ISO 22263:2008

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 22263
First edition
2008-01-15
Organization of information about
construction works — Framework for
management of project information
Organisation de l'information des travaux de construction — Cadre
général pour la gestion de l'information des projets

Reference number
ISO 22263:2008(E)
©
ISO 2008

---------------------- Page: 1 ----------------------
ISO 22263:2008(E)
PDF disclaimer
This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall
not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In
downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The ISO Central Secretariat
accepts no liability in this area.
Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation
parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by ISO member bodies. In the
unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below.
 COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT
© ISO 2008
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either ISO at the address below or
ISO's member body in the country of the requester.
ISO copyright office
Case postale 56  CH-1211 Geneva 20
Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11
Fax + 41 22 749 09 47
E-mail copyright@iso.org
Web www.iso.org
Published in Switzerland
©
ii ISO 2008 – All rights reserved

---------------------- Page: 2 ----------------------
ISO 22263:2008(E)
Contents Page
1 Scope . 1
2 Terms and definitions . 1
3 Generic requirements on management of project information . 3
3.1 Identification of requirements . 3
3.2 Identification of interfaces . 3
3.3 Necessary information . 4
4 Framework for organization of project information . 5
4.1 General . 5
4.2 Construction process (main process) . 6
4.3 Input and output . 7
4.4 Agents and roles . 7
4.5 Resources . 7
4.6 Supporting information . 7
4.7 Documents/records . 8
4.8 Aspects . 8
4.9 Construction elements . 8
5 Classification and designation . 8
Annex A (informative) Information on the construction process and its sub-processes . 9
Bibliography . 14
©
ISO 2008 – All rights reserved iii

---------------------- Page: 3 ----------------------
ISO 22263:2008(E)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies
(ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been
established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards
adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an
International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
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.
ISO 22263 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 59, Building construction, Subcommittee SC 13,
Organization of information about construction works.
©
iv ISO 2008 – All rights reserved

---------------------- Page: 4 ----------------------
ISO 22263:2008(E)
Introduction
The aim of quality management has expanded from the control of final products and services to the
achievement of a number of managerial objectives. It has been widened from meeting customer requirements
to fulfilling an array of requirements, including legal requirements with respect to health and safety, conservation
of natural resources and other societal requirements. It covers all parts of the construction process, from
inception to production or demolition, as well as the final product. Furthermore, it includes fulfilling of corporate
requirements on continual improvement of effectiveness, efficiency, development of know-how, personnel
satisfaction, etc. Consequently, the quality concept should be seen as an “umbrella” covering all stated
requirements to an organization and the products/services it delivers. “Quality management” should thus be
understood as the overall management of all these requirements.
The creation, alteration or demolition of a building or other component of the constructed environment is a
one-off undertaking, a project which is carried out by a project organization. A project organization is a
temporary constellation of agents, e.g. client, architects, engineers, contractors, suppliers, workers, etc., who
are specialists in different fields.
The project organization is faced with a great number of requirements from various stakeholders as to function,
quality, environment, health and safety, etc. Other important factors to consider are building regulations, time
and cost restraints, etc. The key function of the project organization is project management, i.e. planning,
organizing, monitoring and controlling the project work so that all project requirements are fulfilled.
The members of the temporary project organization are a number of permanent agent organizations that
cooperate on the basis of contractual agreements, with the joint task of producing, altering, rebuilding or
demolishing a construction entity. The agent organizations are normally simultaneously engaged in a number of
parallel projects with varying requirements.
The project activities are carried out in a construction process, in which input (e.g. customer needs, drawings),
information and resources are transformed into output (e.g. technical solutions) to meet the project
requirements. Therefore, one key function in the management of project organizations, as well as agent
organizations, is the management of the different parts of the construction process. Another important function
of the project organization is to transfer relevant information about the construction entity to other processes in
its life-cycle, e.g. facility management, maintenance, use and possible later construction projects. Easy access
to such information is beneficial to the performance of all these processes.
Traditional paper-based filing systems do not allow comprehensive overviews and multidimensional interlinking
of information. However, today, information management by interoperability and product models offers new
possibilities for integrated handling of all types of information. Standardized data-based tools for the
management of project information are beneficial to all agents engaged in the construction process, and in the
building life-cycle as a whole, in fulfilling their aim to achieve the required quality of the construction entity.
©
ISO 2008 – All rights reserved v

