Organizing

a construction project

Client

Architect 1 Regulator 2

Regulator 1 Contractor1

Contractor2

Site

developer

Commis-

Engineer XEngineer Y

Engineer Z

Consultant X

Consultant Y

Consultant Z

Sub-

Contractor1

Sub-

Contractor2

Sub-

Contractor3

Site

acquisition

Commis-

sioning

Architect 2

VISI concepts

Action based communicationRef. Jan Dietz, 2006, Enterprise Ontology, Springer

VISI system

ContractorClient T

• Roles

• Transactions

• Messages

• Data elements in messages

Frame

work

Management communication

Divide the roles

© VISI

An actor may fulfill more than one role

Example transaction

Transaction: Request for change

ContractorClient T

Transaction: Request for change

Messages:� Request for change Report impact and consequences� Provisional disapproval� Reject request�Acceptance

Bouwrijp

makende

Ontwer-

pende

Regulerende

Initiatief-

nemende

Finan-

cierende

Grondver-

wervende

VISI interaction map

Potentiële

markt

Onderhou-

dende

Bouwende

makende Regulerende

Project-

leverende

Toe-

leverende

Opdracht-

gevende

Aanbeste-

dende

Exploiterende

Toetsende /

Accepteren-

de

Adviserende

Creërende

draagvlak

Example from a construction project

Opdracht -

gever

Project-

leider

Opdracht -

gever

Project-

leiderProjectleverende

Initiatiefnemende

Aannemer

Directie -

voerder

T1 T2 Technisch

PL

T3 Technisch

adviseur

Toezicht -

houder

T4

Aannemer Directie -

voerder

T1T1 T2T2 Technisch

PL

T3T3 Technisch

adviseur

Toezicht -

houder

T4

Projectleverende

Opdrachtgevende

Connection with BIM

• Coins-container

• Standard container

format

• Standard content• Standard content

• Documents in separate

folder

Connection VISI – COINS

Specificerende

T1

Bouwwerk-regisseur

VISI

Management communication

BuildingInformation

model

Building-

Information System

COINS

Building Object communication

VISI technical implementation

What is the standard?

• Distinguish

VISI Framework

VISI SystemVISI Framework

for a certain

application domain

IT technical

oriented

VISI System

User oriented

Current focus:

Contract management

VISI in practice

• VISI software support by IT-vendors

• Interoperability is reality

• This year more than 200 projects are supported by

VISI compliant software; number is growing every VISI compliant software; number is growing every

year

• New standard frameworks are in development:

purchasing materials, multidisciplinary cooperation in

design

• Demonstration project integration VISI-COINS

Management of standards

VISI

Management board

Civil eng. boardHousing

Offices boardxxxxxxxx

Stakeholders are organized in a board

Questions, Discussion