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How to survive as a BIM Manager

You're the one chasing every team for files, dates and signatures. Every other Thursday, in 45 minutes, we take one of those jobs - the MIDP, the RACI, information requirements, the CDEs - and fix it live in Plannerly. Free on Zoom, with the replay and a free survival kit after.

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What you get when you join a free episode

  1. Save your seat

    Register free for an upcoming episode below. Zoom emails you the link to join.

    A free seat, nothing to install

  2. Join live for 45 minutes

    One BIM manager job, fixed live in Plannerly on a real project. Bring your questions.

    The whole method, start to finish

  3. Take the survival kit

    After the show the replay goes up here with chapters, and a free survival kit for the job: a starter project and PDFs.

    The method, ready to reuse

  4. Use it on your project

    Start free and do the same job on your own project, with a lesson and a setup guide for each step.

    The job done on Monday

Free live webinar · Episode 3

Surviving ISO 19650 Information Requirements with AI

Build it. Connect it. Just ask Javis. Most owners aren't sure what to ask for, and requirements copied from the last job create work nobody needs. Three ways into your project's information requirements - build on the Plannerly API, connect your own AI with Plannerly MCP, or just ask Javis - on one structure your supply chain can check against.

Oct22Thu

Free webinar on Zoom · 45 minutes · How to survive as a BIM Manager

Thursday 22 October 2026

10:00New York 15:00London 18:00Dubai

You'll leave with

  • Requirements your supply chain can check against
  • The ten building blocks every requirement hangs on
  • Questions to ask Javis, Claude and ChatGPT about your project
  • The example project and the MCP setup guide

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Your Zoom link is on its way to your inbox. See you on Thursday 22 October 2026.

Free live webinar · Episode 4

Surviving the seven CDEs

Connect them. Keep them in step. Stop re-uploading. Most projects run more than one common data environment, so the single source of truth quietly becomes several and you spend your week re-uploading. How to keep every CDE in step with the agreed plan, so delivered files check themselves off and the dashboards move on their own.

Nov5Thu

Free webinar on Zoom · 45 minutes · How to survive as a BIM Manager

Thursday 5 November 2026

10:00New York 15:00London 19:00Dubai

You'll leave with

  • Every CDE on the project connected to one plan
  • Delivered files matched to the request they fill
  • Dashboards that move as files arrive

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Free. One sign-up covers every episode this season, and the replay comes to you if you can't make it. We pass your name and email to Zoom to register you, and Zoom sends your link.

You're in.

Your Zoom link is on its way to your inbox. See you on Thursday 5 November 2026.

How to survive as a BIM Manager · Episode 2

Surviving the RACI

Accountable. Agreed. Evidenced. Who owns it, who agreed to it, and the evidence they delivered. The responsibility matrix taken out of the BEP appendix and put on the work itself - assigned, agreed in per-team contracts and tracked - live in Plannerly.

Chapters

  1. Surviving the RACI00:00
  2. Why responsibility matrices stop working02:56
  3. From the MIDP to RACI responsibilities09:11
  4. Assigning roles and finding gaps12:58
  5. Reviewing documents and agreeing requirements18:20
  6. One-Click Contracts and electronic signatures25:42
  7. Tracking commitments, delivery and dashboards31:35
  8. Project assistant preview37:27
  9. Recap and the RACI Survival Kit40:51
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RACI Survival Kit: a starter project and the ISO 19650 responsibility matrix PDFs

Skip the blank RACI table. Start from the approach Episode 2 built, with two PDFs from our free ISO 19650 training on who is responsible for what.

  • 1 starter project
  • 2 PDFs
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RACI starter project

Episode 2's approach as a project of your own: RACI roles on the Scope tasks, document sections ready to review and a contract per team, ready for your own task teams.

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PDF ISO 19650 Detailed Responsibility Matrix.pdfWho produces each information container, when and to what level - the matrix behind every team's contract PDF ISO 19650 Roles and Responsibilities.pdfThe appointing party, lead appointed party and task teams, and what ISO 19650 makes each responsible for

How to survive as a BIM Manager · Episode 1

Surviving the MIDP

Define. Agree. Relax. Your MIDP shouldn't live in a spreadsheet that dies in week three. We build one live in Plannerly, start to finish - defined, agreed, signed and tracked - with the first public look at CDE Connect.

