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Use case - BIM execution plan

Write a BEP your teams actually read, agree and work to

A BIM execution plan (BEP) explains how a delivery team will manage information: who produces what, to what standard, with which tools, and how it meets the client's requirements. ISO 19650 asks for one with the tender and a confirmed one after appointment. In Plannerly you write it with your teams and keep it live.

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Plannerly Docs: a BIM execution plan open at its project details, filled in with SmartFields, above its sections on information management, capability and capacity, and BIM uses, each with its own status

The problem

Your BEP won the tender. Now nobody reads it.

Sound familiar?

Copied from the last job, issued as a PDF

The BEP is written to win the work, copied from the last project, issued as a PDF and never opened again. By the time anyone checks the plan against the work, the two don't match. The four steps below keep it the plan everyone works to.

How it works

Stop writing a BEP nobody reads: start from the template, give each section an owner, agree it, keep it live

  1. Start from the template

    Every BEP starts as a copy of the last one, wrong client name and all. Open an ISO 19650 BEP with the pre- and post-appointment sections in place, or import your own from Word, and let SmartFields fill in the project facts.

    No blank page, no copy-paste errors

  2. Give every section an owner

    One person ends up writing the whole thing. Assign each section to the person who knows it, choose which teams see each document, and keep comments and suggestions on the section, not in email.

    Each section written by the team that knows it

  3. Agree it on the record

    Silence isn't agreement. Share sections for review with a deadline, see who has read what, and accept or reject suggestions. Then publish it, export it, or send it for e-signature.

    A BEP every team actually agreed

  4. Keep it live

    The PDF from tender day is out of date within weeks. Version history shows what changed and when, the BEP exports with the scope's grid and timeline, and it becomes your next template.

    One plan, still current after appointment

Free webinar replay - Episode 2

Watch a BEP reviewed and agreed by the teams that own it

Episode 2 builds the RACI on a real project, and the BEP is where the teams agree it: suggestions and comments on each section, a review deadline, read indicators, then a contract for each team. It runs about 45 minutes.

  • Assign each section to the team that owns it
  • Suggest, comment and review against a deadline
  • See who has read what, and what changed
  • Turn the agreed plan into a contract per team

9 chapters

Chapter 5 is the BEP review - or watch it all

  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

Free download

Don't copy the last job's BEP: get a starter BEP and the pre- and post-appointment BEP PDFs, free

Free download

BEP Survival Kit: a starter BEP and the pre- and post-appointment BEP PDFs

Stop copying the last job's BEP. Start from an ISO 19650 BEP for Plannerly, with three PDFs from our free training on the pre-appointment BEP, the post-appointment BEP and better BIM management.

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  • 3 PDFs
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BEP starter project

An ISO 19650 BEP in Docs with the pre- and post-appointment sections in place, ready for you to assign, write and share with your task teams.

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PDF ISO 19650 Pre-Appointment BEP.pdfThe BEP that goes in with the tender: how the team would meet the client's requirements PDF ISO 19650 Post-Appointment BEP.pdfThe BEP the appointed team confirms and works to PDF Five Steps To Better BIM Management.pdfWhere the BEP fits in BIM management, in five steps

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.

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

Thursday 22 October 2026

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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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Case studies

Teams whose BEP became the way they work

Teams that turned the BEP from a document into daily practice: over 70% less BIM admin with reusable templates, BEP planning cut from 100+ hours to under 30, and a plan one team says it doesn't just create but lives.

  • Hungary

    70% less admin

    BIM management time saved

    70% less admin, zero spreadsheet chaos

    SODArchitects · Architecture

    Cut over 70% of BIM administration time with reusable templates and a workflow that replaces Dropbox, SharePoint, and scattered spreadsheets.

    Plannerly saved us a lot of time and hassle. We'd highly recommend it to anyone managing BIM projects.
    Ivo Galantai, CEO · SODArchitects
    • SME
    • BEP
    • Templates
  • Portugal

    $4.5M / €4M

    Saved · 310,000 sqm project

    How one team saved over $4.5 million

    LIMSEN Consultants · BIM management

    Coordinated 50 companies and 45 BIM models on one of Portugal's largest mixed-use developments. BEP planning time dropped from 100+ hours to under 30.

    Using Plannerly was a cornerstone for us. There is no going back.
    Filipe Lima, Managing Partner · LIMSEN
    • 50 companies
    • ISO 19650
    • BEP
  • Hong Kong

    80% time saving

    BIM & ESG verification

    No more 90-day BIM setup delays

    MTECH Engineering · Digital construction

    Delivered 16+ major projects at Hong Kong International Airport. Setup time dropped from 90 days to 20 days, with ESG goals embedded from day one.

    With Plannerly, we don't just create a plan, we live it. It's how we put the BIM Execution Plan into daily practice.
    Stephen Au, Director · MTECH
    • ESG
    • Airport
    • 16+ projects

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Setup guides

Set up your BEP in Plannerly, step by step

Short Help Center guides that walk you through each step in Plannerly. Open one beside the app and follow along.

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Owners

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Learn it properly

Level 3 - ISO 19650 Expert

Pre-Contract/Appointment BEP

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Free lessons

Learn to write the BEP properly, one short lesson at a time

Level 3 lesson - after appointment

Creating the delivery team's BEP

How the appointed team confirms the post-appointment BEP, and what changes from the tender version.

 Level 1 lesson - templates

How To Create Professional Project Documents (like EIR, PIR, BEP)

How to start a BEP from a template in Plannerly and make it your own, without retyping project details.

 Level 1 lesson - writing with AI

Using AI to Create Documents

How to draft and improve sections with AI in Plannerly, then edit them into your own words.

