Building Hong Kong's public sector BIM performance monitoring framework — from early KPI foundations to a layered, continuous improvement ecosystem spanning six Works Departments.

SBI developed and evolved a structured BIM KPI framework aligned to Hong Kong's Technical Circular requirements, equipping Works Departments with the tools to measure, benchmark, and demonstrate the real value of BIM adoption across public construction programs.

Impacts & Benefits

  • BIM KPI workbook established as the sector's early performance monitoring foundation — predating and informing the 2023 BIM audit

  • Automated Excel KPI template developed and updated in alignment with Technical Circular requirements 2017–2025

  • KPI framework adopted across six Works Departments: ASD, CEDD, EMSD, DSD, HyD, and WSD

  • Periodic health check model introduced, reducing reliance on retrospective end-stage reviews

  • Common benchmarking language created enabling cross-project and cross-department performance comparison

  • KPI measures directly leveraged by WSD project teams in Greater Bay Area BIM Award submissions

  • KPIs identified by SBI in direct communication with the Secretary for Development as a critical method for tracking BIM performance outcomes in both public and private sectors

Approach

SBI developed the BIM KPI workbook as a structured performance monitoring tool for Hong Kong's public construction sector — establishing a measurable framework for tracking BIM adoption well before the formal BIM audit mechanism was introduced in 2023. Built in alignment with Technical Circular requirements and updated continuously through 2025, the automated Excel template reduced the administrative burden of KPI evaluation while ensuring consistency across projects and departments. Rather than treating KPI tracking as a compliance exercise, SBI designed the framework around capturing genuine value: how BIM is being applied, what impacts it is delivering, and where improvement is needed. By integrating KPI tracking with BIM audit findings, project teams gained the ability to conduct periodic health checks throughout a project's lifecycle — moving from reactive, end-stage assessment to a culture of continuous, evidence-based improvement. The framework's common metrics also created a shared language for benchmarking across departments, enabling gradual performance trends to be tracked, outlier projects to be identified, and tangible achievements to be documented for award applications and external recognition.

"KPIs provide a common language for benchmarking across projects — with periodic reporting, teams can track gradual improvements, compare performance ranges, and identify projects requiring additional attention."

Products & Services

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    Management Metrics & Industry Engagement
    • BIM KPI Framework Design & Development

    • Automated KPI Template (Excel) — Technical Circular 2017–2025

    • Performance Monitoring Strategy

    • BIM Audit Integration & Alignment

    • Benchmarking & Continuous Improvement Advisory

    • Government Engagement & Policy Advisory