oSIST prEN ISO 19650-1:2026

Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) - Information management - Part 1: Concepts and principle (ISO/DIS 19650-1:2026)

This document outlines the concepts and principles for information management at a stage of maturity described as "building information modelling (BIM) according to the ISO 19650 series".
This document provides recommendations for a framework to manage information including exchanging, recording, versioning and organizing for all actors.
This document is applicable to the whole life cycle of any built asset, including strategic planning, initial design, engineering, development, documentation and construction, day-to-day operation, maintenance, refurbishment, repair and end-of-life.
This document can be adapted to assets or projects of any scale and complexity, so as not to hamper the flexibility and versatility that characterize the large range of potential procurement strategies and so as to address the cost of implementing this document.

Organisation und Digitalisierung von Informationen zu Bauwerken und Ingenieurleistungen, einschließlich Bauwerksinformationsmodellierung (BIM) - Informationsmanagement mit BIM - Teil 1: Begriffe und Grundsätze (ISO/DIS 19650-1:2026)

Organisation et numérisation des informations relatives aux bâtiments et ouvrages de génie civil, y compris modélisation des informations de la construction (BIM) - Gestion de l’information - Partie 1: Concepts et principes (ISO/DIS 19650-1:2026)

Le présent document expose les concepts et principes de gestion de l'information à un stade de maturité décrit comme la «modélisation des informations de la construction (BIM) selon la série ISO 19650».
Ce document fournit des recommandations pour définir un cadre de gestion de l'information incluant l'échange, l'enregistrement, le contrôle de version et l'organisation, à destination de tous les acteurs.
Il s'applique à la totalité du cycle de vie de tout actif bâti, y compris la planification stratégique, la conception initiale, l'ingénierie, le développement, la documentation et la construction, l'exploitation quotidienne, la maintenance, la réhabilitation, la réparation et la fin de vie.
Le présent document peut être adapté aux actifs ou aux projets d'échelle et de complexité diverses, afin de ne pas entraver la flexibilité et la versatilité qui caractérisent la large plage de types de marché potentiels et afin de répondre au coût de mise en œuvre du présent document.

Organizacija in digitalizacija informacij v gradbeništvu - Upravljanje informacij - 1. del: Pojmi in načela (ISO/DIS 19650-1:2026)

Ta dokument opisuje koncepte in načela za upravljanje informacij na stopnji zrelosti, opisani kot "modeliranje informacij o gradnji (BIM) v skladu s serijo ISO 19650".
Ta dokument podaja priporočila za okvir za upravljanje informacij, vključno z izmenjavo, beleženjem, verzioniranjem in organiziranjem za vse udeležence.
Ta dokument je uporaben za celoten življenjski cikel katerega koli zgrajenega sredstva, vključno s strateškim načrtovanjem, začetnim projektiranjem, inženiringom, razvojem, dokumentacijo in gradnjo, vsakodnevnim obratovanjem, vzdrževanjem, prenovo, popravilom in koncem življenjske dobe.
Ta dokument se lahko prilagodi sredstvom ali projektom katere koli velikosti in kompleksnosti, tako da ne ovira prilagodljivosti in vsestranskosti, ki označujeta širok spekter potencialnih strategij nabave, ter tako obravnava stroške izvajanja tega dokumenta.

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 21-May-2026
• ICS: 35.240.67 - IT applications in building and construction industry
• ICS: 91.010.01 - Construction industry in general
• Technical Committee: BIM - Building Information Modelling (BIM)
• Current Stage: 4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 18-Mar-2026
• Due Date: 05-Aug-2026
• Ref Project: prEN ISO 19650-1 - Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) - Information management - Part 1: Concepts and principle (ISO/DIS 19650-1:2026)

Relations

• Revises: SIST EN ISO 19650-1:2019 - Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) - Information management using building information modelling - Part 1: Concepts and principles (ISO 19650-1:2018)
• Effective Date: 06-Nov-2024

Overview

oSIST prEN ISO 19650-1:2026:2026 - "Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) - Information management - Part 1: Concepts and principles" - is an international standard developed by CEN and ISO. It outlines foundational concepts and principles for effective information management in the built environment sector. The document is intended for organizations and stakeholders involved in the full life cycle of built assets, from strategic planning to end-of-life, and covers all project scales and complexities.

