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The Architecture and Engineering (A&E) market is dynamic and has always seen positive change. As new design trends emerge, such as BIM, Digital Twins and Green Architecture, as well as efforts to reduce the problems associated with environmental disasters, the A&E market will continue to remain vibrant.

Jan Västernäs, CEO and Software Architect at Callista Enterprise AB, shares his evaluation of ERP software and why he chose Deltek Maconomy.

Are you considering implementing new software at your firm, or about to start your journey and looking for some guidance? Based on years of working with companies of all sizes, Adrian Anastas shares his top 5 software implementation challenges and how to tackle them.

Natasha Engan, Senior Vice President of Deltek Global Consulting, shares key recommendations that will help to ensure your ERP Implementation is a Success.

We spent 18 hours with Mott MacDonald’s Development Manager Simon Bell as he travelled from Sheffield to London visiting clients, and watched his team win a home league match.

Growing Dubai-based interior design firm Zebra have selected Deltek ERP to help them optimise project delivery.

Managing technological change is no easy task. Our latest blog discusses the possible risks and what can be done to avoid the 4 most common pitfalls.

The operating environment for professional services firms has become more complex, making it harder to grow profitably. Here's how leaders can approach complex project management and avoid failure.

The COO’s that we partner with are sharpening their focus, introducing digital talent management and closing inefficiency gaps. Read where they are seeing the benefits.

Being agile is vital for professional services firms of all sizes, but most notably large enterprises, for the simple reason that if they fail to meet the expectations of their clients, there are plenty of predatory competitors all vying for the work.

How do leading consulting firms use technology to grow their business and their profit margins?

In the professional services industry, no two projects are alike and more often than not they are considerably different. In this video you can learn more about how to better manage your project lifecycle

In this blog we give you the top 5 tips for you to consider when selecting ERP software for your project-based business.

In this blog we discuss 6 key advantages cloud ERP software has over traditional on premise ERP.

Based on more than 20 years of experience implementing ERP solutions in the professional services industry, we’ve gathered nine must-read tips that will ensure your success when adopting a new ERP solution.

Timesheets. A thorn in the side of every professional services firm and worker alike. From the company's point of view they are fundamental when it comes to reclaiming that all important revenue

If you're celebrating winning that plum project you've been working so hard on in recent weeks, then, congratulations! Exciting times are ahead.

You've heard of ERP. You may even know a bit about the benefits the right system can bring in terms of efficiency and profitability. But do you know the differences between a generic and a project-based ERP platform?

Business intelligence - or BI - is a term used for a number of approaches that are designed to gather, store, analyse and provide access to meaningful and insightful data. This data, in turn, is used to make better fact-based business decisions.

Have you ever wondered what lies beneath the interface of an ERP platform to make it the robust, centralised business tool that it is? If so, then you may be interested to know that there are five main components that make up a typical ERP system

ERP is an acronym that is often banded about in business - especially when it comes to project management. But what is it and how are businesses using it to their advantage?

You Should Be Using Real-time Data To Understand Where You’ve Been And Where You Should Be Going In The Future.

In the business world everyone answers to someone and will at times face difficult questions. Even when things are going smoothly in your business often drilldown questions can be difficult

Find out how you can win more business by working smarter rather than harder.

Find out how to retain your top employees and hire talented new ones with these three simple tips.

Four revenue-generating steps to help you capitalise on the "up-turn" in the Consultancy industry.

Learn how to answer the tough questions that CEOs of Pofessional Services firms face

Tracking all of the variables in a typical project can seem like a daunting task. As with any undertaking of this magnitude, it’s best to start by determining exactly what it is you need to track.

How do you respond when your CEO asks tough questions about your teams processes and performance?

On the surface things seem to be going well - Executive management thinks you’re doing a great job as a resource planner. You’re feeling pretty good at the quarterly operations review until you get the following questions from management...

Which KPIs should Project Managers measure to ensure they deliver successful projects?

These four tips show how project managers can use Project-Based ERP to improve project control and profitability

Discover the role that ERP software plays in effective acquisitions.

Discover how project-based ERP can mean the difference between firm foundations and a house of cards.

Find out how an Enterprise Resource Planning solution can help you to align your finances and maximise profits following new business acquisition.

Identify the correct time to grow your business using precise, real-time data from your ERP software.

Explore how project-based ERP software can help you simultaneously manage growth and margins.

Consulting firms list growth as a top priority, with many recognising how ERP software solutions are a key player in the process.

