Deltek Vision

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Project management tool for professional services managers.

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Value for Money
3.7/5
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Ease of Use
3.6/5
Customer Support
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Shivakant
Shivakant
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

The extremely useful database, not so user-friendly

Reviewed on 21/03/2018

Configurable, customizable fully integrated solution.

Configurable, customizable fully integrated solution.

Pros

The sheer amount of customization of this program is amazing - my firm can track tons of information and cross-reference it in multiple ways to keep all of our ducks in a row and coordinate our efforts.

Cons

When differentiating between projects, there are certain areas, "tasks" that can be used for billing and it does make it hard to not customize how one separates the work.

Remington
Remington
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great Project Related Program

Reviewed on 04/12/2018

Pros

I think one of the best things about Deltek Vision is the Visualization piece. You can easily show people information on the fly and let people know what is critical for a report.

Cons

The ease of set-up is what got me. We had to have a full team help us and still have on site programmers to maintain it.

bengono
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  • Industry: Machinery
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

project executor

Reviewed on 01/12/2023

Pros

I think the safety aspect of this software has been really well done.

Cons

the lack of an assai version is really political

Nicole
Nicole
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 4.0 /10

Deltek Vision

Reviewed on 08/09/2018

Overall it works well and is basic and easy to use.

Overall it works well and is basic and easy to use.

Pros

It's easy and straightforward to use. You can look up old timesheets and it prompts you to check over your work before you submit.

Cons

I wish more features would save. Typing on repeatedly is tedious when most of it is the same information.

Dennis
Dennis
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  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Deltek software is the perfect solution for all financial forecasting needs of a business

Reviewed on 25/05/2018

Nowadays we are able to forecast our cash flow for even a period of six months before even...

Nowadays we are able to forecast our cash flow for even a period of six months before even receiving the money

Pros

There is real-time standby training available to the users of the software
The support is available 24/7
Supported by various leading software carrier platforms

Cons

It may be challenging to use for users who are not conversed in accounting background
When systems are down it maybe difficult to operate in such circumstances

Liz
Liz
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

A dinosaur of a program, but does what it's built to do.

Reviewed on 01/08/2018

This is good at collecting data, and relatively easy to use.

This is good at collecting data, and relatively easy to use.

Pros

I do like that this program is super customizable, has a ton of functionality, and comes with basically it's own help team. Pretty easy to use once you get used to it.

Cons

There is so much going on, it's hard to figure out it's capabilities. The filtering on it is super specific and sometimes makes it hard to navigate.

Pamela
Pamela
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

It tracks hours and saves hours

Reviewed on 16/12/2018

Pros

It's very easy to track projects and hours in Deltek. It's a relief to be able to go to one platform and review everyone's contributions to a project. I love it!

Cons

You can only track projects in 30-minute increments, which can be annoying. The UI also looks a bit dated, but that's not enough of a reason for me to lower my rating.

Shailja
Shailja
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Vision it your way.

Reviewed on 21/01/2019

It's a good software I think till now.

It's a good software I think till now.

Pros

1. You can switch between different things like Project, Timesheet etc very easily.
And extract and know data very quickly.
2. Save time with this software.
3. You can have the project management done with Accounting Reporting.

Cons

1. If you are using A/R graph then you have limited options to select from. Please improve on them.
2. Some parts you can excel well if some of your team member knows SQL, so sometimes that becomes a necessity.

Tracey
Tracey
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  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Helped us to execute projects more effectively and in a cost effective manner

Reviewed on 07/02/2018

Pros

We were able to manage the complete project lifecycle while increasing profit with a single ERP system that worked with our SME and wasn't too big and clumsy for a smaller business. Effective and fast! What we liked.

Cons

there was not a lot of easily accessable help information available on their website. I prefer to use and search help documentation myself rather than lodging an enquiry in the first instance.

Eduardo
Eduardo
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  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Improve effective the teamwork of your business

Reviewed on 04/06/2018

Improve my teamwork

Improve my teamwork

Pros

The first i like of this tool is the easy to understand it by anyone. You got all project management activities covered with this tool in a easy and effective way

Cons

I would say improve the customizable features, but still has many functions that are constantly updated

David
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Twelve Years as a Deltek User

Reviewed on 15/11/2016

In 2004, the professional services firm I worked for was managing a $10M/year business using...

