Almost half appear to work in a team environment to define software needs.  Another quarter of you have bottom line purchasing authority.

This is good news in that the decisions related to the software used in BIM is in the hands of those that oversee the processes and products of BIM.

When selecting software that enhances and supports BIM you should be working with others if you have anyone that can give you good input. Leaving others out of the process can hinder your effective selection of the right tools.  Take the time to talk to others.

If you are providing input to others keep the conversation going.  Don’t let the ones making the decision do it without your input.  Keep talking to them when they ask and even when they don’t ask.  Keep  searching and finding new tools and letting others know what you find.

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 32-bit Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium; Microsoft® Windows Vista® 32-bit (SP2 or later) Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, or Home Premium; or Microsoft® Windows® XP (SP2 or later) Professional or Home*
• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ dual core, 3.0 GHz (or higher) with SSE2 technology for Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit or Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit (SP2 or later). Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual core, 1.6 GHz (or higher) with SSE2 technology for Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or later)
• 3 GB RAM <== Way too Low!!
• 5 GB free disk space
• 1,280 x 1,024 monitor with true color
• Display adapter capable of 24-bit color for basic graphics; 256 MB DirectX® 9-capable graphics card with Shader Model 3 for advanced graphics. Find out more about recommended graphics hardware.
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 (or later)
• Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
• Download or installation from DVD
• Internet connectivity for license registration

64-Bit Autodesk Revit Architecture

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 64-bit Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium; Microsoft® Windows Vista® 64-bit (SP2 or later) Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, or Home Premium; or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 edition (SP2 or later).*
• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ dual core, 3.0 GHz (or higher) with SSE2 technology for Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit or Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit (SP2 or later). Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual core, 1.6 GHz (or higher) with SSE2 technology for Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 edition (SP2 or later)
• 3 GB RAM <== Way too Low!!
• 5 GB free disk space
• 1,280 x 1,024 monitor with true color
• Display adapter capable of 24-bit color for basic graphics; 256 MB DirectX® 9-capable graphics card with Shader Model 3 for advanced graphics. Find out more about recommended graphics hardware.
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 (or later)
• Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
• Download or installation from DVD
• Internet connectivity for license registration

Performance Recommendations

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 64-bit Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium
• Quad Core Intel® Xeon® Processor (2.50 GHz, 2X6M L2, 1333) or equivalent AMD processor
• 8 GB RAM (or more) <== Still too Low???  I think so.
• 1,280 x 1,024 monitor with true color
• 1 GB (or more) DirectX® 9-capable graphics card with Shader Model 3. Find out more about recommended graphics hardware.

As you can see Revit is in use the most and NavisWorks is right behind (although it is not a creation tool).

I would expect that my audience is mostly Autodesk based and that these results lean toward that perspective, but the sharp drop in usage of other tools does reflect what I have seen in other surveys.

2010

You can see that some have been doing this for up to 5 years and many have just started taking on new titles.

When looking back at 2009 and 2008…

2009

2008

2009 had the largest portion in the 1-2 year zone as did 2008.  69% had two years or less with a BIM title in 2009 and 78% in 2008.

So we are seeing longevity starting to display itself in the designations and titles given to those overseeing BIM.

Here are some of the ones I received:

CAD Manager

BIM Program Manager

BIM Technologist

Engineering IT Manager

Senior Design Software Analyst

BIM Implementation Specialist

BIM Specialist

Digital Design Manager

Design Systems Manager

Production Manager Revit

With this kind of spread and breadth of titles, it concerns me that there is not a narrowing and more formalized way of selecting a title for staffers in BIM.

In 2009 there were 43.8% of staffers with the BIM Manager title and in 2008 there were 41.7%

What has gone up is the randomness of title for those that view themselves as overseeing BIM.  While 2008 had only 19.4% having random titles which moved up to 27.4% in 2009 and then went up to the 33.3% you see now.  That means that 1/3 of those working in a BIM oversight roll have random titles that may not transfer from one firm to another.