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Purpose-built for architecture and engineering firms with tools that connect projects, time, and billing in one place. Task management, resource management and project profitability tracking follow A&E project structures and fee types from day one.

Integrations with Xero, MYOB AccountRight Live, QuickBooks Online, Sage and Wiise keep your data accurate while giving your firm the freedom to use the accounting system that work best for you.

Tailored onboarding, weekly webinars and a dedicated account manager.

Fast, responsive customer support with consultative onboarding from A&E specialists who understand your firm.

Deltek

Designed to serve many industries rather than focusing on how A&E firms really work. Broad ERP solutions also tend to include modules, such as inventory management, that a consulting practice never uses.

 

Made to use Deltek’s GL, meaning there is no flexibility on the accounting system you’d prefer to use.

 

Rollouts are long, resource-heavy, and process-led. Smaller A&E teams feel the strain immediately.

Customer support is often slow or hard to reach, leaving firms waiting for answers or turning to consultants for help.

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Why Total Synergy?

Total Synergy is a complete project management platform that guides architecture and engineering practices to the clearest path to project profitability.

 

We bring together project management, project financials, and project analytics to help practices eliminate time-sucking tasks, reduce common project risks, and gain access to real-time practice insights for smarter decision making, ensuring repeatable project success.

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Frequently Asked Questions for Deltek Users

Why do A&E firms look for a Deltek alternative?

Deltek is built to serve a wide range of professional services firms, not specifically architecture and engineering, so many A&E firms find the platform doesn’t reflect how they actually work. Firms searching for Deltek alternatives are typically after project management software purpose-built for A&E project structures, fee types, and workflows. They also want a shorter rollout, flexibility over their accounting system, and responsive customer support, rather than a full ERP solution like Deltek Vantagepoint or Deltek Vision.

Total Synergy is a project management platform purpose-built for architecture and engineering practices. It connects projects, time tracking, and invoicing in tools designed specifically around A&E workflows, rather than adapted from a broader professional services automation (PSA) platform. Task management, resource management, and project profitability tracking follow A&E project structures from day one. This tends to mean a shorter learning curve and a better fit from day one.

No. Total Synergy integrates with Xero, MYOB AccountRight Live, QuickBooks Online, Sage, and Wiise, so firms can keep using the accounting system that works for them. Deltek, by comparison, is built around its own general ledger, which removes that flexibility. If you run a different accounting system, such as Sage Intacct or NetSuite, ask the Total Synergy team about integration options during your demo.

Deltek rollouts are typically long, resource-heavy, and process-led, which smaller A&E teams often feel the strain of immediately. Total Synergy’s onboarding is tailored specifically for A&E firms, with weekly webinars and a dedicated account manager, designed to get a practice up and running without a lengthy implementation cycle. Onboarding with Total Synergy takes weeks, not months, with some practices up and running in as little as 45 days.

Total Synergy provides fast, responsive customer support with consultative onboarding from specialists who understand how A&E firms operate, backed by a 24/7 support model and teams in Sydney and London. Firms often cite slow or hard-to-reach support as a common frustration with Deltek, which can leave them leaning on external consultants for help. With Total Synergy, you speak to people who know A&E projects, not a general helpdesk.

No, Total Synergy is not an ERP. Deltek Vantagepoint is an ERP solution that combines accounting, project management, and other business functions in one system. Total Synergy focuses on project management, project financials, and project analytics for A&E firms, and connects to your existing accounting system for the general ledger. It tracks budgets, costs, WIP, invoicing, and project profitability at project and stage level, so firms moving from Deltek Vision or Deltek Vantagepoint keep project accounting and job costing detail without paying for ERP modules, such as inventory management, that a consulting practice never uses.
Yes. Your team records time through timesheets, timers, and task-level tracking. Invoicing then builds on that data, with bulk invoicing, automated reminders, and WIP tracking, so billing stays accurate without chasing people for hours. Resource management shows availability, workloads, and conflicts, so resourcing and capacity planning decisions rest on real data. Revenue forecasting by project stage connects your pipeline to the people you will need. Business intelligence dashboards cover projects, finance, people, and sales, and integrations with human resources tools such as BambooHR and BrightHR keep your people data connected.
AEC firms comparing Deltek alternatives often shortlist BQE Core or BigTime alongside Total Synergy, while others look at ERP solutions such as NetSuite. The trade-off is similar across these project management tools. A general platform can handle project accounting, but A&E practices get more from software designed around their own project structures, fee types, and workflows. The best way to compare is to book a demo and test each platform against your own projects, timesheets, and invoicing process.
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Why Total Synergy?

Simplify Product Delivery

Free Your Team to Focus On What They Do Best: Delivering Great Projects

Reduce Project Risk

Reduce Project Risk with Real-Time Financial Insights.

Win the Right Projects

Win Projects That Drive Profit and Avoid the Ones That Don’t.

Receive 24/7 Support

Expert A&E-Focused Support Whenever You Need It.
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Produce Budgets & Quotes

Make budgeting and quoting easier, more accurate, and less stressful.

Manage Projects

Stay organized, on time, and on budget with tools that drive project profitability and efficiency.

Track Time

Track time effortlessly, stay on budget, and improve billing accuracy at every project phase.

Allocate Resources

Easily see who’s working on what, their availability, and how to best balance workloads.

Process Invoices

Get invoices out faster, reduce delays, and keep cash flowing with clear project finances.

Track Finances

Make budgeting and quoting easier, more accurate, and less stressful.

Decide with Data

Make smarter decisions with real-time dashboards and reports.

Forecast Revenue

Gain crystal-clear visibility into your future revenue, project profitability, and resource needs.

Apply Document Control

Centralize your project information for seamless collaboration, better control, and fewer headaches.

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