British Water Members' Handbook 2017 2017 Edition | Page 64

BIM
The ET which supports projects is only an intervention
in the life of an asset which has OT systems supporting
it through the whole operational life including repair
and maintenance as shown in Figure 1. The ET which supports projects is only an intervention
in the life of an asset which has OT systems supporting
it through the whole operational life including repair
and maintenance as shown in Figure 1.
The real benefits of BIM will be realised when the ET
and OT systems are seen to be delivering business
value in the C-Suite of organisations. Converging IT/
OT/ET and integrating live data from the IIoT is now
delivering benefit in some organisations showing the
opportunity ahead. Understanding the Organisational
Information Requirements to set BIM into context will
help in understanding where real value can be gained
and what information systems and data are required.
This will take time, how many organisations have
good information and data maps? However, don’t lose
heart, geographical maps of the world were pretty
rudimentary in the late 19th century, look at what we
have now and the benefits they deliver. The real benefits of BIM will be realised when the ET
and OT systems are seen to be delivering business
value in the C Suite of organisations. The potential of
converging IT/OT/ET and integrating live data from the
IIoT can now deliver is in some organisations showing
the opportunity ahead.
In the meantime, Better Information Management
(BIM) is still a fundamental underpinning the realisation
of an improved customer service. So let’s keep working
at moving the industry forward step by step, learning
new skills and keeping an eye on the vision of the
digital future ahead.
Understanding the Organisational Information
Requirements to set BIM into context will help in
understanding where real value can be gained and
what information systems and data are required. This
will take time – how many organisations have good
information and data maps? However, don’t lose
heart, geographical maps of the world were pretty
rudimentary in the late 19th century, look at what we
have now and the benefits they deliver.
In the meantime, Better Information Management
(BIM) is still a fundamental underpinning the realisation
of an improved customer service so let’s keep working
at moving the industry forward step by step.
Andrew Cowell
Chair BIM4Water and Engineering Director MWH
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