Kingdom Tower IT/IS Project Management: BIM Implementation Case

This project report provides an in-depth analysis of the Kingdom Tower project in Jeddah, focusing on the implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology. The report discusses the project's scope, objectives, budget (estimated at SAR 4.6 billion), and timeline, noting delays and a revised completion date of 2021. It examines the impact of the project on society and business, the system development methodologies employed, including the tools used, and the strategic alignment with project goals. The report also covers scope management, requirements analysis, project scheduling, and cost control measures. A SWOT analysis is included to assess the project's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Ultimately, the report offers recommendations and suggestions for improving project execution and maximizing the benefits of BIM in large-scale construction projects like the Kingdom Tower. Desklib provides students with access to similar solved assignments and past papers for further study.

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Executive Summary
The aim of the project report is to discuss a case of implementation of Kingdom Tower project
with BIM. The process of building information modelling involves development of intelligent
3D models that gives the professionals and the project team, an idea of what is to be
implemented. In the project, that deals with development of world tallest building has made use
of BIM technology to ensure successful execution of a project. The project report discusses the
project scope, schedule and the cost of the project. The estimated cost of the project is SAR 4.6
billion. The project was set to complete in the year 2019; however, the project is delayed and is
set to complete in 2021.
The project report discusses the impact of the project on society and business, tools used in
system development methodology along with the scope and objectives of the project.

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................4
1. Project Analysis...............................................................................................................4
1.1. Project Size...............................................................................................................5
1.2. Project Budget..........................................................................................................5
1.3. Problem Statement....................................................................................................5
1.4. Project Objectives.....................................................................................................6
2. Current State....................................................................................................................6
3. Impact of the Project........................................................................................................7
3.1. Impact of Project on Society.....................................................................................7
3.2. Impact of Project on Business..................................................................................7
4. Project Selection..............................................................................................................8
4.1. SWOT Analysis........................................................................................................9
5. System Development Methodology and its Effectiveness............................................10
5.1. Tools Used..............................................................................................................10
6. Strategic Alignment and Project Strategic Goals..........................................................11
7. Scope Management........................................................................................................12
7.1. Scope Statement......................................................................................................12
7.2. Requirements Analysis...........................................................................................12
8. Project Schedule............................................................................................................13

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8.1. Methods used Development of Project Schedule...................................................13
8.2. Control enforced to control Project Schedule.........................................................14
8.3. Project Gantt Chart.................................................................................................14
9. Cost Control...................................................................................................................15
10. Recommendations and Suggestions............................................................................17
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................18
References..........................................................................................................................19
Appendix............................................................................................................................22

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Introduction
The aim of the report is to critically analyse a selected project case to discuss the methods
that are applied to execute a particular project. The purpose of this project report is to understand
the application of BIM technology in Kingdom Tower Jeddah. Building Information Modelling
(BIM), can be described an intelligent 3D model that has a wide application in architecture,
engineering and construction (Chen & Luo, 2014). The BIM is therefore described as an
effective tool that helps in effective planning, designing and constructing the infrastructure of a
project (Hardin & McCool, 2015). The building information modelling has its application in
architecture, civil construction projects and in MEP. The report provides the all the necessary
details related to project size, project budget, problem statement and the objectives of the project.
The report examines the strength, weakness, opportunities and threats related to the process and
procedures implemented in analysis and implementation of the project. The chosen project is
quite complex and the report aims in providing a detailed project analysis. The Kingdom Tower
is considered to be the world’s tallest building and it is a high budget project (Poeppel, 2014).
The following section of the research report identifies the main objectives of implementation of
BIM model in the project, the system development methods that are used in the project, the
detailed project schedule and the total project cost. Successful execution of a project is largely
dependent on three factors, which are scope, time and cost (Moon, 2015). The tower is a three
sided building that happens to be one of the first structure to reach the high mark of 1 kilometre
with 200 floors. The project was quite critical and is implemented with the help of BIM
technology. The report will be analysing the use of BIM technology in implementation of BIM
construction of Kingdom Tower Jeddah.
1. Project Analysis

