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Your source for insights, expertise and best practices across a range of relevant topics and industries for project-based businesses operating in the UK and Europe.
5 Characteristics of Highly Profitable Consulting Firms
Learn how our five characteristics of highly profitable consulting firms can help evaluate your firm's profitability and identify opportunities for growth.
3 Benchmarks to Help with Consulting Firm Growth
SPI research looks at benchmarks across sales, talent and delivery. Learn why these benchmarks can help prepare you for growth this year and beyond.
Five Lessons From Agency Leaders in 2022, From Agency Project Management Processes to Managing Creative Talent
Three agency leaders share five pieces of advice that can help creative firms reduce risk and thrive throughout 2022 and beyond.
Deltek Clarity Study: Staffing Changes, Emerging Tech and New Business Growth – Here’s How A&E Firms in the Nordics Are Evolving
150 respondents across Norway, Sweden and Denmark report their biggest technology and business challenges – and how they’re overcoming them.
Deltek Clarity Study: How Are Architecture & Engineering Firms Across Europe and Asia Pacific Solving Todays’ Business Challenges?
Discover the top trends for architecture and engineering firms in the 3rd Annual Deltek Clarity A&E Industry Study, based on insights from 600 decision-makers.
It’s All About the Data: How to Analyze Agency Performance to Make Smarter Business Decisions
Gain insights from agency operations expert, Vincent Dong, where he shared how agencies can leverage technology to better control people, projects, and profits.
AEC Mobile Modernization: App for Site Inspection Reports
Free your team from the hassle of site inspection reports so they can maximize their efficiencies onsite and reduce the manual burden after the site visit.
The Biggest Pitfalls That Agencies Keep Making
Our recent global survey of the advertising, media and marketing industry revealed where many are getting it wrong – here’s how to learn by their example.
Architecture & Engineering Firms: Are you on top of your project KPIs?
Rolf Hansen, Sales Director at Deltek, shares his 30+ years of experience in advising A&E firms, large and small, on the importance of KPIs and what to track and how, in order to improve efficiency and profitability.
The Agency Roadmap: Six Steps to Optimizing Project Delivery
How does an agency create the culture, climate, and capability for project delivery optimization to occur? Learn six steps to constitute a near-foolproof approach.
Not all work is created equal. Here’s how A&E firms can find the most profitable projects consistently.
What makes your most profitable projects such a success? Our latest guide explores how you can identify your most successful and profitable projects and use that information to find similar work.
How Buro Four maximized profitability, improved agility and thrived in uncertain times
See how an employee-owned project management firm successfully steered its people – and its financial performance – through a period of significant disruption.
A&E and Consulting firms: here are three ways to streamline your resource planning
Resource management is crucial for A&E and Consulting firms – but few have an effective planning structure in place. Here are three recommendations for getting it right.
Technology in Practice: How Digital Innovation Can Boost Your Architectural Business
A group of Architecture industry experts came together to explore how technology has changed the way architects deliver projects and to reveal key findings from Deltek Clarity research.
Leading Design and Architecture firm Fender Katsalidis transforms finance with Deltek ERP
See how an award-winning design and architecture firm streamlined reporting and made real-time finance information available to everyone that needs it.
How To Set The Right Project Baseline And Stay On Target
Best-practice project management relies on three key building blocks, including setting a project baseline to guide the smooth delivery and financial management of successful projects.
The Month-End Process: How to Accelerate Each Step
Is your month-end close a smooth and fast process, or a messy rush of timesheets and invoicing red tape? Find out how your consulting firm can attain accounting best practice, by harnessing the power of technology.
Allies And Morrison Select Deltek Vantagepoint To Power Their Project Success
Award-winning architecture and urbanism practice Allies and Morrison selects Deltek to improve project delivery and efficiency.
Managing Complex Projects: Strategies For Architecture Practices
How well equipped is your architecture firm for managing complex projects? Former architect and Management in Action founder Jennekin Dicks advises how practices can harness the value of data and people.
Project Failure: Is This Why Your AEC Firm Has A Poor Delivery Record?
In a recent study, 66% of AEC firms admitted that the delivery on one-quarter of their projects was delayed. In our latest blog we explore the causes, costs and solutions to project failure.
