The gradual transition to BIM in Syrian companies

The successful execution of construction projects, keeping them within estimated cost and the specific schedules primarily depends on the existence of an efficient construction sector capable of sustained growth and development in order to handle with the requirements of social and economic development and to utilize the latest technology in planning and execution. Many studies and researchers discussed the situation of construction in both of developed and developing countries; there is considerable dissatisfaction with the quality, cost and delay of construction, and Syria, not an exception. The researcher suggested BIM as a tool to improve and innovate the building reality by using a good method to measure the performance of GCEC company in Syria; this method is the: BIM3 (BIM Maturity matrix) which is a tool to identify the current BIM maturity of organization or project team. It does not only give an indicator of the last performance, moreover, it helps the building's company in moving from measurement to management, and to anticipate needed changes in the organization’s strategic, by measuring the current BIM level in the company through BIM maturity areas (TECHNOLOGY, PROCESS, POLICY) based on capability set v5 and key maturity areas at granularity level1 (initial, defined, managed, integrated, optimized) and putting recommendations for moving to next level. Successful accomplishment of these two tasks represents the foundation of good performance management. Measurement provides the basis for an organization to assess how well it is progressing towards its predetermined objectives, help to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses and decides on future proposals. Performance measurement is not an end in itself, but a tool for more effective management. © 2018 The Authors. Published by Diamond Congress Ltd. Peer-review under the responsibility of the scientific committee of the Creative Construction Conference 2018.