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How Project Information Management Powers AEC Project Success

“86% of organizations see failure to digitize and automate business inputs as a key transformation bottleneck.” 

There is no denying that 2020 has been a year for the books. Within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry, project managers, engineers, surveyors and more have shifted their processes to accompany a more diverse, remote way of working. Creating and processing information may have been a struggle prior to 2020, and now with a workforce that can be partially or even fully remote, inefficiencies with project information management can certainly come to the forefront.

In this whitepaper, you’ll discover solutions to some of the AEC industry’s most common challenges with managing project information, particularly when managing information remotely.

How to tackle project information management:

    • Identify process holes within your organisation
    • Review your data management approach
    • Take stock of on-site practices
    • Have the hard conversations
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4 Ways to Avoid the Pitfalls of Over-Servicing

Increase your agency’s profit margins with accurate scoping, resourcing and job delivery.

Over-servicing or “scope creep” is a real issue faced by many agencies, but how can it be avoided in this fast-paced industry to ensure that businesses are billing clients accurately?

Download this whitepaper for some practical tips on how to:

  • Track your agency’s KPIs accurately
  • Create clear SLAs and SOWs
  • Re-evaluate your business model
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IDC Marketscape Report

Deltek Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: 2017 Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled PSA ERP

“All of Deltek’s PSA ERP product lines should be considered by businesses that live and die by their projects. The PSA ERP applications are developed with project management and project accounting at their core…In industries, such as government contracting and engineering and construction (AEC), there are few competitors that can match Deltek’s expertise.”

– IDC MarketScape: 2017 Worldwide SaaS and Cloud Enabled PSA ERP

IDC MarketScape Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled PSA ERP 2017 Vendor Assessment

Read an excerpt of the report to learn why the IDC MarketScape names Deltek a leader, and the reasons savvy businesses are moving to cloud PSA ERP.

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The content for this excerpt was taken directly from IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled PSA ERP Applications 2017 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US42215717). Mickey North, Jordan Jewell, Kevin Permenter, Eric Newmark.

About IDC MarketScape

IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.

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WorkBook’s Top 5 Benefits for Finance Managers in Agencies

Before the buck can stop with you, you need to see where the bucks are going. WorkBook gives you the visibility to see the details of every project for every client so you can manage how agency time, resources and monies are best spent in one simple integrated solution.

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Nucleus Report: WorkBook Offers Agency Management Visibility & Insight

Recently, Nucleus Research embarked on a hands-on assessment of WorkBook from Deltek agency management software.  Among numerous key findings, Nucleus found that agencies were able to consolidate their disparate systems by replacing them with WorkBook, simplifying their technology environment and streamlining processes, saving businesses between five and 12 percent on project management.

 

Download the report below and discover why Nucleus Research found WorkBook to provide agencies better visibility and collaboration across departments.



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Workbook’s Top 5 benefits for Resource Managers in Agencies

The right resources can make or break a project. Each project requires the perfect balance of skill, experience and availability. Coupled with the uncertainty of a project-based pipeline, it’s crucial that you have knowledge of current bandwidth as well as what’s coming your way.

With greater visibility into upcoming projects and better insights from more accurate timesheet data, WorkBook gives you a clearer view of your resourcing needs now and in the future.



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4 Ways your Agency can Avoid Revenue Drain with Agency Management Software

Are there unseen forces at work in your agency, undermining the good work put in by your team? Are these unseen forces leaving you in the dark about project status and leading you astray over costs? If so you are not alone.

Deltek research revealed that, on average, 7% of potential revenue is lost because agencies don’t have the insight they need into what people are working on and for how long; if time or money is being wasted; and if freelancers are being employed unnecessarily to pick up the imagined slack. So, what can be done to get your agency out of the dark and towards a more enlightened way of working?

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eGuide: 4 Ways to Avoid the Pitfalls of Over-Servicing

 

Increase your agency’s profit margins with accurate scoping, resourcing and job delivery

It’s Time to Take Control and Stop Over-Servicing within agencies and other professionals services firms the assumption tends to be that over-servicing is a given to keep projects on track and clients happy, and for big contracts, the impact on the margin is minimal. In reality, however, clients of all sizes can often be over-serviced to such an extent that your margin becomes greatly reduced.

Now is time to take control of the great black hole caused by over-servicing. Deploy the systems, processes and metrics that can bring your job profitability back on track.

Download this eGuide to learn more



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Free eBook: Talent Management for Dummies

 

Win the War for Talent 

For years, there has been talk of a “war for talent.”

It’s a battle that continues to gain increased attention – especially since the recent recession created a significantly reduced workforce who was asked to do more with less. The result? Increasingly, an organization’s people and its support for them became a company’s most valuable attribute, providing opportunities for differentiation and a competitive edge.

This ebook offers guidance on managing talent throughout the employee lifecycle that will put your organization ahead of the competition.

Highlights of the book include:

  • Understand the concepts of an effective “people” strategy
  • Learn how you can use technology to acquire, develop, and retain top employees
  • Accelerate the human performance of your organization to the next level.

Download the eBook here:

 

 

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Project Information Management for Dummies

 

Take control of your project information

Discover how you can take control of project information to increase efficiency, simplify collaboration, and mitigate risk while gaining a complete view of project and overall business profitability.

What’s inside?

In your copy of Project Information Management for Dummies you will learn more about:

  • What it takes to manage the daily deluge of project emails
  • The benefits of setting up a document management process for your project information
  • How to manage and control the review, filing and distribution of your design deliverables and contract documentation
  • The benefits of PIM technology and mobile working

Download eBook here

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