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This section of the project report will provide a detailed analysis of the implemented
project, the project size, project budget and other details of the project.
1.1. Project Size
The project of development of world’s tallest building, the Kingdom Tower in Jeddah
involves the use of critical process and management processes and building information
modelling. The project is a large scale project that was announced by His Royal Highness Prince
waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud. The architectural size of the project will be of 1 km if
completed as planned. The roof of the tower is at least 1,008m and the top floor is of 668m
(Sinn, Peronto & Huizinga, 2016). Therefore, it can be commented that the project is quite
complex and is one of the largest ongoing project in the world. The project will be implemented
in a plot of 50-hectare (Michaelson, 2014). The project is mainly proposed for a large area of
underdeveloped waterfront with a land area of 5.2 Km2. This project is envisioned to grow in a
new district of Jeddah and will be implemented in three phases.
1.2. Project Budget
The cost of the project is estimated to be US $1.23 billion. The project owner is Kingdom
Holding Company (Boake, 2015). The project is expected to be completed within the set budget.
However, since this project is an ongoing project, changes in the project budget is expected.
1.3. Problem Statement
Construction of Kingdom Tower project is a complex project that requires high level
planning and implementation. Based on the complexity of the project is chosen to be
implemented by making use of building information modelling (Al-Kodmany, 2015). The aim of

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the report is to analyse the use and implementation of BIM in construction of Kingdom Tower
(Doherty, 2014). The risks associated with the project is quite high as this project is set to break
the record of world’s tallest building. The 170-storey building that is being implemented will
stretch by 3280 feet upon completion.
The Kingdom Tower is being implemented by application of BIM. The BIM service
provider for this project is Pinnacle Infotech. Pinnacle Infotech has executed and managed over
4000 projects of different types such as airport, hospital, apartments and others. The kingdom
Tower is considered to be one of the largest projects considering the project value and scope of
the project. (Kwon et al., 2019) The tall skyscraper that is currently under construction, is
proposed to be a building of mixed use. Therefore, it becomes quite integral to design and
implement the project in such a manner so that it is completed within the set time and budget.
1.4. Project Objectives
The main objectives of the project that are being identified are as follows-
 To apply BIM in development of the Kingdom Tower
 To understand the concept of BIM and its benefits
 To ensure that the project is completed within the scheduled time (2021)
 To ensure that the project is implement within the set budget.
The above discussed points indicates the critical objectives of the project. The project
started in April 2013 and implementation of BIM started in May 2014. The following section of
the report will discuss the process methods of project implementation planning and execution.
2. Current State

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The Kingdom Tower project is currently in its implementation stage. The leader of the
project is prince of Saudi Arabia. The project started in April, while a four-storey foundation was
in place by the end of November 2014 (Ghabra, Oldfield & Rodrigues, 2017). In November
2015, the economic deal related to Jeddah Tower was sealed and by then the project has
completed 26f floors. By May 2017, extension for the project was taken and the project was
again pushed back to end in 2019 (Clark, 2014). As per the latest update, by the end of February
2018, the engineers and the project team was able to lay down 66 of the Jeddah Tower’s 170
storeys.
3. Impact of the Project
The construction of Jeddah Tower is a part of Saudi Arabia government plan. The project
aims in diversifying the economy of the kingdom so that its dependence on oil can be reduced.
The construction of the Jeddah tower is expected to have a large impact in society and business
(Abdulhadi & Sharif, 2015). The project has a high economic value and it is being funded by the
billionaire prince of Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.
3.1. Impact of Project on Society
The Jeddah tower project aims in development of the world’s tallest skyscraper. The
building will be featuring residential, hotel space as well as shopping facilities. The project has a
large impact on the economy of the country (Kwang et al., 2014). Since it is a large scale project,
it provides working opportunities for the workers and the labourers associated with the project.
Therefore, it is expected that the project will have a positive impact on the society. The
implementation of the project through BIM technology will ensure easier implementation of the
project and therefore, it will have a positive impact on the society.