Follow these 5 tips to help yo make the most of your time spent with your ERP Consultant

In this blog, Blair Pringle looks at some of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for Engineering firms in 2015

What can businesses learn from the finacial management failings of Balfour Beatty and Imtech?

Discover how to increase billable utilisation in a more effective long-term strategy with ERP software.

Here are four ways in which project-based ERP will boost profits by making project estimating more accurate.

Find out how growing businesses with a successful employee lifecycle profile have been using enterprise resource planning software to win the war for talent.

Discover how ERP software providers are helping businesses to win bids.

Discover why business KPI management is becoming essential to measuring your company’s value and how enterprise resource planning software can help.

Discover how more visible and efficient project management led by ERP software can increase resource utilisation and profitability.

Set measurable KPIs for your business with the help of enterprise resource planning software.

Discover how improving your resources with Enterprise Resource Planning will improve your profits without the need to raise your prices

Discover what you need to consider when aligning your business systems for global growth.

Is your business system a profit-making or cost-guzzling asset? How can project-based ERP help improve profitability? Find out in this blog

Take a look at what a fast-growing Professional Services business looks like and how an ERP system can boost growth.

Discover how Enterprise Resource Planning solutions can help your Professional Services firm work together to improve profit margins and reduce costs.

Assess your business operating system with a quarterly basis review.

Consider these ten questions to assess whether your business system can grow with your company.

Finance managers are well versed in forecasting, but their financial systems often let them down. ERP software and metrics can be used to gain accuracy.

Cloud ERP software has become an attractive option for many consulting firms. Here are 5 reasons why more businesses are turning to the cloud

Financial goals and objectives are achievable when you analyse, plan and implement integrated strategies by allocating the most appropriate resources.

Find out how three Professional Services companies are using project-based ERP to solve their key business problems.

View this infographic to learn the 6 things your IT must be able to do to drive your business strategy

Using high quality Project-based ERP software can deliver return on investment quickly in the short term and support growth in the long term.

Learn more about what ERP integration is, why it is important and a number of challenges you may face when integrating ERP with other business systems

Using an industry specific ERP system will enhance communication, connect resources and provide a deeper and more meaningful level of visibility for both parties involved in a merger or acquisition deal

Learn how ERP implementations which are phased can improve end user buy in

Learn how Analysys Mason were able to consolidate their business systems and gain one accurate, real-time version of your business information

Recent research suggest that almost 50% of leading Professional Services firms will begin upgrading their ERP systems this year. Should they upgrade existing system or opt for something completely different?

Using ERP that is purpose built for your industry enables CFOs to gain control and visibility, access predictable results and guide their firm to out perform expectations

Professional Services firms can drastically reduce their profit margins by consistently over-servicing clients, yet many firms are unaware if and when over-servicing occurs.

Implementing an ERP system does not need to be painful process. With proper planning and execution of the 10 success factors in this article, an ERP implementation can proceed smoothly and without problems.

One of the biggest resource management challenges faced by Professional Services firms is that it is difficult to predict your future resource needs when looking more than a few months ahead.

Achieving ROI from an ERP system is an achievable reality. Fergus Gilmore explains how with help from Steve Slade of Buro Four.

To ensure ROI from your Cloud ERP implementation, you need to look to a vendor with expertise in your industry.

Find out what you should look for in the perfect ERP system for your Professional Services firm.

There are four symptoms that indicate when a Professional Services firm needs a new business system. Learn more in this blog.

Legacy systems may be holding businesses back. Updating your ERP system will improve financial control and project visibility and enable your business to achieve growth targets.

Deltek Vision ERP Software enables your business to make better decisions by giving you accurate information at the right time.

Cloud ERP software is not an emerging technology, it is here and now.

Get more out of your ERP system: empower your employees to make decisions more quickly by removing unnecessary administrative hurdles

There comes a time in every firm's growth cycle when its systems need to be reviewed. ERP software that scales as you grow enables your firm to always have access to 'big picture' visibility.

Deltek Maconomy ERP Software enables you to improve resource management and project control so that you can increase your bottom line

Social Collaboration tools are becoming increasingly important for businesses. Here are four top reasons why you need them.

Firms who use Project ERP can improve project management and increase productivity and profits.

Understanding ERP configuration can help you to choose the correct ERP system for your business

There are dozens of adages for how to ensure your company is successful: ‘think global, act local’ being one of them. But what does this mean in practical terms? And as a professional services firm hungry for growth and success across the globe, where do you begin?

We see and hear a lot of debates about SaaS versus on-premise deployments. Professional services firms looking to deploy a new system, or upgrade their existing, need to have a clear understanding of what benefits THEY want to receive before making the decision.