Deltek Ajera is a project management and project-based accounting system that helps small architecture and engineering firms get paid faster, keep projects profitable, and see exactly how the business is performing. Ajera connects project tracking, billing, and financials in one easy-to-use application, giving firms real-time visibility across projects and the entire business. With built-in automation and embedded AI for quick insights and assistance, Ajera helps to reduce manual work, make confident decisions, and support your growth goals with speed, clarity, and control. Best for: Small A&E firms with fewer than 100 employees that need project management and accounting in a single application — especially those outgrowing spreadsheets or generic tools like QuickBooks. Use cases:  Track project budgets, timelines, and resource assignments in real time to keep work on schedule and margins on track  Automate client invoicing and accelerate collections with AR automation  Build accurate project schedules and spot workload imbalances early before they impact delivery  Monitor firm-wide profitability, utilization, and cash flow from role-based dashboards  Use Ask Dela to retrieve project and financial data instantly — no report- building required Key Features:  Schedule Manager to plan project timelines and balance team workloads  Automated bank feeds and transaction reconciliation to reduce manual accounting work  Paperless client billing and invoicing to speed up billing cycles  Ajera Payments to automate accounts receivable and improve cash flow  Timesheet Assist with suggested entries based on recent work to save time and improve accuracy  Intelligent character recognition (ICR) for mobile expense capture  A&E-ready dashboards with configurable KPIs for project and firm performance  Ask Dela, an AI-powered orchestrator, for instant access to project and financial data Why small A&E firms choose Ajera:  Projects and accounting live in one application. Ajera connects project tracking, billing, and financials, so teams always know where each project stands and how it impacts the firm.  Automation speeds up cash flow. Automated bank feeds, paperless invoicing, and AR automation help firms reduce invoice processing time by 80% and collect payments sooner — cutting the manual steps that delay cash coming in.  Ask Dela delivers instant answers. The AI-powered orchestrator finds project details, client data, and financial information already in Ajera — no digging through menus or building reports.  Built for A&E billing complexity. Ajera tracks project phases at a granular level to support the multi-phase, milestone-based billing processes that generic accounting tools cannot handle. Used by: Architecture and engineering firms — from boutique studios to growing multi- discipline practices — that manage project-based work and need their accounting connected to project delivery. Ajera is part of the Deltek platform, trusted by 98% of the Top 500 AE firms. More than 3,500 firms rely on Ajera, with customers reporting 152% project profit increases and 75% reductions in administrative burden.