[DRAFT] Activity Proposal DETERMINATOR Questionnaire Activity Proposal DETERMINATOR Questionnaire Questions to help you clarify the objective of an activity proposal and for the bSI team to better understand what do you want to achieve. "*" indicates required fields Step 1 of 4 25% 🚧 THIS PAGE IS WORK IN PROGRESS 🚧 This tool is made to help you identify what deliverables a domain project can achieve and provides helpful clues on how to reach them. Whether you have an idea or are looking for inspiration, you can identify what your project could result in by filling out those questions. This field is hidden when viewing the formDo you know what you want to achieve with this activity? Yes No This field is hidden when viewing the formSelect the 'calls-to-action' that interests you: translate IFC collect IFC user stories that will help shape next IFC define terminology related to your domain, and publish as a data dictionary in bSDD create purpose-specific IDS, e.g. sustainability analysis IDS review existing IFC terms related to your domain and see if there are any mistakes, ambiguities or redundancies prepare user guidelines that help people start using openBIM Because you answers “No” to the previous question.GENERAL QUESTIONSDo you believe this activity can lead to a positive change in the industry? Yes No Is the challenge common and recurring? Yes No Example: many organisations struggle with the same problem.Does this activity/challenge span multiple countries? Yes No Is the activity/challenge at a domain level? Yes No Note: It can span multiple or even all domains. Good example: defining instructions on how to exchange data about building disassembly. Bad examples: setting up IDS requirements for a particular construction project (Accelerated Project); defining how entities should relate to each other in IFC (Strategic Project).Do you think it is possible to reach global consensus on the proposed solutions? Yes No By global consensus we mean that the solution should be acceptable by the majority of the countries, and should not exclude anyone, for example by enforcing metric units.Does your proposal align with bSI vision, Strategic and Technical Roadmaps? Yes No I don’t know ⚠️ bSI values and roadmaps are very important, and all domain projects should align with them. Get familiar with them by following those links: bSI vision, Strategic Roadmap, Technical Roadmap Do you have sufficient funding for this activity or believe can seek it from the members of the domain? Yes No I don’t know ⚠️ Domain projects are run on a voluntary basis and usually funded by its participants. If you’re not sure whether it is possible to collect necessary budget, we recommend to first discuss the idea within the domain. Do you have qualified people to deliver the project? Yes Yes, I have qualified people but looking for more to join No I have enough people, but not sure if qualified enough ⚠️ It is not enough that you have funding, but you also need enough qualified personnel to deliver the project. Apart from domain knowledge, they should have knowledge of openBIM. To make sure they have sufficient knowledge about openBIM, we recommend signing up for a training within the Professional Certification program. https://education.buildingsmart.org/ ⚠️ You can’t continue until you answered positively to the questions above. Domain activities should lead to improvement on common, repeatable, international problems related to involved domains. The solutions should be accepted by a global community of buildingSMART members. If the problem is concerning the development of general openBIM solutions, it should rather be considered a Strategic project. PROJECT SCOPEWould you like to provide guidance on openBIM for a particular use case? Yes No Example: share best practice on exchanging structural model information.Would you like to define standard of data exchange for a particular use case? Yes No Example: how to document and exchange product circularity information.Does the activity concern education and/or driving adoption of the workforce? Yes No This field is hidden when viewing the formWould you like increase the adoption of openBIM in your domain? Yes No Would you like to integrate domain standards with openBIM? Yes No Example: show how Life Cycle Assesment process correlates to the IFC schema.Would you like to define terminology relevant for your use case? Yes No Example: define properties to describe prefabricated pipes. Would you like to contribute to the development of openBIM solutions? Yes No OPENBIM GUIDANCEDo you want to define a process / workflow? Yes No Example: building disassemblyIs this subject already covered in UCM? Yes No I don’t know ⚠️ The Use Case Management System (UCM) is a platform from buildingSMART where descriptions of use cases are published, to enable sharing of good practice and standardizing specific workflows. You should review the content already registered in UCM. In case similar content already exists, the new entry should bring added value to it. https://ucm.buildingsmart.org/ You can also look at the content published in Standards Library:https://www.buildingsmart.org/standards/bsi-standards/standards-library/ Do you want to define information delivery plan? Yes No Containing information such as who and when should deliver and what information.Can you consider this process a best practice? Yes No It entails that there are already companies who enact it. ⚠️ If that is not a best practice, it is hard to justify the need to share it with the community. Innovative approaches should be at least tested first in practice, and if proven helpful – standardised. Do you want to specify entities and properties used for that purpose? Yes No Example: pipes should be modeled with IfcPipeSegment and IfcPipeFitting entites and described with InnerDiameter property. Do you want to experiment with openBIM solutions on a case study? Yes No TERMINOLOGYYou see those questions because previously you answered that you might be interested in defining terminology relevant to your domain / use case. Does the latest IFC contain all the terms that you need? Yes No I don’t know ⚠️ You should