The standard provides a flexible framework to manage digital information, ensuring that processes of recording, exchanging, versioning, and organizing are carried out efficiently. It emphasizes a collaborative, consistent approach to information management to enhance design, construction, operation, and maintenance activities through the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM).

Key Topics

• Information Management Maturity: Guidance on implementing information management practices aligned with a BIM maturity level.
• Collaboration and Roles: Definitions and roles for stakeholders such as appointing party, lead appointed party, and appointed parties, plus the importance of collaborative workflows.
• Asset Life Cycle Coverage: Recommendations for managing information throughout all phases – strategic planning, design, engineering, construction, operation, refurbishment, and decommissioning.
• Framework for Information Exchange: Structure for managing how information is exchanged, recorded, versioned, and made accessible for all actors involved.
• Information Requirements: Specification of organizational, asset, and project information requirements, including methods to define and communicate these clearly.
• Common Data Environment (CDE): Overview of a unified operational framework to support collaborative information production and sharing.
• Scalability and Flexibility: The framework’s adaptability ensures usability in projects of any size, from small-scale to complex infrastructure endeavors.
• Cost Considerations: Principles supporting proportionate implementation to avoid excessive costs, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Applications

Adopting oSIST prEN ISO 19650-1:2026 provides practical value across various applications within the built environment, including:

• Asset Owners and Operators: Ensures consistent information for asset management, improved decision making, risk mitigation, and cost savings.
• Design and Construction Teams: Facilitates coordination, reduces errors, and enables efficient collaboration through standardized data structures and processes.
• Facilities Management: Enhances operations and maintenance by providing reliable, structured asset information for ongoing management.
• Public Authorities and Investors: Supports regulatory compliance, transparency, and the achievement of project objectives through well-organized and accessible datasets.
• BIM Implementation: Establishes a foundation for multi-disciplinary collaboration, seamless information updates, and effective handover processes.
• Procurement: Helps align appointment, tender, and supply processes with standardized information protocols.

The principles in the standard help organizations of all types-public or private, large or small-manage digital information throughout an asset’s life cycle, aligning with national and international best practices.

Related Standards

oSIST prEN ISO 19650-1:2026 serves as an overarching framework and is closely connected with a suite of related standards that address specific areas of information management and BIM. Key related standards include:

• ISO 19650 Series: Further parts detail requirements for information management processes and specialized topics.
• ISO 7817-1: Level of information need - Concepts and principles.
• ISO 29481 Series: Information delivery manual – Methodology, interaction frameworks, and data schemas.
• ISO 12006-2/3: Frameworks for classification and object-oriented information management in construction.
• ISO 23387, ISO 12911: Data templates and BIM specification frameworks.
• ISO 16739-1: Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) for interoperable data sharing.
• ISO 21597-1/2: Information container standards for document delivery.
• ISO 23386: Data dictionary property management.

