Idea of the Month

The Total Cost of Ownership

by Valerie Bianco

Is your architectural or engineering firm exasperated with the project management and billing software running your local server? Want to know what your other options are?

Only four entries and one process, Billing, provide immeasurable information on the key productivity indicators to the financial health of your firm, including analyses for being on target or overrun on your projects. Time. Expense. Cash Receipt. Cash Dispursement. Your data is your business turned into code.  It's valuable and useful. It shouldn't take rocket science or more than 3 steps to get your information relayed back to the reporting form of your choice that is acurate and reliable (the caveat is that you're starting with good information).

Raise your hand if you agree! We invite you to test drive and kick the tires. Lots of tires. Contact us for the scoop on what you may expect from the project centric software options available and a brief comparison of features. Our product expertise: Deltek Vision / InFocus / Ajera Complete / PraestoAE  and SQL Report Writing. 

INFOCUS

InFocus by ClearviewSoftware

PRAESTO AE

PraestoAE by Base Builders LLC

DELTEK VISION

Deltek Vision

AJERA COMPLETE

Axium Ajera


Each product has their own pricing structure based on:

 

  • Number of admin users
  • Number of time & expense users
  • Annual maintenace fees
  • Data migration
It is typical that SaaS (software as a service) offers a lower finanicial investment up front, though it is not the only product type that provides for a monthly subcription pricing.  PraestoAE offers free migration and free training with a guarantee on your satisfaction with their product or your money back. Contact us for a brief comparison on these products and an estimate on out of the box pricing.

 

We support the project management and financial management products listed above. Below are other products we have test driven and endorse.

Server

Envision Accounting - A/E project managment, accounting, time & expense & billing

BillQuick - A/E project management, time & expense & billing

Cloud (SaaS) Software as a Service

Clarizen - Project & Resource Management, Budget Tracking, Time & Expense 

Doolphy - Project Management, Financial Reports, File Management


Product Portfolio

PraestoAE InFocus Deltek Vision software