 Level 1 - free certificate

Information Manager - Basics

Docs, Scope and Verify, from the first BEP section to the first model check, with a free certificate. 16,600+ people have taken our free training, rated 4.9 out of 5 from thousands of ratings.

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BIM execution plan guides and templates

The BIM execution plan template

Every section ISO 19650 expects, already structured, ready to open in Plannerly.

Template

What goes in a BEP: the 16-point checklist

What a BEP is, what goes in one and how to write it step by step.

Guide

Why nobody reads your BEP

BEPs that become wallpaper, scope in spreadsheet spaghetti, and how to fix both.

Guide

Best practices for an effective BEP

Teamwork, clear expectations and responsibilities without duplicates, from 15 years of BIM management.

Guide

Five steps to better BIM management

Where the BEP fits in BIM management, and the common challenges in writing one.

Free PDF

The top 5 reasons you need a BEP

Why you're doing BIM, who's responsible and when, and how information is exchanged.

Guide

3 things you need in your BEP

Planning, scoping and verifying: the three parts that decide whether anyone follows it.

Guide

Intelligent BEP templates, with 3 demos

How templates can automate writing and approving a BEP, and more than a BEP.

Demos

Create EIR, PIR and BEP documents from templates

The template library, one-click sections and SmartFields, start to finish.

Guide

Questions

BIM execution plan questions, answered

What is a BIM execution plan (BEP)?
A BIM execution plan (BEP) is the delivery team's plan for managing information on a project. It explains how the team will meet the client's information requirements: who is in the information management function, the delivery and federation strategy, the responsibility matrix, the methods, procedures and standards it will follow, and the software and IT it will use. Under ISO 19650 the lead appointed party writes it with its task teams, first with the tender and then confirmed after appointment. Our 16-point BEP checklist goes through it section by section.
What does BEP stand for in BIM?
BIM execution plan. In the US you'll also see BxP or PxP (BIM project execution plan), German-speaking countries use BAP, Spain and Portugal PEB, and Italy PGI - they all describe the same document. Our Help Center lists BEP abbreviations around the world.
What's the difference between a pre-appointment and a post-appointment BEP?
The pre-appointment BEP goes in with the tender: it shows how the prospective team would meet the requirements, with the proposed people, strategy, high-level responsibility matrix and tools. Once appointed, the lead appointed party confirms it as the post-appointment BEP, alongside the detailed responsibility matrix and the MIDP. In Plannerly it's the same document grown up, not a second one written from scratch. The Level 3 lessons cover the pre-appointment BEP and the post-appointment BEP.
What goes in a BEP?
ISO 19650-2 lists the essentials: the people in the delivery team's information management function, the information delivery strategy (how the team will meet the client's requirements), the federation strategy, the high-level responsibility matrix, any proposed changes to the project's information production methods, procedures and standards, and the software, hardware and IT the team will use. Our 16-point BEP checklist breaks it down, and the UK BIM Framework's guidance on tendering and appointments goes deeper.
Who writes the BEP?
The lead appointed party - usually the main contractor or lead designer - writes it with every task team, because each team knows how it will deliver its own part. The appointing party, the client, sets the information requirements the BEP answers and reviews it. In Plannerly each section is assigned to the person who writes it, and everyone else comments on it rather than emailing marked-up PDFs.
Is there a free BEP template?
Yes. The BEP template gives you an ISO 19650 BEP to fill in on a free Plannerly account, and the BEP Survival Kit on this page adds our pre- and post-appointment BEP PDFs from the free training. Start from the template, or import your own BEP from Word and keep its structure. Our ISO 19650 templates page has the EIR, OIR and AIR to go with it.
Can I see a BEP example?
The two BEP PDFs in the kit come from our free ISO 19650 training: one on the pre-appointment BEP, one on the post-appointment BEP. The Level 3 lesson Pre-Contract/Appointment BEP builds one on screen, and Episode 2's replay shows a BEP being reviewed and agreed on a real project.
Why is the BEP important in BIM?
Because it's the agreement on how information will be produced, checked and shared before anyone starts modelling. Without one, every team works to its own standards, file names and software versions, and the problems show up as rework at coordination or missing data at handover. A BEP only helps if people read it - which is why it should be short enough to use, owned section by section, and live rather than a PDF from tender day. More in the top 5 reasons you need a BEP.
Can I export the BEP to PDF or Word?
Yes. Export it as a PDF on any plan, or as a Word document on Pro, with a cover page, a linked contents page, a team page built from each person's profile and, if you like, the scope's grid and timeline. On Free, PDFs carry Plannerly branding; on Pro they carry yours. See how to export a document.
Can AI write my BEP?
It can help you write it. AI Expand turns your notes into structured sections and AI Correct tidies your wording, and you edit everything it writes, so the BEP stays yours - see how AI Expand works. If you're answering a client's EIR, EIR to BEP with AI shows the next step.
Can my task teams write their own sections?
Yes, on Pro: editors and viewers are unlimited, so each team writes its own sections. On Free you're the editor, and everyone you invite can view shared sections and comment on them. The 14-day Pro trial needs no card and has nothing to cancel. Compare the plans.
Is Plannerly BEP software?
It's where the BEP is written, agreed and kept live, alongside the scope, the delivery plan and the model checks that show whether the team is doing what the BEP says. See Plannerly for BIM execution plans.

Pricing

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  • SmartFields and Word export for every BEP
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Next, set requirements your supply chain can check against

Your BEP answers the client's information requirements. Set them up as one structured list - OIR, AIR, PIR and EIR - and every team can check its models against them, instead of reading them in a PDF.

  1. Agree the RACI (done)
  2. Write the BEP (done)
  3. Set the information requirements (next)
  4. EIR to BEP with AI
Set the information requirements next