As AECO organizations explore AI and more advanced digital workflows, the prerequisite is becoming clearer: project data must be easier to access, govern and connect before it can support better decisions. A 2025 RICS report highlights this need, and Hexagon Multivista’s 2025 figures show the scale of information its own customers create: 15,525,207 photos and 384,279 scans captured in a single year.
More project data has not made construction management easier on its own. Even though teams are capturing more information than ever before, that information is often found in too many tools, folders, reports and workflows.
For many project leaders, the question is not whether the data exists, but whether the right people know it exists and can access, understand and use it quickly enough to make a timely decision. As construction teams collect more project data, the real opportunity is not to add more tools or records, but to reduce decision friction and turn fragmented project information into relevant, contextual construction intelligence.
A VDC team may need context before coordinating with design partners, while an operations leader may want visibility into projects that use different documentation, updates, and systems. The project can be documented in detail, but when the path from information to action is fragmented, work slows down.
The problem is not the volume of data; It’s decision friction
For contractors and owners, disconnected data can affect how quickly crews respond to field conditions, align stakeholders, manage risk, and keep work moving. When project information is hard to find, access, or interpret, teams can spend valuable time confirming what’s true before they can decide what to do next, which is why the conversation shifts from more data to better project intelligence.
For project teams, this friction might look like this:
- It may not be easy to access project records from one place, even when teams spend a lot of time collecting photos, scans, reports, and models.
- Office teams may not have the current context of the project, while field teams are not always given direction that reflects what is happening on site.
- Coordination can become more difficult when VDC, operations, and project delivery leaders rely on different workflows, access levels, and tool owners to solve the same project challenges.
- Investments in technology can improve visibility, but as platforms, vendors and entry points multiply, they can also introduce additional complexity.
Project intelligence is not simply a larger archive of photos, scans, reports or models. It’s the ability to bring project information into a more connected, contextual experience, so teams can bridge the gap between what’s happening on site and what needs to happen next.
From project information to construction intelligence
Solutions like Hexagon Multivista Hub reflect this shift towards more connected and contextual project information. The hub brings project data into one experience, starting with centralized access to Hexagon Multivista Capture service projects and an easier way to find and navigate project information. As it expands, the hub will bring additional workflows, analytics service capabilities, and ways to search and interact with data with artificial intelligence, including agent-based workflows that could help teams ask questions about their project information.
The value is not in replacing the expertise of project teams, but in making it easier to access, understand and apply the information around them. When teams can find the right project context faster, they can spend less time chasing access, context information, and confirmation, and more time solving issues that affect schedule, quality, and coordination. This change also supports better communication between the office and the field, because when an office-based leader can review available project information, understand current conditions, and align with the team on the next step, field teams can benefit from clearer direction based on shared project context. Instead of each stakeholder working from a different part of the truth, teams can move toward a more consistent source of project context.
For many AECO companies, this is the practical value of connected construction workflows. Not technology per se, not an overwhelming amount of disconnected project data, but relevant information that helps teams move from uncertainty to action.
As projects become more complex, the differentiator will be how easily teams can turn data into shared understanding. More data doesn’t equal better decisions, but when project information becomes easier to access, navigate, and use, that data can become something more valuable: construction intelligence that keeps the job moving.
Learn how Hexagon Multivista Hub helps teams reduce fragmentation and access project information from a more connected experience.
