43rd Deltek Clarity Architecture and Engineering Industry Study is Now Open

To position your architecture and engineering firm for success, it is essential to stay up-to-date on the state of the industry. Understanding key challenges, benchmarks and technology innovation helps you understand how your firm compares to industry peers and best practices.

The Deltek Clarity Architecture and Engineering Industry Study provides the insight your firm needs to drive growth and profitability with benchmarks, insights and in-depth analysis. This industry-leading resource is not possible without input from firms across the industry, like yours. The survey is now open through March 11, 2022 to firms of all sizes and complexities to share their insights, metrics and perspectives.

Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this go-to resource for architecture and engineering leaders across North America. Deltek Clarity is the industry’s longest-running survey and is produced in collaboration with the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), Association of Consulting Engineering Companies (ACEC) Canada, American Institute of Architects (AIA), and Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS).

Why Should My Firm Participate?

Your participation in the 43rd Annual Deltek Clarity Architecture and Engineering Industry Survey is the first step to benchmark your company within the industry and better understand the factors that drive success. Benchmarking is an objective way to measure how your business is performing compared to similar firms in the industry.

As a participant in this year’s survey, you’ll receive a custom scorecard comparing your firm’s key performance indicators (KPIs) to industry averages. See how your firm compares to architecture and engineering firms across North America as measured by industry averages and high-performing firm benchmarks. Your information is confidential and only shared with you so can you identify areas where your firm excels and opportunities for improvement.

Types of Firms that Participate

The Deltek Clarity Architecture and Engineering Industry Survey is open to architecture, engineering and related firms of all sizes in the United States and Canada. Hundreds of companies participate each year from disciplines including: architecture, engineering, planning, landscape architecture, interior design, environmental services, surveying and more.

The survey collects information regarding processes, challenges and growth areas in five primary areas: Technology Trends, Financial Management, Business Development, Project Management, and Human Capital Management.

How Do I Get Started?

Go to the survey link. This will take you to the survey home page. From there you can complete as many of the survey sections as you would like. There is no requirement to complete all five sections. Each section will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. You can refer others from your firm to complete the sections you are not able to complete.

Your participation is completely voluntary, and your responses will be kept confidential. The survey closes March 11, 2022 at 12 pm ET. Your participation is valuable and appreciated — without input from firms like yours, we can’t deliver the valuable insights of this comprehensive study.

Want to see what the finished report looks like? View last year’s report.

About the Deltek Clarity Architecture and Engineering Study

For 40+ years, Deltek has delivered industry trends and best practices that help architecture and engineering firms benchmark their performance and drive results. The Deltek Clarity Architecture and Engineering Industry Report is the longest running industry report designed exclusively for the industry to deliver key challenges impacting the market, highlight bright spots, and forecast future trends so architecture and engineering firms can benchmark performance and drive results.