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Ajera Software
 | 4 Reviews (4.7/5) |
Built specifically for architects and engineers, Ajera by Axium is an integrated accounting and project management system ideal for mid-sized AE firms. With Ajera, principals get access to performance and financial reports; project managers have real-time insight into project financials, scheduling and project status; and accounting can utilize the powerful financial platform for all accounting processes and get the custom reports that matter to their firm.
Project managers can immediately see when time is billed and add that to a client's invoice, providing PM's the transparency and flexibility they need to effectively manage projects and ensure clients are correctly billed every time. This software is designed to ensure project managers know where their project stands at any point in time so they can easily answer questions to clients or firm principals when needed. Ajera delivers visibility throughout the project lifecycle in its entirety, allowing firms to reduce project losses, streamline their processes and optimize resource utilization.
Axium comes armed with 25 years of experience in the AE market. The company prides itself on taking care of its clients, making sure eighty percent of the support calls are answered live by qualified professionals and any issues are resolved quickly. As one of the fastest growing private companies in the country, Axium is consistently recognized and awarded for its growth and their service to their clients.
We would recommend that any architecture or engineering firm looking for a robust financial and project management solution evaluate Ajera by Axium.
4 Reviews of Ajera
Axium support is very good. They listen to their clients and make enhancements often.
Vision was very expensive for our budget and it required us to completely upgrade and purchase a new network computer. We reviewed other software like IES-GP and Envision but were not as impressed with their setup. Another key to our decision was that a former Wind2 employee who had assisted us in invoice formatting for Wind2 had been working with Ajera and recommended it. The rep we used was very knowledgeable and did a great job during the demonstration of the product.
We purchased Ajera in the 4th quarter of 2008 and decided to manually enter beginning balances and project information. We purchased a block of one-on-one training. I had a terrific trainer who explained Ajera step-by-step and showed me aspects of the software that I would never have figured out on my own. It did not take me long to get the information entered and get it up and running. We also had special invoice formats created. Inquiry is a great feature. I have learned inquiry on my own but probably require a bit of further training to implement it better. I am also eager to learn the new invoice formatting as well.
Overall I am very pleased with the accounting side of the software. Payroll is also extremely easy to run through Ajera. All of our project managers love the snapshot view of each of their projects along with the ability to drill down to the time detail. Viewing where we are in contrast to our fees quickly and on a day-to-day basis has saved us a lot of time and money. Managing and tracking consultants for each project is a huge plus especially when matching up their invoices to their contracted amount and paying them when we get paid.
My invoicing time has been drastically cut since moving from Wind2 because of the ease of moving time, reclassifying time, and re-invoicing if I make a mistake etc. I also like being able to view previous invoices quickly from the Project screen. The fact that our employees can enter their own reimbursable expenses saves me time as well. Ajera is a terrific program and I am continuing to learn more about what the software is capable of doing. Axium has been very responsive to making improvements and their customer service staff is very knowledgeable and helpful.
We decided on Axium in September of 2009 and did our trial conversion around the end of that month. We trained for the next few weeks, a couple hours a week (which was part of the purchase price), then did our final conversion on Thanksgiving week, and started using it December 1st. It was a VERY smooth transition! The training time they build in to the purchase price was plenty.
We used Jason Leveson as our consultant for the training and he was great. I HIGHLY recommend him and his company! We did all of our training over the phone and it all went well! (he is now working for Axium but the company he was with still does the consulting – Summerset CPA’s)
I CAN’T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT AXIUM CUSTOMER SERVICE! They are the best!!! So friendly, so knowledgeable, and so helpful! No long waits, quick and knowledgeable responses! We love the program and are so happy with the purchase of Ajera Complete. We are still learning new things all the time.
As I said, we had 20 employees when we started this whole process and are up to 40 now, the program has grown with us and our now 3 offices (instead of 1) with no problems! The savings is seen in the amount of time it takes us to do invoicing, get payroll processed, PM's looking up their own information, and many other things that are much quicker in Axium than they ever were in Deltek.
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