Together, these standards form a robust ecosystem for comprehensive, interoperable information management in the building and civil engineering industries. Adopting oSIST prEN ISO 19650-1:2026 ensures alignment with global best practices in digital construction and asset management.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2026
Organizacija in digitalizacija informacij v gradbeništvu - Upravljanje informacij - 1.
del: Pojmi in načela (ISO/DIS 19650-1:2026)
Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works,
including building information modelling (BIM) - Information management - Part 1:
Concepts and principle (ISO/DIS 19650-1:2026)
Organisation und Digitalisierung von Informationen zu Bauwerken und
Ingenieurleistungen, einschließlich Bauwerksinformationsmodellierung (BIM) -
Informationsmanagement mit BIM - Teil 1: Begriffe und Grundsätze (ISO/DIS 19650-
1:2026)
Organisation et numérisation des informations relatives aux bâtiments et ouvrages de
génie civil, y compris modélisation des informations de la construction (BIM) - Gestion de
l’information - Partie 1: Concepts et principes (ISO/DIS 19650-1:2026)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 19650-1
ICS:
35.240.67 Uporabniške rešitve IT v IT applications in building
gradbeništvu and construction industry
91.010.01 Gradbeništvo na splošno Construction industry in
general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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including building information
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Concepts and principles
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Terms related to assets and projects .1
3.2 Terms related to information management .3
4 Information management, perspectives, collaborative working and ISO 19650 . 6
4.1 The importance of information management .6
4.2 Information management according to ISO 19650 .7
4.3 Information management perspectives .8
4.4 Information management principles for collaborative working.8
5 Information purposes . 9
6 The information management process according to ISO 19650 .10
6.1 Principles .10
6.2 Alignment with the asset life cycle .11
6.3 Trigger events, asset-related projects and projects . 13
6.4 Interfaces between parties and teams for the purpose of information management . 13
6.4.1 General . 13
6.4.2 Appointing party . 15
6.4.3 Lead appointed party . 15
6.4.4 Appointed party . 15
6.5 Information management steps and information management activities . 15
6.6 Assignment of information management activities .16
7 Information requirements and information constraints . 17
7.1 Principles .17
7.2 Information requirements .18
7.2.1 General .18
7.2.2 Level of information need .18
7.2.3 Information production milestones .19
7.2.4 Information production requirements .19
7.3 Information production standard .19
7.4 Information production methods and procedures . 20
8 Procurement of information through appointments .20
8.1 Principles . 20
8.2 Reference information .21
9 Information production planning .21
9.1 Principles .21
9.2 Federation . 22
9.3 Information container breakdown structure . 23
10 Information production team capability and capacity .23
10.1 Principles . 23
10.2 Extent of capability and capacity review .24
11 Common data environment .24
11.1 Overview .24
11.2 Principles .24
11.3 Information production workflow . 25
11.3.1 General . 25
11.3.2 WORK IN PROGRESS . 25
11.3.3 SHARED . 25

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11.3.4 SUBMITTED . 26
11.3.5 PUBLISHED . 26
11.3.6 ARCHIVED . 26
11.4 Enabling technologies . 26
12 Information models .27
12.1 Principles .27
12.2 Types of information models . 28
12.2.1 Asset information model (AIM) . 28
12.2.2 Information models produced by information production teams . 28
13 Summary of information management according to ISO 19650 .28
Annex A (informative) Details of standards related to ISO 19650-1 .30
Annex B (informative) Transition from ISO 19650-1:2018 .35
Bibliography .37

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Foreword
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in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types
of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see ww.iso.org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of any patent
rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or on the ISO list of
patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents).
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constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 59, Buildings and civil engineering works,
Subcommittee SC 13, Organization and digitalization of information about buildings and civil engineering
works, including building information modelling (BIM).
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 19650-1:2018), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— text has been revised to reference ISO 19650 Parts 4 to 6;
— clauses have been re-ordered to provide a more logical narrative;
— terminology has been updated after feedback from implementation of ISO 19650-1:2018; and
— contents of clauses have been revised after feedback from implementation of ISO 19650-1:2018.
A list of all parts in the ISO 19650 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.