In 2004, the professional services firm I worked for was managing a $10M/year business using Quickbooks. It was clunky and problematic, with no real analytic capability (i.e., where and how were we making money). I investigated various solutions, and discovered Deltek Vision. We hired an outside consultant to install and configure Vision for us,and life changed. We suddenly had a true business management solution. As the CFO, I finally had a tool that could give me true insight into the underpinning of our business,and where were profitable (and where we were not).

Two years later, at a architectural firm, I inherited Axiom Protrax, practically a DOS-based solution. I quickly tired of operating with a 20-year old platform, and advocated for Vision. Having experienced one implementation,I was not enthused with dropping $60K for an outside party to tell me what to do to configure the system. So, over three months,I single-handedly configured and implemented Vision at a 50-person architectural firm. And it has made all the difference. Vision has continued to grow, through internal development and outside acqusition, and through it all they have maintained a consistent look and feel to the product. Adding functionality without detracting from the user experience. And their customer support has remained top-notch. I love the quick chat. If I just have a quick question, I can go quick chat, and quickly resolve my issues.

I love this produce, and it meets the needs of my business.

Pros

The user experience. The ability to customize the interface. The ability to quickly drill down into reports.

Cons

It is such a rich,deep product that some of its functionality remains unused.

Nicole
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  • Industry: Environmental Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Deltek Vision Review

Reviewed on 20/03/2017

Some of the areas are easy to use but some stuff is hard to find and add. It would be better to...

Some of the areas are easy to use but some stuff is hard to find and add. It would be better to have simple terms and explanations in order to add information or search boxes, we have trouble sometimes configuring reports. The layout seems simple but it is actually kind of confusing. I would like to be able to change things and have more control to manipulate and still be able to run the reports under my projects. We are working and figuring it out as we go but still having trouble figuring out how to populate the information we are looking for because it is what we think it is. Also, sometimes it is hard to add in things because it is hard to figure out what sub area that item would be in. Overall I just feel the product could be a little more user friendly for running reports and customizing things. We are trying to incorporate Vision more this year to get the rest of our team on board so I hope to learn more as we go, but I still find that ultimately it takes a lot of time to figure some of the things out just because it isn't really intuitive at all. I think vision should go around and meet with those using the product to see what more they could change to make it more user friendly. It is hard to explain over a written review. I will say however, that the program does work great for tracking projects invoices and such so overall on that part I am satisfied.

Pros

Tracking projects

Cons

Not intuitive when it comes to customizing and running reports. Too many sub areas and can be hard to find the right thing.

Imran
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  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

A Fully Integrated Solution Software with Great Features

Reviewed on 27/03/2019

Deltek Vision has a database where I can put all my information for each assignment / project....

Deltek Vision has a database where I can put all my information for each assignment / project. Deltek for me is a fully integrated service product that can provide Managers, Heads and other office staff detailed information about the financial status of any department or segment in real time.

Pros

Deltek Vision has easy to use tools that allow all the operators – from high level Managers to back office staff members the ability to view and understand where the company’s resources and project budgets stand at any given time. Deltek Vision allows a lot of customization and flexibility that can be very helpful for any individual in his company. One amazing feature is that Deltek Vision provides extensive functions of project management all in one single program like expense reports, budget planning, time sheets, auditing etc. Managing work utilization is very useful for me because a lot of my team members are spread in distinct locations throughout the country who are working on the same project.

Cons

A major flaw of Deltek is that the system's outlook is very outdated. I personally felt that Deltek Vision was lacking in the expense report department. Reports are very hard to export. Even so, when I export the reports to excel, the formatting is completely undesirable, and I must spend a few minutes to format them.

Sandra
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  • Industry: Mining & Metals
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Deltek Vision is user friendly

Reviewed on 16/12/2021

Overall experience was it was easy to use once you knew how to use it.

Overall experience was it was easy to use once you knew how to use it.

Pros

I was able to find clients easy all I had to do was type the name in the search box and it came up or not.

Cons

I found out that running a report wasn't easy from me especially what I was looking for.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

A workhorse with a lot more features than I ever use

Reviewed on 14/11/2018

I sometimes consider Deltek a necessary evil, but it is as good a software as I have seen and used.

