Planejamento da adoção do BIM integrado à gestão da informação para o processo de desenvolvimento de empreendimentos: proposta para UFRN

Abstract

It is a research that investigates the basic procedures for the Building Information Modeling (BIM) adoption with an integrated approach to Information Management practices, applied to the building development process of Brazilian federal universities. The BIM adoption in organizations is a challenging activity since it requires a series of changes involving work processes, among which are the production, sharing, and use of information. In this sense, there is a set of knowledge in the Information Management field that deals with managing activities related to information in organizations. Thus, it is noticed that this relationship between BIM and Information Management presents itself as a facilitator to create a favorable environment for the BIM adoption. Considering the current Brazilian scenario in which federal entities have the obligation to adopt BIM by the year 2028, it is figured out an opportunity to investigate and systematize the basic activities for BIM adoption integrated with Information Management as a solution for these organizations. As a way of delimiting the research variables, this study was applied to the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. Therefore, this research has the guiding question: how to plan the BIM adoption integrated with Information Management for the building development process of Brazilian federal universities? To answer this question, the general objective is to propose a method for planning of BIM adoption integrated with Information Management for the building development process of Brazilian federal universities. Therefore, the objective is classified as a qualitative research, and as exploratory in terms of the objectives. The methodological procedures followed the precepts of Design Science Research. In this way, it was searched reference literature and through a systematic literature review, which identified the aspects of integration between BIM and Information Management field, defining the problem and the basic characteristics to propose a solution. After that, the construction of the artifact began, contemplating: the relationship of the theory with the legal context of the building development process; partial application of the artifact at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, which had data collection through documentary research, interview and questionnaire study; and, finally, its evaluation, which took place through an interview with six researchers, being three of whom BIM specialist and three Information Management specialist. The general objective was achieved after an iterative process that involved literature review, documentary research, partial use, and evaluation of the artifact. Thus, it is proposed a method that systematizes a sequence of procedures for planning the BIM adoption integrated with Information Management in the building development process. It was determined that the integration between BIM and Information Management presents as a facilitating factor to plan and implement BIM, as well as to define basic aspects for a favorable environment to its operationalization.