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3.2. Impact of Project on Business
Development of Kingdom tower provides an excellent business opportunity. The tower
involve development of residential buildings, hotels and shopping complex. Development of
residential buildings, hotels and shopping complex will increase the business opportunities for
the clients. The Kingdom tower will be one of the largest buildings in the world. The project is
implemented with the help of BIM technology (Stochetti et al., 2018). The project is undertaken
by Pinnacle Infotech that is known for executing almost 4000 projects. Therefore, the
implementation of Kingdom tower provides an excellent business opportunity for the contractors
as well. The successful completion of the project will therefore provide an excellent business
opportunity for the project owner.
4. Project Selection
The project of construction of Jeddah tower is chosen for analysis as it is one of the
largest buildings under construction in Saudi Arabia. The project involves the use of BIM. Since
the project is quite complex, there are certain challenges and issues associated with the project
(Teixidó Ruiz, 2014). The project aims in addressing a number of problems that are currently
faced by Saudi Arabia. Therefore, this particular project is a part of the government plan. The
project is funded by the billionaire prince of Saudi Arabia and therefore there are no economic
issues associated with this project (Alotaibi, 2018). The project is considered to be a high scale
project as the cost of the project is near about $2 billion.
The infrastructure project is selected by analysing the economic importance and the
implementation approach of the project. This project is chosen as the project makes use of BIM
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Therefore, the choice of the project is justified. An extensive research has been undertaken in
order to ensure that a correct project is selected for development of the project report.
4.1. SWOT Analysis
This section of the research report will be analysing the strength, weakness, opportunities
and the threats associated with the project. The SWOT analysis of the chosen project is
represented in the table below-
Strength
The chosen project has a number business
benefits and it is expected to work for
economic benefit and for benefit of the
society.
Weakness
The project is quite complex as it deals with
implementation of BIM in project execution
process.
The project involves development of a super
tall skyscraper which is currently under
construction in Saudi Arabia.
The use of BIM has benefit of implementation
of the project in a successful manner
The long duration of the project adds to the
complexities of the project.
The BIM is quite complex and therefore an
experienced team for BIM implementation is
needed.
Opportunities
The project provides excellent business
opportunities for the merchants and
contractors
The use of BIM technology provides
Threats
Since the project is quite critical and complex,
and involves application of BIM, there are
risks of project not completing within the
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opportunity for developing the building with
magnificent and intelligent design (Arayici &
Aouad, 2010).
Any issues in BIM implementation can result
in project cost overrun
5. System Development Methodology and its Effectiveness
The project involves use of BIM for construction of the proposed super tall skyscraper in
Saudi Arabia. This section of the project report will be analysing the tools and the processes
related to the system development methodology (Matthews et al., 2015). The project is being
implemented with the method of building information modelling (Latiffi et al., 2013). It is a 3D
model based process that is associated with architecture, engineering and construction. The
details of the BIM tool are indicated in the sections below.
5.1. Tools Used
The project of developing the Kingdom Tower at Jeddah is associated with the use of
BIM tools. Building Information Modelling is a process that involves generation and
management of digital representations of a particular project. Since the development of Kingdom
tower is quite complex, application of the BIM model is quite essential. Business Information
Modelling is a tool that is used in the Kingdom Tower. The tool is used to efficiently plan,
design, and manage the infrastructure project (Kerzner & Kerzner, 2017). Kingdom Tower is a
large scale infrastructure project that will be implemented by making use of BIM. The use and
application of BIM have helped in structured implementation of Jeddah Project.
The building information modelling that are implemented in Jeddah Tower involves a
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include project manager, collaborators and designers who are working in the project. The BIM
provides improved modelling services to Jeddah Project. The use of business information
modelling has helped in electro-mechanical calculations, value engineering and in correct
estimation of the cost and schedule requirement of the project. Pinnacle has followed a planned
approach of BIM implementation for successful execution of a project. The planned approach
include working in a central file model to save the time and cost of the project (Crawford, 2014).
Execution of the project by Pinnacle team has ensured improved coordination and
communication among the team member and the entire system. The BIM tool that is used for
implementation of the project involves creation of Rise diagram and development of a realistic
schedule (Doumbouya, Gao & Guan, 2016). As per the project status the project is on time. The
Kingdom Tower that is being implemented is an inspiring design in terms of engineering and
implementation approach (Harrison & Lock, 2017). The involvement of Pinnacle Infotech has
helped the project owner to achieve the strategic project goals.
6. Strategic Alignment and Project Strategic Goals
Strategic alignment of the project involves the process of implementing the project work
as per the goals and objectives of a project. The main objective of the project is to develop
world’s tallest building (Fuller et al., 2017). The Jeddah Towers aims in breaking the record of
world’s tallest building that will stretch for more than 1000 meters. In order to ensure that the
project is being implemented in an effective manner, the BIM process is chosen for project
execution. The strategic goals set for the project are as follows-
 To develop world’s tallest building
 To implement the project within the set time and budget