Deltek Ajera
An ERP software for small to mid-sized A&E firms offering project planning and financial management.
Product Overview
Deltek Ajera is an ERP software designed for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. It combines project management with accounting capabilities, making it easier to budget, schedule, and keep initiatives on track. It also includes modules for payroll, general ledger, and accounts payable/receivable for accurate financial tracking. As an architecture and engineering ERP, it’s the next logical step after outgrowing standalone accounting systems or spreadsheets.Pros
- Project command center hub for monitoring phases and budgets
- Pulls live data on hours logged and expenses to generate invoices for clients
Cons
- Interface reminiscent of older systems
- Slow response times and occasional crashes
Target Market
Small to medium-sized A&E firms with 50 to 200 employees and annual revenues between $1 million and $10 million.Deltek Ajera offers a project-based accounting system that helps you accelerate payments and improve cash flow. It’s built to enhance project visibility, with insights into WIP reporting and profitability tracking. It also supports project budget changes and maintains documentation history for a full audit trail. Overall, it helps firms improve operational efficiency and deliver projects successfully.
Key Features
- Project Management: Develop detailed project budgets, create schedules with milestones, and forecast resource allocations to anticipate outcomes.
- Accounting: Maintain a general ledger, manage incoming and outgoing payments, generate pre-built and custom financial reports, and handle payroll operations.
- Resource Management: Assign staff to projects based on skill sets and availability; monitor resource utilization rates through color-coded schedules and workload forecasting.
- Time & Expense Tracking: Let employees log time entries and submit expense reports via mobile devices; implement approval processes and link time/expense data directly to specific projects.
- Billing & Invoicing: Auto-generate draft invoices based on time and expenses; set up billing rate tables with different calculation methods (standard rates, markups, pass-through costs); organize billing by project phases and track invoice statuses.
Pricing
While Deltek Ajera does not disclose public pricing, the estimated annual range for small business ERP is between $5,000 and $30,000. Actual costs can exceed this range with added users or services, like data migration, customization, training, and ongoing support.
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