The following Plain Language Questions (PLQs) can be used as a checklist to verify whether all basis have been covered from a infrastructure data management perspective. Note that the list is part of a living document and will be expanded over time.
Project Information Requirements
Strategic PIR:
- What is the proposed information management strategy?
- Is there sufficient information to produce Exchange Information Requirements?
- Are the exchange information requirements developed sufficiently to make decisions?
- What site information is to be provided?
- What format shall the information be delivered in?
- Have requirements for the delivery of asset information and data been identified?
- Is there appropriate management of information specifying: the security protection level or classification level of a project; security risk; and potential mitigation measures?
- Are there suitable measures in place for the protection of personal and commercial data and/or information?
- Have information / data exchange points at project stages been established (e.g. KPI’s, asset data, PLQ validation)?
- Who will be able to use the data?
- Will all data be readily available to parties outside government – including parties working on government’s behalf or third parties wanting to use information for private interests or shared public-private goals?
- Will there be a cost for accessing the data?
- Is there an opportunity for agencies to recoup some of the costs of data collection and its intellectual property?
- Is there an opportunity for agencies to recoup some of the costs of data collection and its intellectual property?
Plan & Acquire IR:
- Do the supplier's proposals comply with the information requirements?
- What level of accuracy, detail, and information is required for concept and detail designs?
- Has the purposes of the 3D model(s) been defined?
- Are there any specific data requirements that need to be achieved?
- Are there any specific data standards and formats that can be followed?
- Do those standards and formats work for the agency?
- How will any client specific performance needs be met?
- What format shall the information be delivered in?
- How will special presentation needs be met (e.g. to stakeholders and approvers)?
- Is there an agreed information and data workflow?
- Is there a means of controlling distribution of models, documents and data, e.g. through a common data environment or other means?
- How will project information be used to support the infrastructure during the Operate & Maintain phase?
- Has the scope for operational and maintenance manuals for the infrastructure been defined?
- How accurate will the information be?
- What information do facilities managers need to manage the infrastructure & utilities?
- Have requirements for project information transfer into the AIM and integration into any enterprise asset management system been assessed?
- Have procedures for post-contract management of information been implemented?
Asset Information Requirements
- How will data from the previous phases (design and construction) be verified & validated?
- Models, data and information including information provided for operation and maintenance are consistent with the organisational information requirements?
- Are measures being applied for the secure return, storage or destruction of asset information?
- Have procedures for post-contract management of information been implemented?
- Have appropriate measures been implemented to protect valuable, attractive and sensitive items, including all physical or information assets?
- Have requirements for project information transfer into the AIM and integration into any enterprise asset management system been assessed?
Last updated 12 Nov 2020