Three teams working from three different versions of the same model is how coordination problems turn into real construction mistakes — not a shortage of software, but a gap in how information is managed. The Who Has the Latest File? BIM Coordination and Information Management Training Course by Arab British Fellowship Training Academy closes that gap through structured BIM coordination and disciplined information management.

Delivered under our Construction and Civil Engineering Training Courses, the programme covers BIM execution plans, ISO 19650 principles, Common Data Environment workflows, model coordination, clash and issue management, and the link between coordinated information and a project's digital twin. Participants leave able to run BIM information management as a controlled, auditable process rather than a shared folder.

• Understand BIM information requirements at each stage of a construction project.
• Develop and implement a structured BIM Execution Plan aligned with project needs.
• Apply key principles of ISO 19650 to BIM information management.
• Work within a Common Data Environment for controlled information sharing.
• Coordinate models across disciplines and run effective multidisciplinary model reviews.
• Apply clash detection and structured issue management to resolve coordination conflicts.
• Manage information exchange, approval workflows and data quality across revisions.
• Understand the link between coordinated BIM information and digital twin development.
• Establish clear BIM roles, responsibilities and governance for coordinated delivery.
• Improve information quality, consistency, traceability and accessibility across the project team.

Target Audience

• BIM coordinators, managers and information managers
• Digital construction and digital engineering professionals
• Design managers and architects
• Civil, structural and MEP engineers
• BIM modelers
• Construction project managers
• Contractors, consultants and project controls professionals
• Professionals responsible for BIM coordination and information management

Module 1: Whose File Is the Real One? — The Information Problem BIM Coordination Solves

• How version confusion and duplicated data cause real coordination failures
• The role of BIM coordination and information management
• Key stakeholders and their information responsibilities
• Information requirements across construction project stages

Module 2: Planning the Information: BIM Execution Plans and ISO 19650

• Developing a structured BIM Execution Plan
• Defining information requirements, roles and delivery milestones
• Core principles of ISO 19650
• Aligning the execution plan with project and client requirements

Module 3: The Single Source of Truth: Common Data Environments

• CDE principles for controlled information sharing
• Work-in-progress, shared, published and archive states
• Information exchange and approval workflows
• Managing revisions and information status

Module 4: Coordinating Across Disciplines: Model Integration and Review

• Multidisciplinary model coordination processes
• Running effective model review sessions
• Federated models and disciplinary responsibility
• Improving digital collaboration between designers, engineers and contractors

Module 5: Resolving Conflicts: Clash Detection and Issue Management

• Clash detection tools and workflows
• Categorising and prioritising coordination issues
• Structured issue tracking and resolution
• Reducing rework through early conflict resolution

Module 6: Keeping Information Clean: Exchange, Data Quality and Traceability

• Managing model revisions and information status
• Data quality checks and validation
• Traceability and accountability across information exchanges
• Common data-quality failures and how to prevent them

Module 7: Beyond Handover: Digital Twins and Asset Information

• The relationship between BIM information and digital twin development
• Asset information requirements for operation and maintenance
• Preparing information for handover
• Long-term value of coordinated project information

Module 8: Governance, Collaboration and Delivering the Coordinated Project

• BIM roles, responsibilities and governance structures
• Collaboration protocols across the project team
• Quality assurance for coordinated information delivery
• Advanced coordination practices for complex, multi-stakeholder projects