Deltek's Ajera is an integrated project management and accounting suite for architectural and engineering (A & E) companies that includes light payroll functionality and also can integrate with third-party payroll providers (ADP, Paychex, Quickbooks, etc.). The product was acquired with original developer Axium in June 2014. CRM functionality can also be added via integration with the Deltek Ajera CRM.
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Honestly, the firm owner pivoted last minute from BQE CORE due to Monograph being suggested by AI. I think the promise of project time tracking and capping hours was really promising. Also the idea of a "big stop sign" when we are going out of expected hourly allotments was …
For small to medium engineering and architecture firms, Ajera appears to be the right size. Beyond the engineering software, Deltek Ajera has all the features a small to medium firm will need for smooth operation. AR, AP, Payroll, reporting, project management are all in one package. We chose to self-host because the licensing was more cost effective for us, but cloud hosting is also available.
I think it's clean and easy to use for most firms that are small to to small mid size. Once your firm scales out of that, I think the firm misses some critical functionality that is much harder to correct when your firm gets bigger and "heavier." There are really only 2 other software's in the space and they are Deltek and BQE CORE. I would say that Monograph is a beautiful interface, but maybe not appropriate for a firm that needs better customization at scale.
Widgets are the best feature of Ajera. Designers can make tiny reports for the entire company, or for one or two individuals. These little reports are the first things that the employee sees when they log in. Viewers of the reports are able to filter, sort, group, print or export the widget without impacting the other users. Deltek has been releasing new features that allow the editing of data in widgets. You can now create new projects or edit timesheets from the widgets.
Credit card importing and credit card reconciliation in Ajera has greatly decreased time spent by administration. You can import credit card transactions from your credit cards. It saves on data entry, and it is easy to see what receipts you are missing when you get the statement.
Mobile timesheets and expense reports help engineers or other users enter their time and expenses as they are on the go. They can take pictures or receipts or submit their timesheet from home.
The Project Command Center is a one stop fountain of information. Everything the project manager wants to know about a project can be found here. You can also add custom fields that allow you to tract addition information.
It's easy to use generally, until you start diving deeper into it. The more niche the issues, the clunkier it gets. We have some critical infrastructure issues that can't be remediated without substantial lifting. Fixing PDF formatting on the invoices is also pretty much impossible, even with simple things like bolding and increasing font size. Overall, it's good but misses the mark in a lot fo small ways
The previous systems were essentially timesheet systems only with very basic accounting. It's mostly the accounting subsystem that made us select Ajera.
Honestly, the firm owner pivoted last minute from BQE CORE due to Monograph being suggested by AI. I think the promise of project time tracking and capping hours was really promising. Also the idea of a "big stop sign" when we are going out of expected hourly allotments was compelling to him.
