Four Pressures Holding Deltek Firms Back
If any of these sound familiar, an Expand Deltek with Microsoft strategy is likely worth a conversation.
Expand Deltek with Microsoft
Better Together: Get More From Your Deltek Investment With Microsoft
You've Invested in Deltek. Now It's Time to Make the Most of It.
Deltek Vantagepoint is your financial backbone. Microsoft can be the engine that brings the rest of your firm (BD, marketing, project managers, and leadership) along with it.
For many architecture, engineering, and construction firms (AEC) firms, Deltek will run finance and project accounting for years. Extending it with Microsoft solutions expands the real of possibilities available to your firm.
By expanding Deltek with Microsoft CRM, Project Operations, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Copilot, and the Power Platform, you give every team the experience, data, and AI they need to do better work, without disrupting the ERP core.
Why AEC Firms Need an Innovation Platform Now
The pace of technical innovation is accelerating, and AEC firms need to align with a platform that continues to innovate, scale, and lead. Expanding your Deltek investment with Microsoft capabilities helps your firm keep up with evolving business needs without feeling held back by the limits of your ERP provider.
Technology expectations are moving faster than ERP roadmaps. AI, automation, analytics, and user experience are advancing rapidly, and firms cannot afford to wait for traditional ERP release cycles to catch up.
Microsoft provides a platform for continuous innovation. Dynamics 365, Fabric, Copilot, Azure AI, and Power Platform give AEC firms access to enterprise-grade innovation across data, applications, productivity, and AI.
Expanding Deltek keeps the ERP stable while the business moves forward. Firms can preserve Deltek as the financial system of record while giving BD, project teams, leadership, and operations the modern Microsoft capabilities they need to keep pace.
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Low adoption beyond finance
Vantagepoint wasn't designed for how PMs, BD, and marketing work day-to-day.
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Coverage gaps
Bolt-ons, spreadsheets, and manual workarounds have crept in to fill what Deltek doesn't cover.
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Fragmented data
Critical information is split across Deltek, Excel, and point systems, making firmwide reporting difficult.
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Pressure to embed AI
Leadership wants AI-driven productivity now, without putting the ERP at risk.
The Expand Deltek Framework
Five Microsoft capability layers that expand Deltek Vantagepoint from a system of record into a connected, intelligent, user-friendly business platform. Adopt one capability area or combine them into a broader Microsoft expansion strategy.
Application Modernization — Microsoft Power Platform: Close gaps in Deltek’s capabilities with secure, low-code apps tailored to how your firm operates.
Modern Data Platform — Microsoft Fabric + Power BI: One firmwide source of truth that connects Deltek with your other data sources for real-time, role-based insights.
AI Transformation — Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry: Embed AI into proposals, project reviews, knowledge search, and day-to-day work across the firm to drive productivity and insights.
Marketing & Business Development — aec360 on Microsoft Dynamics 365: An AI-driven CRM and proposal experience purpose-built for AEC firms, so sellers and marketers win more work.
Project & Resource Management — aec360 with Microsoft Project Operations: A modern PM experience that drives adoption, improves utilization, and protects project profitability.
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