Powering the Project Lifecycle: The Next Era of Deltek

Eighteen months ago, we set out to redefine Deltek — not just as a software company, but as a strategic partner to project-based businesses. That vision is now coming to life, building on a legacy of delivering the tools and insights our customers rely on to build, protect, and transform the world.

Today, that transformation is reflected in the platform that drives it. Deltek is the intelligent platform that powers the project lifecycle — connecting the tools, data, and intelligence that project-based businesses rely on to run with speed, clarity, and control.

A Platform Built for Project-Based Businesses

Project-based businesses have unique needs. Their success depends on precision, managing projects, people, and profits in real-time, while staying compliant with some of the most demanding requirements anywhere.

You can’t run that kind of work on generic enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems or one-size-fits-all tools. You need a unified platform built for how you actually work. Deltek is made for you.

We’ve simplified our approach to focus on the four stages of the project lifecycle — Win, Plan, Execute, and Analyze. Every Deltek capability aligns to each stage, so teams can move faster, stay connected and make better decisions at every step of their journey. We’ve been serving project-based businesses from the start and this platform evolution is the next chapter in that commitment.

The Power of Our Platform

At the heart of the Deltek platform is the Deltek Native Architecture (DNA) — our foundation for governance, compliance, and control, built on decades of industry knowledge and understanding.

For our customers, control isn’t optional. It’s essential. That’s why every Deltek capability, from ERP to analytics, is built on the same trusted foundation — one that ensures security, auditability and performance with confidence.

From Automation to Orchestration

AI is already reshaping the way projects are delivered. However, we believe the real value lies not in isolated algorithms, but in intelligent, industry-tuned orchestration.

Dela, our AI orchestrator that powers the project lifecycle, has been quietly evolving alongside our platform — amplifying expertise rather than replacing it. Dela coordinates information across systems, automates tasks, and surfaces the insights teams need to act faster and smarter at every stage of project delivery.

Whether it’s identifying the right opportunities to pursue, optimizing resource plans, ensuring execution in compliance, or delivering insights that drive continuous growth — Dela brings intelligence to the work that matters most. And because it’s built on our DNA, that intelligence is contextual, governed, and secure by design.

One Unified Experience

The transformation we’re driving is more than technical — it’s experiential. It’s about understanding how our customers engage with Deltek every day, across every product, every workflow, and every decision.

Customers are already experiencing this transformation in the Harmony design framework, which is available in our Costpoint product and will soon be introduced to Vantagepoint. This intuitive user experience (UX) delivers a consistent, modern interface that mirrors the simplicity of the platform itself.

For the first time, customers will experience the full Deltek ecosystem as it was always meant to be: connected, secure, intelligent..

Meeting the Moment

The industries we serve — government contracting, aerospace and defense, architecture and engineering, construction, and consulting — are navigating a moment of profound change. They’re being asked to deliver more with fewer resources, accelerate timelines without compromising quality, and demonstrate performance with greater transparency and accountability.

These pressures aren’t new, but they’re intensifying, and they demand more than incremental change. That’s why Deltek’s evolution is not just timely, it’s purposeful. We’re building on decades of deep domain expertise to sharpen our focus with the intelligence of a modern, connected platform.

This transformation isn’t about changing who we are; it’s about deepening our commitment to what we do best — powering projects with precision, intelligence, and trust at the core.

The Future: Built on Trust

Deltek has always been defined by trust — in our purpose, our products, and our people.

As we move forward, that foundation remains unchanged. The Deltek platform will continue to evolve, expanding its intelligence, deepening its ecosystem, and delivering new levels of insight and orchestration.

Because for the industries that do the world’s most consequential work, Deltek isn’t just software. We’re your partner in every project, powering the project lifecycle and protecting what matters most with speed, clarity, and control.