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Introduction
0.1  General
This document sets out the recommended concepts and principles for business processes across the built
environment sector in support of information management. In this document, the verbal form “should” is
used to indicate a recommendation.
Information management includes information production during the life cycle of assets, and information
production includes information modelling. Information modelling is the process of assembling, organizing
and interrelating information containers to form a meaningful and structured deliverable. Information
management is, therefore, a much broader concept than some historical interpretations of building
information modelling (BIM) which have focused on 3d modelling of asset-related project designs and
construction work on site.
Information management can deliver beneficial business outcomes to asset owners, asset operators, clients,
their supply chains and those involved in providing funds and other financial services. These beneficial
outcomes include increase of opportunity, reduction of risk and reduction of cost through the production
and use of information models. This document is primarily intended for use by:
— those involved in setting information management strategy and implementing information management;
— those involved in managing assets and facilities; and
— those involved in the procurement, design, construction or commissioning of assets.
This includes, but is not limited to, asset owners, asset operators, clients, asset managers, design teams,
construction teams, equipment manufacturers, technical specialists, regulatory authorities, investors,
insurers and end-users. The approach described in ISO 19650 can contribute to risk mitigation.
This document is applicable to assets and asset-related projects of all sizes and all levels of complexity.
This includes large estates, infrastructure networks, individual buildings and pieces of infrastructure and
the asset-related projects that deliver, maintain and refurbish them. However, the concepts and principles
included in this document should be applied in a way that is proportionate and appropriate to the scale and
complexity of the asset or asset-related project. This is particularly the case where small and medium-sized
enterprises are involved. It is also important that procurement and mobilization of lead appointed parties
and appointed parties should be integrated as far as possible with existing processes for procurement and
mobilization.
The specific requirements for information management during the life cycle of assets are provided in
ISO 19650-2, which now presents a single information management process for the whole life cycle of an
asset. These requirements are based on the concepts and principles within this document and should be
applied in a way that is proportionate and appropriate. On its own this document does not include any
obligation to apply ISO 19650-2 or any other part of the ISO 19650 series. There are many different ways
that asset owners, asset operators and clients can best meet their particular requirements or respond to
their national contexts. This includes procurement routes and appointment arrangements. The concepts
and principles for information management described in this document should be adopted and applied in
accordance with the specific circumstances and requirements of the asset or asset-related project. The
information requirements and information constraints should specify or guide how this will be achieved
and the details should be agreed in time for information to be produced efficiently and effectively.
Collaboration between the participants involved in any asset-related project is pivotal to the efficient
delivery and operation of assets. Organizations are increasingly working in new collaborative environments
to achieve higher levels of quality and greater re-use of existing knowledge and experience. A significant
outcome of these collaborative environments is the potential to communicate, re-use and share information
efficiently, and to reduce the risk of loss, contradiction or misinterpretation.
True collaborative working requires mutual understanding and trust and a deeper level of standardized
process than has typically been experienced. Collaborative working enables information to be produced and
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the point where information can be most efficiently produced, and information needs to be collated as it is
passed back. At present, considerable resources are spent on:
— making corrections to unstructured information or incorrect management of information by untrained
personnel;
— solving problems arising from uncoordinated efforts of information production teams; and
— on solving problems related to information reuse and reproduction.
These delays can be reduced if the concepts and principles within this document are adopted.
To improve future editions of the ISO 19650 series, national asset owners, public clients and authorities are
recommended to gather information and experiences to provide feedback about its implementation and use.
0.2  Relationship of ISO 19650-1 to other standards concerned with information management
There are a number of standards, outside of the ISO 19650 series, that support the concepts and principles of
ISO 19650-1. They do this by providing detailed methodologies, frameworks, or specifications for organizing,
delivering, and managing information. Conversely, ISO 19650-1 provides the overarching framework that
ties these individual standards together, ensuring a unified approach to information management across the
life cycle of assets in the built environment. They are listed below and the relationships are also illustrated
in Figure 1. More detail on the relationship between ISO 19650-1 and these standards is given in Annex A.
Relevance: High
ISO 7817-1:2024 Level of information need – Part 1: Concepts and principles
ISO 29481-1:2017 Information delivery manual – Part 1: Methodology and format
ISO 29481-2:2016 Information delivery manual – Part 2: Interaction framework
ISO 29481-3:2022 Information delivery manual – Part 3: Data schema
ISO 12006-2:2020 Organization of information about construction works – Part 2: Framework for
classification
ISO 12006-3:2022 Organization of information about construction works – Part 3: Framework for object-
oriented information
Relevance: Medium to High
ISO 23387:2020 Data templates for construction objects used in the life cycle of built assets – Concepts and
principles
ISO 12911:2023 Framework for specification of BIM implementation
Relevance: Medium
ISO 16739-1:2024 Industry foundation classes (IFC) for data sharing
ISO 21597-1:2020 Information container for linked document delivery – Part 1: Container
ISO 21597-2:2020 Information container for linked document delivery – Part 2: Link types
Relevance: Low to Medium
ISO 23386:2020 Methodology to describe, author, and maintain properties in data dictionaries

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Figure 1 — Relationships between ISO 19650-1 and some other information management standards
0.3  Developments in ISO 19650-1 terminology
During the development of this version of ISO 19650-1, its terminology has been updated to apply throughout
the whole life cycle of an asset and to remove some terms inherited from the original base documents when
parts of ISO 19650 were first developed. Details of changes in terminology are explained in Annex B.

