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    Deltek Vantagepoint

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/APeople and projects are the heart and soul of a business. So Deltek created Vantagepoint, which they present as a powerful, intuitive solution that helps users manage projects from start to finish. Deltek Vantagepoint’s 360-degree view of projects puts client, project and financial details in a single location. The vendor states this adds up to making well-informed tactical and strategic business decisions and a more efficient, productive and profitable company.N/A

    Replicon Polaris PSA

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AReplicon Polaris PSA is a professional services automation platform containing project management, expense tracking, and billing features, from Replicon headquartered in Redwood City, California.N/A
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
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    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Deltek Inc.
    I have used Vision/Vantagepoint with 5 different companies. Where the business model is project-based it works very well. This is the rule for most AEC companies. My current organization does not really have a project-based business model as they have many, many small "projects" that never get entered into Vantagepoint as it would be time prohibitive to do so. This makes the use of the system very limited for all employees outside of accounting and unreliable for reporting pipeline and historical revenue data. This is not the fault of Deltek, however, just an observation of how it is used with my current company.
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    Deltek Replicon
    It is perfect for inputing time sheets, time offs and expenses. It is hosted on the cloud, so accessible from anywhere, and even from mobile. It should nonetheless do just that, as it is not suited to track the work that you are doing or details about it. It is completely useless in that case.
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    Pros
    Deltek Inc.
    • Consolidation of CRM
    • Project data
    • Project financials
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    Deltek Replicon
    • Many of our staff members work on multiple projects. Replicon PSM is ideal for managers to track all staff hours just by running a simple report.
    • It's so easy use & maintain.
    • Support team is really impressive, seem to know their product.
    • Reporting is a breeze.
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    Cons
    Deltek Inc.
    • Customer Service
    • Fraudulent Charges
    • Listening to their clients
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    Deltek Replicon
    • Though the technical support staff are always very nice, sometimes they don't seem to understand exactly what the issue is based on our explanation. There have been several times when I've ended up solving the issue on my own without their assistance, despite numerous emails and phone calls. Could be a language barrier issue, perhaps they could receive more training in how companies are actually using the software on a daily basis.
    • Employee time sheets have to be approved by project managers and supervisors prior to my final approval. However, when viewing the time sheets in list form, there is no way for me to tell whether a time sheet has been approved by everyone else. I have to manually open each one and hover over the approver link. It would be helpful if there was a column in the list showing which approvers still need to approve it.
    • There have been a few times when time sheets were accidentally deleted by approvers. In order to retrieve them, we've had to contact Replicon support and have a backup instance of the information created. It would be great if perhaps there was some sort of archive or recently deleted section that could be accessed right away without having to go through Replicon support, a folder or something that would hold on to recently deleted files for a few days or a week just in case they needed to be retrieved.
    • Some of our projects have more than one project manager. Replicon currently allows for co-managers to be assigned to a project, but this status does not seem to include that co-manager in the approval of time sheets and expenses. We have had to manually create an approval path to include that second manager. It would be nice if co-managers would automatically be included in those approval paths.
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    Usability
    Deltek Inc.
    It is ok to use; it is not the easiest to use in terms of usability and user-friendliness but it is not the worst. It still feels somewhat outdated. Many cloud options are cleaner or look more modern. But it is good enough and you should be able to get the hang of it.
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    Support Rating
    Deltek Inc.
    I would rate Deltek VantagePoint highly in terms of the overall support. You can receive support any time you need it and there is a representative from Deltek assigned to your account so that you can always get the help when you need it. Sometimes, they want to go more in-depth than I would like, however.
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    Deltek Replicon
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    Alternatives Considered
    Deltek Inc.
    BQE Core. I think that BQE Core is definitely harder to use, and has a lot of features atleast from the users perspective that dont seem entirely neccesary. Deltek is very straight forward and easy to use.
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    Deltek Replicon
    We used to track time on JIRA on the tickets. This was good enough for time tracking, but didn't integrate efficiently with accounting software, so accountants had to replicate manually the data from JIRA to their software in order to bill clients. Using Replicon made things much easier for them.
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    Return on Investment
    Deltek Inc.
    • Provides a customizable option for many current and to-be-determined use cases.
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    Deltek Replicon
    • No negative; we just use it for timesheets.
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    Screenshot of Vantagepoint CRM and Mobile CRM - Manage pipeline and nurture client relationships with Vantagepoint CRMScreenshot of Vantagepoint Resource Management - Avoid burnout and staff project appropriately with VantagepointScreenshot of Vantagepoint Project Management - Control all project information in one place from pursuit through completion with VantagepointScreenshot of Vantagepoint Accounting & Financial Management - Get the flexibility and control to accurately manage your financials with VantagepointScreenshot of Vantagepoint Time & Expense Management - Quickly capture time and expenses on any device to improve cash flow with VantagepointScreenshot of Vantagepoint Dashboards and Business Intelligence -Gain complete visibility across the company to make timely, informed decisions