be familiar with the IFC schema to conduct the project. You can browse the content of the documentation to find the answer. IFC4.3 documentation. To make sure you have sufficient knowledge about IFC and openBIM, we recommend signing up for a PRACTITIONER Professional Certification program. education.buildingsmart.org/ This field is hidden when viewing the formAre you satisfied with the terms you find in IFC? Yes No I don’t know This field is hidden when viewing the formAre there existing classifications surrounding the topic? Yes No I don’t know Example: ISO standards, international standards like ETIM, or national onesThis field is hidden when viewing the formAre those standards available in bSDD Yes No I don’t know Do you want to provide translations of those terms? Yes No Is there an existing standard/classification system that you would like to map to the IFC schema? Yes No INFORMATION DELIVERYDo you want to define what data should be delivered, in what form, and how? Yes No Does your requirements relate to geometry, not just alphanumeric information? Yes No Alphanumeric information meaning text and numbers.Are there standardized terms for this use case? Yes No Terms meaning definitions of classes and properties. Example: LCA terminology already captured in ISO22057.This field is hidden when viewing the formCan the latest IFC provide your needs? Yes No I don’t know Are you able to map all of the requirements to existing IFC entities? Yes No I don’t know Entities meaning for example IfcWall or IfcSlab. ⚠️ Each new term should be mapped to its generalisation in the IFC schema, meaning the entity with the closest meaning. In all the edge cases, the IfcBuiltElement or IfcBuildingElementProxy can be mapped. You should be familiar with the IFC schema to conduct the project. You can browse the content of the documentation to find the answer. To make sure you have sufficient knowledge about IFC and openBIM, we recommend signing up for a PRACTITIONER Professional Certification program. IFC4.3 documentation. education.buildingsmart.org/ CONTRIBUTING TO OPENBIM SOLUTIONSDo you identify limitations of IFC schema that you would like to address? Yes No I don’t know Do you want to address problems with software implementation? Yes No I don’t know Do you intend to modify the IFC resources? Yes No I don’t know IFC resources are the core concepts like geometry definitions, textures, relations, measures, etc.⚠️ Changes in the core parts of IFC (resources) are not desired at this point. If you are unsatisfied with how IFC works, you can submit an issue in the IFC4.X GitHub repository, or propose a user story to be considered for next generation IFC. This field is hidden when viewing the formINVALID⚠️ There are not enough answers to proceed with the proposal, or there are warnings. Please review previous questions and resolve the issues. SUMMARY Based on your answers, this activity proposal looks like a good candidate for a domain project. Below you will find a list of deliverables that we identified as matching your proposal. Please continue by filling in more details and sending your answers to the IPC for review. This step is optional, and does not substitute the official buildingSMART Process. Create set of IDS specifications Based on your answers, we suggest that you prepare a set of IDS specifications related to your use case… Here are instruction to help you start: 🚧 TBC… Author IDM Based on your answers, we suggest you prepare an Information Delivery Manual (IDM) explaining how the data exchange process should look for that particular use case. Then, the IDM can be published in the Use Case Management System (UCM). Here are instruction to help you start: 🚧 TBC… Publish terminology in bSDD Based on your answers, we suggest you prepare a terminology and publish it in a form of a data dictionary in bSDD platform. Here are instruction to help you start: Instructions for publishing terminology in bSDD Translate IFC terms Based on your answers, we suggest you provide translations of the subset of IFC related to your discipline. We have a defined workflow for the translations. Here are instruction to help you start: 🚧 TBC… Conduct case study Based on your answers, we suggest you conduct a case study applying openBIM solutions to the workflow on a real project(s). Findings can be beneficial to other members. Here are instruction to help you start: 🚧 TBC… Publish user guides Based on your answers, we suggest you prepare a … Here are instruction to help you start: 🚧 TBC… Collect user stories Based on your answers, we suggest you define and collect the user stories that will help shape the next generations of IFC. High level user stories will be transformed by software developers into test instructions for the IFC to fulfill. Here are instruction to help you start: 🚧 TBC… Write technical tests Based on your answers, we suggest you define technical tests that will help Validation Service make sure that software is compliant with particular feature. Tests should follow the official template and be written by people with programming experience. Here are instruction to help you start: 🚧 TBC…Name of the person applying* First Last Domain(s) taking part* Airport Building Construction Electrical Infrastructure Product Railway Regulatory Technical other… Name of the domainBecause you answered ‘other’ to the previous question. In case such a domain doesn’t exist, please contact buildingSMART International to discuss forming a new domain.Title of the activity proposal*Describe what this activity is about*FEEDBACKTo what extent did the tool help you define your project objectives?It increased my confusionIt didn’t help me at allIt confirmed my thoughtsIt helped me to some extentIt helped me to great extentTell us what you liked and didn't about the questionnaire, and if you have ideas to share, so that we can improve it in the future.This field is hidden when viewing the formSection Break(the Submit button sends the answers to the server, where it can be reviewed, but for now doesn’t trigger any further action and does not replace the bSI Process)CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Δ