What Is Project Control, Why Is It Important And How Do You Get It?
If your Architecture or Engineering firm aims to deliver projects on time and on budget, and with the most effective and efficient performance, it's absolutely essential to employ internal Project Control systems.
How To Approach Complex Project Management In The Professional Services Sector
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.
Project Management Future Trends Special Report: Projecting the Future
In this special report, the Association of Project Managers discuss emerging trends in project management and how technology will affect the industry.
How To Better Manage Your Project Lifecycle
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
KPIs For Project Managers: Here's What You Need To Measure
Discover the three metrics that every Project Manager or COO needs to know – we’ll tell you what they are and how to measure them.
CFO KPIs - The 4 Metrics You Need To Measure
4 metrics that every CFO or Finance Director needs to know – we’ll tell you what they are and how to measure them.
You Need To Beat Over-Servicing To Make Your Agency Profitable
Learn how to make sure you protect your agency's margin by keeping your projects on track, on time and within budget.
Do You Know How To Build the Perfect Project Management Dashboard?
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.
Do You Have The Right Person On The Right Project?
Is your business able to ensure you have the right project manager working on the right project?
Stop Stressing Out About Project Management
How do you respond when your CEO asks tough questions about your teams processes and performance?
6 Questions Every Project Manager Needs To Ask
Project managers can improve the efficiency of their project delivery by asking these 6 basic questions.
Project Manager KPIs - What Are They?
Which KPIs should Project Managers measure to ensure they deliver successful projects?
What Is The Secret To Successful Project Control And Profitability?
These four tips show how project managers can use Project-Based ERP to improve project control and profitability
When You Know, You Know. When’s The Right Time To Grow?
Identify the correct time to grow your business using precise, real-time data from your ERP software.
How To Manage In A Creative Agency Without Stifling Creativity
Many agencies still struggle to find the most effective way to manage their projects so that they balance creativity alongside project and finacial control.
A&E firms - 3 Ways To Secure More Bids With Better Project Management
Discover why business management systems are key for leading A&E firms who produce winning bids.
Overcome Knowledge Silos In Your Project-Based Firm
Learn how to break down silos in business with project software management for Professional Services firms.
One Organisational Change That Will Win You The Best Business
Discover how ERP software providers are helping businesses to win bids.
3 Project Lifecycle Changes That Will Maximise Your Profit
Discover how more visible and efficient project management led by ERP software can increase resource utilisation and profitability.
How Better Project Planning Leads To Improved Working Capital
Discover how project ERP software can give you greater working capital through improved visibility and efficiencies.
3 Project Control Tips That Will Help You To Outpace Your Competitors
Use these 3 tips to gain better control over your consulting projects and improve your firms profits
If Your Business Is Built On Spreadsheets, You Need To Read This...
How you know it’s time to trade in your spreadsheets for a true fit-for-purpose ERP business system to maximise productivity and profits.
Why You Shouldn't Over-Service Your Clients
Identify over-servicing clients to avoid poor scoping, resourcing and missed milestones.
Can Your Business Keep On Improving?
In a world of thrive or dive, is your fast-growing business agile enough to cope with the demands you throw at it?
Do You Always Know How Profitable Your Projects Are?
Many Professional Services firms do not know before it's too late whether their projects are profitable or not. But how late is too late? And what can you do about it?
Improving Your Processes Will Result In Satisfied Customers And Better Margins
Professional Services firms can increase customer satisfaction and margins by reviewing and improving their business processes.
5 Steps To Improving Profits Without Downsizing Your Workforce
Professional Services firms can make a significant impact to their bottom line by asking the right questions about their resource utilisation and process efficiency.
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How Should You Assign Time Against Your Projects?
How should operations team assign time against projects in uncommon situations? Particularly when your delivery team are travelling often as part of the project?
Enable Your Firm To Make Better Decisions With Deltek Vision
Deltek Vision ERP Software enables your business to make better decisions by giving you accurate information at the right time.
Is Too Much Of Your Project Manager's Time Taken Up By Searching For Data?
Using a project-based ERP system, Project Managers can get real-time visibility into all of the information they need to ensure project success and profitability.
Do You Know How Effective Your Project Managers Truly Are?
Firms who use Project ERP can improve project management and increase productivity and profits.
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