Project management software for architects
Synergy is like a wingman to your architecture practice
Project management software — designed and built for architects.
We get it, you love what you do. Architects, you’re passionate about architecture and love to imagine, design and shape the future of the built environment. At some point though, business can get in the way. You need to manage your projects, set your rates, keep track of your time with timesheets, invoice clients, make sure they pay your invoices on time, track your finances and that’s when it’s just you — a sole trader.
The complexities are increased when you have a team of architects or a full staff of office administrators, HR, accounts, salespeople etc. to help with the day-to-day running of the business.
Before you know it you’re just running a business and not working on your passion — architecture.
That’s where Synergy can help.
Using Synergy for your architectural business and project management
- Access all Synergy features from your mobile or computer – wherever you are
- Track your project time and expenses using timesheets and timers
- Set rates for use at project and stage level and recover costs as expenses
- Manage your work breakdown with projects, stages, phases and tasks
- Invoice projects with the ability to add multiple fee types to one invoice
- Easily manage your staff, clients, contacts and sub contractors
- Collaborate on projects via the project portal with chats and document sharing
- File your emails from Outlook straight into your Synergy projects
- Sync your project financials to leading accounting packages like Xero and MYOB
- Dashboards let you track the utilization and productivity of staff
- Advanced reporting to see which projects are running under or over budget
Synergy — features
Synergy's features are designed and built for architects. View all features
Projects
Manage project progress with a work breakdown structure, segment projects into stages, tasks and fee types.
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Documents
Central cloud document management for files, images and emails, with security, version control and sharing.
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Project portal
Collaborate on projects via a secure, online portal. Track file viewing and manage communications.
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Timesheets
Track time on project tasks with timesheets, timers and expense entry for accurate project accounting.
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Rates and costs
Set staff rates for use at project and stage level. Create non-staff rates to recover costs as expenses.
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Email management
The Synergy Outlook add-in lets you file emails straight from Outlook to project folders in Synergy.
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The thought of having to manage projects and all of the associated tasks involved probably doesn’t excite you at all. Synergy helps architects manage their business, streamline processes, keep records up-to-date, share files quickly and easily and help you get paid.
It does take a little effort to set up any new project management software. Synergy has shown proven results among our clients with considerable time savings across their architecture practices.
When you start a free trial you will have the option to talk one-on-one with our support team. They will be able to walk you through the basics of setting up your organization, staff details, rates and costs, forecasting, clients and contacts, projects and work breakdown structure including the stages, phases and tasks, how to add tags and notes across the system, how to invoice different fee types on one invoice, start chats and share documents and transmittals using the project portals and much more.
Synergy — Add-ons
Synergy has a selection of add-ons specifically for architects. View all add-ons.
Xero
The Xero add-on for Synergy allows two-way exchange of financial data between Synergy and Xero for architects and engineers.
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QuickBooks Online
The QuickBooks Online add-on for Synergy saves you time with cloud-to-cloud exchange of financial data.
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Bullclip
Bullclip is a live drawing and document markup application. Export Synergy PDFs and image files to Bullclip for markup.
More →“Previously, invoicing took more than a day, now it’s down to about half a day. So, Synergy has more than halved the time it takes to do our invoicing… We’ve also saved a lot of time with timesheets.”
Daniel Calder | Director, Bespoke Architects
See all storiesSynergy — customer reviews
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Reviewed on 02 Apr 2018by Administrator in Design
"Total Synergy cloud version is user friendly and intuitive, the Knowledge/Help files are informative and can usually resolve any issue I have, and if not, the team support is prompt and helpful. I love the timesheet and timer features for accurate recording of project hours."
Read the full review on G2 Crowd →Wonderful product and even better customer service
Reviewed on 28 Mar 2018by Administrator in Civil Engineering
"Synergy is a one-stop shop. It's a central go-to hub that I have open on my desktop all day. I can access client details, view my projects, invoice clients, track my time and so much more. But Synergy's best attribute has to be their people and commitment to their customers. Their assistance during set -up and thereafter has been second to none. They are always prompt in responding to queries and even follow up to see how things worked out. 5 stars!"
Read the full review on G2 Crowd →A great product and absolutely fantastic customer service
Reviewed on 20 Mar 2018by Mike D.
"Flexibility of the product to adapt to suit our established working patterns. The technical support during the trial period and then again after subscription has been absolutely first class. Help has been provided on demand (very quickly) to not just answer software related questions but also to assist us in transferring our established practices such as invoicing, project numbering, project..."
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