Complementarity and Compatibility of Systems Integration and Building Information Management

The introduction of building information management (BIM) to enable the management and delivery of megaprojects has illuminated the importance of system integration (SI) to coordinate and bring together complex interdependent technical and organizational systems. SI can inform and address the emerging interdependencies with BIM processes and technologies in megaprojects. Thus, in this article, we extend the theorizing of SI and BIM for the management of megaprojects in the infrastructure sector. This process involves 1) conceptualizing the complementarity and compatibility of SI and BIM in the management of megaprojects, and 2) offering an integrative framework and model of SI and BIM. Finally, we discuss and highlight this twofold contribution and offer insights into future research.