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Organization and digitization of information about buildings
and civil engineering works, including building information
modelling (BIM) — Information management —
Part 1:
Concepts and principles
1 Scope
This document outlines the concepts and principles for information management at a stage of maturity
described as “information management according to ISO 19650”.
This document provides recommendations for a framework to manage information including recording,
versioning, organizing and making it available so that all actors achieve their objectives.
This document is applicable to the whole life cycle of any asset, including strategic planning, initial
design, engineering, development, documentation and construction, day-to-day operation, maintenance,
refurbishment, repair and end-of-life.
The framework can be adapted to assets or asset-related projects of any scale and complexity, so as not to
hamper the flexibility and versatility that characterize the large range of potential procurement strategies
and so as to address the cost of implementing this document.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1 Terms related to assets and projects
3.1.1
assignment matrix
DEPRECATED: responsibility matrix
structure that shows the allocation of activities
Note 1 to entry: An assignment matrix can indicate accountability for, responsibility for, consultation and informing
about activities or deliverables.
Note 2 to entry: Assignment matrices can be created for both information management and information production.

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3.1.2
actor
person, organization or organizational unit involved in a business process
Note 1 to entry: Organizational units include, but are not limited to, departments, teams.
Note 2 to entry: In the context of this document, business processes take place during the life cycle of an asset.
[SOURCE: ISO FDIS 29481-1:2025, 3.1.1, modified —Note 2 to entry has been added.]
3.1.3
appointment
agreed instruction for the provision of information concerning works, goods or services
Note 1 to entry: This term is used whether or not there is a formal appointment between the parties.
3.1.4
appointed party
actor fulfilling an appointment to generate information
Note 1 to entry: This term is used whether or not there is a formal written appointment in place and whether or not
this is the same organization as a lead appointed party.
Note 2 to entry: Only appointed parties are responsible for generating information.
3.1.5
lead appointed party
actor fulfilling an appointment to manage information production
Note 1 to entry: This term is used whether or not there is a formal written appointment (3.2.2) in place.
3.1.6
appointing party
actor accountable for initiating a project and then appointing lead appointed party(ies)
Note 1 to entry: In some countries the appointing party can be termed client, owner or employer but the appointing
party is not limited to these functions.
Note 2 to entry: This term is used whether or not there is a formal appointment between the parties.
3.1.7
information production team
DEPRECATED: delivery team
leadappointed party and their appointed parties
Note 1 to entry: An information production team can be any size, from one person carrying out all the necessary
functions through to complex, multi-layered teams. The size and structure of each information production team are in
response to the scale and complexity of the information production requirements.
Note 2 to entry: Multiple information production teams can be appointed simultaneously or sequentially in connection
with a single project, in response to the scale and complexity of the asset management or asset-related project
activities.
3.1.8
asset
item, thing or entity that has potential or actual value to an organization
Note 1 to entry: Assets identified for information management are physical.
Note 2 to entry: A grouping of assets referred to as an asset system can also be considered as an asset.
[SOURCE: ISO 55000:2024, 3.1.1, modified — Note 1 to entry has been amended to remove reference to non-
physical assets.]
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3.1.9
project
unique process consisting of a set of coordinated and controlled activities undertaken to achieve an objective
Note 1 to entry: In ISO 19650 the activities defining a project are those set out in ISO 19650-2 clauses 5.3 to 5.9.
Note 2 to entry: A project is the information management and information production response to a trigger event. An
asset-related project refers to design, construction, maintenance and other activities related to a physical asset.
Note 3 to entry: A project can be of any scale and can occur at any time during the asset life cycle.
[SOURCE: ISO 6707-1:2020(en), 3.5.2.4, modified – Notes 1 and 2 to entry have been added.]
3.1.10
life cycle
life of the asset from the definition of its requirements to the termination of its use
3.1.11
trigger event
event that changes an asset
Note 1 to entry: Changes to an asset can be physical or abstract.
Note 2 to entry: Trigger events can be planned or unplanned.
3.2 Terms related to information management
3.2.1
data
facts about an object
Note 1 to entry: Data can be processed by human or automatic means.
[SOURCE: ISO 9000:2015, 3.8.1, modified — Note 1 to entry has been added.]
3.2.2
information
meaningful data
[SOURCE: ISO 9000:2015, 3.8.2]
3.2.3
information requirement
specification stating what, when and for whom information is to be produced
Note 1 to entry: Details of constraints on how information is to be produced can be provided through an information
production standard or information production methods and procedures.
Note 2 to entry: Information requirements can be produced in any form that can be communicated between relevant
parties, including as a database or as a spreadsheet.
Note 3 to entry: Information requirements are generated from information purposes.
3.2.4
information constraint
statement that formally defines or constrains the scope or use of information due to some aspect of the
business, a rule under which an organization operates or a policy or decision that influences a process
[SOURCE: ISO 29481-1:2016, 3.5, modified - “a piece of” has been removed]
3.2.5
organizational information requirements
information requirements from an organizational perspective