I sometimes consider Deltek a necessary evil, but it is as good a software as I have seen and used.

Pros

Deltek has been the tracking software of choice and previous firms I worked at. To me it is the standard for tracking time spent on projects and for tracking project performance. The ability to track an analyze multiple employees' input is beneficial. As a project manager, my interface was tracking and project planning. Accounting and management used Deltek extensively to track project and firm performance.

Cons

Deltek can do a lot of things, and can easily get very confusing for staff who may not have extensive software training in its functionality.

Debra
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Searching for data results in quick results, good report generation feature, easy to edit.

Reviewed on 07/11/2017

Information about each project such as who is the PM, lead architect, lead accountant, project...

Information about each project such as who is the PM, lead architect, lead accountant, project location, legacy data, status, etc. is essential to our business. We can easily search for all current projects in any city, state, province, country. Our PMs use this to keep track of payments, invoices, employees assigned to the project, budget data, and documents stored on our servers can be linked from within a record. We can view other projects for the vendor or client.

Pros

It allows me to have three databases open. In my case, Projects, Employees and Timesheets. It's great to toggle between them without having to log out and in again. Data retrieval is quick. It allows me to search for very specific information so my results don't overwhelm. Data access is controlled at the user level so people cannot edit fields without proper permission. Before Vision, we used a database that contained project numbers that were preserved in the Vision database. So if we need to look up project data based on the old number, we are able to. This saves us a lot of time.

Cons

It is difficult to learn this software on your own beyond searching. There are so many features that allow us to look at the data in several ways. Most of those ways are unknown to me so training is required. I would suggest that companies provide proper training before implementing it firmwide to avoid frustration.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

I have used this software to report time and expenses for many years.

Reviewed on 09/11/2017

It captures time and expense data very thoroughly. I like that there is a field for every detail...

It captures time and expense data very thoroughly. I like that there is a field for every detail you would need to enter.

Pros

When configured properly this software is very user friendly and intuitive. There are a lot of features that not everyone will need but certainly useful if you take the time to learn it.

Cons

I can't think of anything I don't like about this software. The insert function inserts a new line item below instead of above the line selected but that is just a tiny bit annoying. I'm over it.

Rob
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Could build an aircraft carrier with this software or use it to run a small destroyer,...

Reviewed on 31/08/2017

Overall as compared to the other 5 ERP systems I have used over the years I have to say Vision is...

Overall as compared to the other 5 ERP systems I have used over the years I have to say Vision is one of the best out there, especially for project oriented tracking. Deltek is also a company looking for improvement and advancement within their programs. The new generation they are working on to Vision takes the program to a very modern and more robust place. Great things are coming!

Pros

Has the ability to be customized in many ways to improve functionality and process routine tasks behind the scenes with workflows. Great when you want scheduled reports to be pushed out to staff on a regular basis, can be either be emailed or sent to a dashboard. System is fairly easy to use and navigate once you get the hang of it. However, the size and capability can be off putting if you give too much access to none power users.

Cons

Although there are many reports and lots of options within each report they can also be limiting. For example if you wanted to run an A/R graph for aging you can only choose three options (Current, 30, & 60 days). Therefore if you have five options (Current, 30+, 60+, 90+, 120+) you will need to run two graphs to see all the info. However, if you have someone who know SQL you can design and write your own reports which is a plus.

Katherine
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  • Industry: Management Consulting
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Deltek Vision ERP Implementation needs an onsite professional

Reviewed on 15/11/2016

The controller left December 31st. The company went live February 1st. I began February 6th and I...

The controller left December 31st. The company went live February 1st. I began February 6th and I had never seen Deltek Vision before that day. Deltek Vision is a powerful, project management software which can help you have almost real-time visibility into all aspects of your business. Hi, my name is Kathy Nixon and I am a CPA, a PMP, and a professional coach. Post-acquisition mergers of systems, processes, and teams is my niche.
This assignment had me serving as interim corporate controller of a $130M+ Revenue company who was merging its three companies currently on Quickbooks all into one system, Deltek Vision.