Chapters

  1. Welcome - where is everyone joining from?00:00
  2. Sneak peek: CDE Connect and the new File Manager02:16
  3. The job nobody signed up for03:10
  4. What ISO 19650 actually asks for03:35
  5. Why the MIDP spreadsheet always dies04:44
  6. The four steps07:37
  7. Live build - starting from an empty project09:50
  8. Paste your list, get every file11:50
  9. Automatic file naming16:30
  10. SmartFolder sets18:33
  11. Build Scope - planning the deliveries21:15
  12. Teams, owners and assignment23:41
  13. Timeline, dependencies and critical path25:10
  14. RACI and multi-party assignment26:56
  15. Agreeing it on the record27:38
  16. The contract document28:20
  17. E-signatures30:14
  18. CDE Connect - why "common" data environments aren't32:23
  19. Connecting and syncing your CDEs33:32
  20. Mapping folders and keeping files in step38:30
  21. Dashboards that build themselves41:05
  22. Recap - stop chasing, start managing44:45
  23. Next time: Surviving the RACI45:36
  24. Thanks and close47:02
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MIDP Survival Kit: a starter project and three ISO 19650 PDFs

Start your MIDP from the project Episode 1 built instead of a blank spreadsheet, with three PDFs from our free ISO 19650 training: the MIDP step, the detailed responsibility matrix and the whole process on one page.

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  • 3 PDFs
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MIDP starter project

Episode 1's MIDP as a project of your own: task teams, milestones and deliverables in Scope, ready for you to paste in your own lists.

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PDF ISO 19650 MIDP.pdfThe MIDP step of ISO 19650, from our free training PDF ISO 19650 Detailed Responsibility Matrix.pdfWho delivers what and when - where every TIDP starts PDF ISO 19650 workflow diagram.pdfThe whole process on one page, so you can see where the MIDP sits

Go deeper

The job behind each episode, step by step, with templates

Run the MIDP

Episode 1's job: every deliverable named, agreed, signed for and tracked, without a spreadsheet to keep alive.

Episode 1

Agree the RACI

Episode 2's job: one accountable team for every deliverable, agreed in a contract each team signs.

Episode 2

Set the information requirements

Episode 3's job: requirements your supply chain can check its own work against.

Episode 3

Connect your CDE

Episode 4's job: every CDE on the project kept in step with the plan, so delivered files check themselves off.

Episode 4

MIDP template

Every task team's deliverables in one master information delivery plan: what, who, when and to what level, agreed and kept current.

TemplateFree PDFsEpisode 1

Responsibility matrix (RACI) template

One accountable team for every deliverable, agreed and signed, for the high-level and the detailed responsibility matrix.

TemplateFree PDFsEpisode 2

Questions

Questions about the webinars

Is the webinar free?
Yes. Every episode is free to join live on Zoom, and every replay is free to watch on this page. If you want to follow along in your own project, start free - the Free plan needs no card.
How long is each episode?
45 minutes, on one job. Every replay has chapters, so you can skip straight to the part you need in Episode 1 or Episode 2.
What time does it start?
Each episode above shows its start time in New York, London and Dubai, and you can add it to your own calendar from the Zoom confirmation. Episodes run every other Thursday; upcoming events lists the next ones.
I can't make it live. Can I still watch?
Yes. After the show the replay goes up here with chapters, with the episode's free survival kit underneath. Earlier replays are already below: Surviving the MIDP and Surviving the RACI.
Do I need Plannerly to join?
No. You only need Zoom. Everything is built live in Plannerly, and if you want to try it yourself afterwards, the Free plan is enough to follow along. The free training teaches each module step by step.
Where can I get certified?
Take our free ISO 19650 courses: each one ends with its own certificate. Level 3, ISO 19650 Expert covers the MIDP, the responsibility matrix and the information requirements these episodes are built on, and the free training lists every course.
What's in the survival kits?
Each kit has a starter project for the episode's job and free PDFs from our ISO 19650 training. The MIDP template and responsibility matrix template pages carry Episodes 1 and 2's kits, and every template has its own downloads.

Do the job on your own project, not just watch it

Start free and follow along with any episode in your own project, with the lessons and setup guides for each step.

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