M] Managerial Competencies: the decision-making abilities which drive the selection/adoption of long-
term strategies and initiatives. Managerial Competencies include Leadership, Strategic Planning,
Organizational Management, etc…Example: “the ability to understand the Business Benefits and
Business Risks of model-based workflows”.
[A] Administration Competencies: the day-to-day organizational activities as required to meet and
maintain strategic objectives. Administration Competencies include Bidding and Procurement, Contract
Admin, HR and Recruiting, etc…Example: “the ability to identify BIM knowledge and BIM skill
requirements for large collaborative projects”.
[F] Functional Competencies: the non-technical, overall abilities needed to initiate, manage and deliver
projects. Functional Competencies include Collaboration, Facilitation, Project Management,
etc…Example: “the ability to facilitate a multi-disciplinary BIM meeting”.
[O] Operation Competencies: the daily, hands-on individual efforts required to deliver a project or
part/aspect of a project. Operational Competencies include Design, Analyse, Simulate, Quantify,
Estimate, etc…Example: “the ability to use models to generate Bill(s) of Quantities”.
[T] Technical Competencies: the individual abilities needed to generate project deliverables across
disciplines and specialities. Technical Competencies include Modelling, Drafting, Model Management,
etc… Example: “the ability to use BIM Software Tools to generate accurate, error-free models”.
[I] Implementation Competencies:the activities required to introduce BIM concepts and tools into an
organization. Implementation Competencies include Component Development, BIM Library Management,
Standardization, etc… Example: “the ability to develop protocols specific to generating and maintaining a
Model Component Library”.
[S] Supportive Competencies: Supportive Competencies are the abilities needed to maintain
information technology and communication systems. Supportive Competencies include File and Network
Management, Hardware Selection & Deployment, Software Troubleshooting, etc… Example: “the ability
to assist others to troubleshoot basic software and hardware issues”.
[R] Research and Development Competencies: the abilities needed to evaluate existing processes,
investigate new solutions and facilitate their adoption - within the organization or by the larger industry.
R&D Competencies include Change Facilitation, Knowledge Engineering, Teaching and Coaching, etc…
Example: “the ability to monitor, select and recommend technological solution which may enhance the
deliverables of an organization”.
[C] Core Competencies: an individual's speciality, overall experience (in terms of months/years), market
exposure (in terms of geography), and project experience (in terms of project types, sizes and budgets).
Core Competencies also include an individual’s personal traits like those measured through Myers-Briggs
Type Indicator [9] or similar personality assessment systems.