Greatest take-aways:
1. Designate a Subject Matter Expert. It can be a Deltek Vision consultant or a third-party consultant with heavy Deltek Vision experience.
2. Develop a Steering Committee across all company disciplines and meet weekly. Decision making and joint buy-in is important.
3. Communicate, Communicate, Communicate. Communication to all areas of your organization is imperative to the success of the implementation.
4. Train, review, test, train some more. It takes a village to raise this child.
5. Designate or hire a project manager. For success, you need someone focused on all areas of this software's implementation. Setup, testing of setup, training, input, verify input accuracy, invoicing, collections, accounting and financial reporting.
6. Expect 6 months (to a year) before everyone is onboard.
7. Develop a budget which includes 5 times the software's cost. Yes, five times. It is a pay me now or pay to correct it later proposition.

Good luck! Wishing you success. Let me know how I can help.

Chelsee
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  • Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Deltek Review from a billing standpoint

Reviewed on 28/06/2017

Deltek Vision is mainly well suited for project managers to view project data in one place and also...

Deltek Vision is mainly well suited for project managers to view project data in one place and also for billing purposes. It allows you to view a project as whole or drill down and see a certain time frame. Deltek Vision could be updated to be more HR inclusive. Right now we can only use it for time and expense and also payroll.

Pros

The time sheet and expense entering are very detailed and users can log time from iAccess if they are out of the office as well as upload to receipts straight into vision. It works great as a billing system. it's pretty straight forward and being able to run batches or also single invoices depending on your need is helpful.
It has a wide variety of reporting and you can also customize report to drill down and pull the info you need.

Cons

It can be difficult for new users and somewhat overwhelming. You need to be familiar with customizing reports to be able to get what you want. The default reports don't usually provide what information is needed. I really hate that we still have to use internet explorer to access vision.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Deltek Vision works when you need it too.

Reviewed on 02/12/2018

I inherited a pretty customized Vision, which was not reliable. Once stripped back to bone stock,...

I inherited a pretty customized Vision, which was not reliable. Once stripped back to bone stock, the application never has issues it seems.

Pros

Their in house support is excellent. They understand the importance of their software running efficiently for customers to have success.

Cons

What I like least is that we have to go through a reseller to renew each year instead of direct.

Ginger
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  • Industry: Civil Engineering
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10

Monopoly

Reviewed on 20/01/2020

We've been doing business with Deltek now for around 20 years. If another software company develops...

We've been doing business with Deltek now for around 20 years. If another software company develops a competitive product with full project basis accounting at a reasonable price, we'd probably switch, if they have a good customer service team. Nothing beats the ability to just pick up the phone and call.

Pros

deltek allows us to track our time and expenses on a project basis. We can achieve time tracking, billing, and General Ledger activities within one software.

Cons

Deltek Vision is built for large organizations. It is cumbersome in a small office setting to maintain all of the text libraries. The customer service requires that you submit a case online if you need assistance, and then wait for a response, which oftentimes is not timely.

Stephanie
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Deltek Vision has everything an A&E firm needs to run its daily business. From project...

Reviewed on 26/06/2017

Pros

Everything that you need is in one software program. You can plan a new project, see which employees are available to sssign tasks to, and run payroll all with out leaving the software. Reports, including custom reporting, is quick and as easy as selecting what you want the report to show and hitting preview. From there you can print or save as either a PDF or as an excel spreadsheet which makes the reports even more versatile. With the addition of iAccess it's helping the 'away-from-the-office' employees be able to check time sheets and project info from anywhere.

Cons

The learning curve for implementing features not previously used is a little steep. There's not a lot of "free" tutorials for setting up features to begin with, although you can find quite a bit of information about using features once you have them set up correctly.

Adam
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10

Deltek - Vision

Reviewed on 30/06/2022

The biggest impact we have seen is the compressed time is takes to get invoicing out. With the...

The biggest impact we have seen is the compressed time is takes to get invoicing out. With the time entry happening on a daily basis into Vision, we can generate invoicing in half the time.

Pros

What we have found most useful in Vision is Time Entry to specific projects and the resulting monthend billing. It is a seamless process.

Cons

The project Management module is geared towards bigger projects than we work on. Would be nice to see a scaled back version for a firm of our size.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Environmental Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Great Project Management Tool

Reviewed on 06/08/2019

Pros

Highly customizable and integrates HR with project management tools, payroll and accounts payable. Everything is in one software for one price.

Cons

There's a long period of training to understand its full functionality.