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3.2.6
asset information requirements
information requirements from an asset management perspective
3.2.7
project information requirements
information requirements from an asset-related project management perspective
3.2.8
information production requirements
DEPRECATED: exchange information requirements
information requirements relating to an appointment
3.2.9
information production schedule
DEPRECATED: task information delivery plan, master information delivery plan
details of information containers to be produced during an appointment
3.2.10
information production
generation, coordination, checking, reviewing, approval, authorization, acceptance and aggregation of
information containers
Note 1 to entry: Within ISO 19650, information production only relates to the production of information models
and includes their amendment, maintenance, exchange, delivery, issue, dissemination, distribution, or permanent
destruction.
Note 2 to entry: The scope of informationproduction is defined by ISO 19650-2 clause 5.8.
Note 3 to entry: All information production is undertaken via the common data environment.
3.2.11
information model
set of interrelated structured information containers or unstructured information containers or both
3.2.12
asset information model
AIM
information model relating to the management of an asset
Note 1 to entry: Information management is part of asset management.
Note 2 to entry: An asset information model can exist for any part of the asset life cycle or for all of it.
3.2.13
federation
process of combining information from separate sources for a specific purpose
Note 1 to entry: Federation can be undertaken by the appointing party, by lead appointed parties or by appointed parties.
EXAMPLE Combining building-by-building daily meter readings into a campus-wide energy consumption dataset
for strategic energy analysis.
3.2.14
information container
named persistent set of information retrievable from within a file, system or application storage hierarchy
EXAMPLE Including sub-directory, information file (including model, document, table, schedule, data file),
distinct sub-set of an information file (including chapter, section, layer), data record or data point.
Note 1 to entry: Persistent information exists over a timescale long enough for it to have to be managed, i.e. this
excludes transient information such as internet search results.
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3.2.15
structured information container
information container that can be interpreted by humans or by machines without using natural language
processing or generative artificial intelligence
Note 1 to entry: Structured information containers include geometrical models, schedules and databases.
3.2.16
unstructured information container
information container that can only be interpreted by humans or by machines using natural language
processing or generative artificial intelligence
Note 1 to entry: Unstructured information containers include written reports, diagrams, video clips and sound
recordings.
3.2.17
status code
property signifying the permitted use of the content of an information container
3.2.18
building information modelling
BIM
assembling, organizing and interrelating information containers to form a digital representation of an asset
and using this to facilitate design, construction and operational decision making
3.2.19
common data environment
CDE
operational framework to facilitate the collaborative production of information
Note 1 to entry: Information production is supported by the information production workflow, and undertaken within
the enabling technologies.
3.2.20
information production workflow
set of conceptual states in which information containers exist
Note 1 to entry: The information production workflow forms part of the CDE operational framework.
3.2.21
approve
affirmative review of an information container by the authoring appointed party and approval for a specified
use
Note 1 to entry: This review does not replace a domain expert review of information container contents for technical
correctness.
3.2.22
authorize
affirmative review of an information model by the relevant lead appointed party and authorization of its
approved use
3.2.23
accept
affirmative review of an information model by the appointing party and acceptance of its approved use
3.2.24
information production archive
record of all superseded revisions of each information container within the enabling technologies

