software standards. Today’s mainstream project management software largely follows the PMBOK framework.
In China, there are policies supporting domestic substitution, but guidance and support for innovation-driven industrial enterprises remain insufficient. Without successful industrial innovators leveraging domestic software platforms and technologies, widespread, organic adoption of BIM and related technologies will be challenging. Similarly, software companies lacking backing from leading industrial enterprises may lose direction in proactive innovation.
2. Industrial Enterprise Level
Don’t expect to simply develop software and generate profits effortlessly. Many companies find themselves isolated because software development and its promotion are distinct industries. Without understanding the software industry’s logic, companies risk wasting valuable time and resources.
Industrial enterprises should concentrate on their niche project types, digitize comprehensive project data in these areas, and build a competitive advantage based on digital information. This approach allows gradual expansion of market share within their specialized fields.
During digital transformation, trying to cover all segmented fields often leads to failure in any. Focus is key.
3. Industry Personnel Level
Although BIM’s popularity has waned recently, the skills acquired in BIM and digital applications remain valuable. Even if an enterprise lacks immediate project demands, individuals should deepen their understanding of projects through BIM and digital tools relevant to their current roles. This ongoing learning process helps accumulate personal achievements and experience.
In summary, this overview of BIM technology’s future development from multiple perspectives aims to provide valuable insights. I hope you find this information helpful!
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