---------------------- Page: 5 ----------------------
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 22263:2008(E)
Organization of information about construction works —
Framework for management of project information
1Scope
This International Standard specifies a framework for the organization of project information (process-related as
well as product-related) in construction projects. Its purpose is to facilitate control, exchange, retrieval and use
of relevant information about the project and the construction entity. It is intended for all agents in the project
organization in management of the construction process as a whole and in coordination of its sub-processes
and activities.
This framework consists of a number of generic parameters that are applicable to projects of varying complexity,
size and duration and is adaptable to national, local and project-specific variations of the construction process.
2 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
2.1
acceptance criteria
evidence required for considering that requirements have been fulfilled
2.2
conformity
fulfilment of a requirement
NOTE Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.6.1.
2.3
construction element
construction entity part which, in itself or in combination with other such parts, fulfils a predominant function of
the construction entity
NOTE Adapted from ISO 12006-2:2001, 2.7.
2.4
construction entity
independent material construction result of significant scale serving at least one user activity or function
EXAMPLE Building, bridge, road, dam, tower, sewer, museum (if a single structure), sports field, sewage settlement tank,
cycleway.
NOTE Adapted from ISO 12006-2:2001, 2.4.
2.5
document
information and its supporting medium
NOTE Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.7.2.
©
ISO 2008 – All rights reserved 1

---------------------- Page: 6 ----------------------
ISO 22263:2008(E)
2.6
information
meaningful data
[ISO 9000:2005, 3.7.1]
2.7
organization
group of people and facilities with an arrangement of responsibilities, authorities and relationships
NOTE Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.3.1.
2.8
procedure
specified way to carry out an activity or a process
NOTE Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.4.5.
2.9
process
set of interrelated or interacting activities which transforms inputs and outputs
NOTE Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.4.1.
2.10
project
unique process, consisting of a set of coordinated and controlled activities with start and finish dates,
undertaken to achieve an objective conforming to specific requirements, including the constraints of time, cost
and resources
NOTE Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.4.3.
2.11
quality
degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfils requirements
NOTE Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.1.1.
2.12
record
document stating results achieved or providing evidence of activities performed
NOTE Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.7.6.
2.13
requirement
need or expectation that is stated, generally implied or obligatory
NOTE 1 “Generally implied” means that it is custom or common practice for the organization, its customers and other
interested parties, that the need or expectation under consideration is implied.
NOTE 2 Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.1.2.
2.14
review
activity undertaken to determine the suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the subject matter to achieve
established objectives
NOTE Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.8.7.
©
2 ISO 2008 – All rights reserved

---------------------- Page: 7 ----------------------
ISO 22263:2008(E)
2.15
specification
document stating requirements
NOTE Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.7.3.
2.16
task
set of activities normally under the responsibility of one agent
2.17
traceability
ability to trace the history, application or location of that which is under consideration
NOTE Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.5.4.
2.18
validation
confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that the requirements for a specific intended use or
application have been fulfilled
NOTE Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.8.5.
2.19
verification
confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that specified requirements have been fulfilled
NOTE Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, 3.8.4.
3 Generic requirements on management of project information
3.1 Identification of requirements
Management of the information in construction projects requires that all requirements and expectations
regarding the process output be defined, reviewed and documented before project activities are started. This
applies to the needs of the client, users, receivers of the process output, and other stakeholders, as well as legal
requirements. Other requirements to be fulfilled are standards and trade agreements.
Management of the information requires that all requirements of the process input connected to the
expectations regarding the process output be reviewed before the process activities are started to ensure that
— all applicable requirements have been identified and, when appropriate and possible, documented,
— all indistinct or contradictory requirements are identified and, when appropriate and possible, documented,
— the project has a documented ability to meet the requirements identified and documented.
Management of the information requires that acceptance criteria for the results of the control, verification and
validation activities regarding the process output be established as process input to ensure that control,
verifying and validation activities show that the process output conforms to the requirements.
3.2 Identification of interfaces
It is also important to determine the technical interfaces of the project and the borderlines between the agents’
responsibilities.
©
ISO 2008 – All rights reserved 3

---------------------- Page: 8 ----------------------
ISO 22263:2008(E)
3.3 Necessary information
When management systems are applied to the construction works and the necessary processes are identified,
there are some general information issues that should be handled in all agents' commissions. They are given as
follows.
a) Orientation: Information about prerequisites that are important to the realization of the commission, such
as
— background, general objectives and user expectations, client organization,
— location, ground conditions, prerequisites of structural plans and decisions of the local authorities,
environmental sensitiveness to disturbance, etc.,
— size of the project, complexity of the building/civil engineering work stating generic requirements of
adjustment, generality, development potential.
b) Contract: Information about applicable client and suppliers' tenders and contracts, including protocols of
contract reviews of requirements and expectations. These apply to customer and user needs as well as
legal and trade requirements, and to the organizations’ own requirements on acceptable processes and
work results.
c) Project objectives: Information about project objectives giving all agents involved a direction for their
actions in all decisions that may have an impact on the quality of the completed work.
d) Management of activities: Information about process control, such as
— resource plans, responsibility descriptions,
— master timetable,
— sub-timetables/sub-processes,
— requirements on material and components,
— requirements on e
...