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information production journal
record of each information container state transition within the enabling technologies
3.2.26
enabling technologies
one or more technologies integrated to enable the information productionworkflow
Note 1 to entry: Enabling technologies form part of the CDE operational framework.
3.2.27
linked enterprise system
enterprise system linked to one or more enabling technologies
Note 1 to entry: Enterprise systems can include work planning and scheduling systems, computer aided facilities
management systems, or enterprise resource planning systems etc.
3.2.28
level of information need
framework which defines the extent and granularity of information
Note 1 to entry: One intention of defining the level of information need is to prevent delivery of too much or too little
information.
3.2.29
capability
ability to perform or support a function
Note 1 to entry: In the context of this document, this relates to skill, knowledge or expertise to manage information.
[SOURCE: ISO 6707-1:2020, 3.7.1.9, modified — Note 1 to entry has been added.]
3.2.30
capacity
resources available to perform a function
Note 1 to entry: In the context of this document, this relates to means, resources and procedures to manage information.
3.2.31
reference information
information provided as part of an appointment as a basis for information production
3.2.32
documentation
collection of documents related to a given subject
[SOURCE: ISO 82045-1:2001, 3.2.4, modified – Notes 1 to 4 to entry have been removed.]
3.2.33
information protocol
set of obligations relating to appointment specific information
Note 1 to entry: An information protocol can be embedded within a form of contract or can be attached as an annex.
4 Information management, perspectives, collaborative working and ISO 19650
4.1 The importance of information management
Information has substantial value to all organizations involved in asset management and management
of asset-related projects. The organizations include the owners, operators and managers of assets, those
undertaking design and construction work, and those maintaining, inspecting or refurbishing assets.
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includes where no formal appointments exist between those organizations. Information is also valuable to
policymakers, regulators, funders, insurers and other external parties.
The complexity of information relating to a single asset means that it needs to be managed using a
systematic process with a consistent structure and defined constraints. This process should be supported
by appropriate enabling technologies. Without such a process, significant amounts of time and effort can be
wasted when any actor:
— does not have access to information when they need it;
— uses out of date information;
— uses information for purposes beyond those intended by its author; or
— recreates information because they question the trustworthiness or provenance of the information.
The risks and costs associated with this wasted effort feed through into increased overall costs of asset
management and asset-related projects. In some cases, these costs only become apparent long after the
event.
Information should be managed in such a way that it is kept secure without adding unnecessary time and
cost to the process.
Improving organizational efficiency through implementation of a standardized information management
process can deliver better return on investment and better competitiveness in the market.
4.2 Information management according to ISO 19650
ISO 19650 has been published as a standard in six parts.
This document (Part 1) describes the concepts and principles of information management and makes
recommendations for implementing information management. These concepts and principles go beyond the
historical meaning of building information modelling (BIM) which focused on 3d modelling of asset-related
project designs and construction work on site.
ISO 19650-2 specifies the requirements for implementing information management at any point during the
asset life cycle.
ISO 19650-3 provides some guidelines for implementing the requirements in ISO 19650-2.
ISO 19650-4 specifies the requirements for decisions on changes of state to information containers. It also
specifies the criteria for reviewing the quality of information that is being produced.
ISO 19650-5 specifies the requirements for assessing and implementing security-mindedness in connection
with collaborative management of information.
ISO 19650-6 specifies the additional requirements for implementing information management in connection
with health and safety.
The recommendations and requirements for information
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