Deltek Ajera

Great Software but a bit outdated

Kommentare: Good, needs work on the interface.

Vorteile:

It’s a beast of a program but it gets the job done WELL and on micro scales

Nachteile:

It’s not necessarily a “user friendly” software.

Ajera good for small business, not great for Percent Complete Projects

Kommentare: Our A&E firm has had amazing results in project management and resource management since we switched to Ajera from Viewpoint Vista. The accounting functions are well-protected from mistakes, but limits options of seasoned accountants.

Vorteile:

Simple interfaces, buildable reports are handy for all. If project managers are willing to enter data into their project, like start/stop dates, percent complete and resources there is a wealth of reporting available. I also like the alert function tied to widgets.

Nachteile:

prebuilt reports often lacking As an accountant, the software often blocks activities I can do in other ERP systems. I think Ajera is built like a more robust Quickbooks, protecting business owners from making mistakes, but it inhibits some accounting activities in the ledgers. Creative workarounds are possible, but sometimes annoying.

Deltek Ajera is a powerful tool that may be underutilized by smaller firms with dedicated staff.

Kommentare: Deltek University and available webinars have been very helpful. We have not yet been able to access user forums. Though the cost is significant, we have found that the program is a very useful tool though limited to the simpler tasks. Webinars are sometimes sales pitches for add-ons. Technical service has always been helpful. For team members with a limited amount of time for project management and accounting, getting into the complexities of the program to use it to its fullest value can be a daunting task.

Vorteile:

Ajera provides a great methodology for employee's time tracking to projects with task descriptions that easily converts to regular invoicing for professional services. Project management for progress tracking, budget checks and simple project costs analysis is extremely effective. Creation of charts is a simple one touch generation. Our accounting department is also very pleased with the billing generation system.

Nachteile:

Accessing and using all of the features of Ajera can be very complex and the learning curve can be great. The program's capabilities go so far beyond our daily uses that we need more detailed training to understand and fully use.

Ugggghhh, Can't wait to switch to something else

Kommentare: Overall, it feels old, outdated, and clunky. We've been using it at my office for close to 10 years, and in that time, I don't think I've ever seen any sort of updates with any new/improved features. In the past, I reached out to offer suggestions for improvements, and they always went ignored. I'm not even certain if Deltek continues to offer support and update this program anymore--for all I know, we may be one of the last few people still using this software. I've never found it to be helpful in my role, nor efficient. It tends to create more problems than it solves. I keep hoping my company will upgrade and find a new/better software for this purpose.

Vorteile:

I do like the conditional formatting--we use that a lot to highlight projects with overdue notes, or color code fees so we can see patterns at a quick glance.

Nachteile:

Updating project records. UGH, what a pain. I do this almost daily, and it's such a slow process, opening each record, having to find the proper tab, the proper field, make an update, wait for the record for save, etc. I wish there were a way to make quick updates from a dashboard. Although we can add custom fields, which is a plus, these custom fields are hard to keep in set order. When someone goes into the Custom Fields admin portion, they often click the column header to quickly find the field they're looking for, and when that happens, it reorders all the fields in all the tabs. And the only way to correct this is to painstakingly move each individual field up or down to the right order. Can't drag the line to where I want it, and certainly can't move multiple lines at a time. It's a HUGE pain and very time consuming to correct. There are more things that annoy me, but those are generally my two biggest issues when using Ajera.

Deltek Ajera Review

Vorteile:

Simple and fairly easy to use. Easily able to dictate specific hours for various tasks.

Nachteile:

Timesheets viewing only allows the user to go back a finite amount of time for review.