#1 most frequent
United States of America
89.6%794 installations of 886
What is Deltek Vision (legacy product)?
Deltek Vision is enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for project based companies. It is a legacy product, and has been superseded by Deltek Vantagepoint.
Categories & Use Cases
Product Demos
Top Performing Features
Bids Analyzed and Compared
Evaluate, compare and recommend across multiple bids in real-time using diverse user selected criteria and graphical analytics
Category average: 6.7
Accounts payable
This includes the automation and tracking of payment to vendors and suppliers, with features such as payment scheduling, check printing, open purchase order alerts, document management, direct ACH bill payment, and vendor records.
Category average: 8.3
Cost of goods sold
The software calculates the direct costs attributable to a finished product, such as materials and labor, and includes roll-up pricing.
Category average: 8
Areas for Improvement
Product Master Data Management
Create, classify, and manage product items, BOMs and product changes
Category average: 7.1
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
Control spending at any budget level or time interval
Category average: 7.2
Automatic reordering
The software can be set up to automatically reorder a good when it falls below a certain threshold.
Category average: 7.6
Who Buys & Uses Deltek Vision (legacy product)
#2 most frequent
Canada
4.4%39 installations of 886
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.6%14 installations of 886
Deltek Vision for Engineering & Architecture Firms
Pros
- The ability to build out your own user-defined fields, grids, and even whole Info Centers is a huge plus. We can build out what we need in-house, without needing to engage outside consultants for most needs.
- The ability to create both user-initiated and scheduled workflows allows us to add intelligence to our actions within the system. We have weekly scheduled reports going out to the various levels of our organization, as well as workflows to trigger multiple field updates, alerts, emails, etc. to keep necessary people on the path and informed.
Cons
- We have had the system for several years and have modified it to fit our needs. Over the years, Deltek Vision has rolled out several updates that closely mimic our modifications. However, the testing of their new updates is not typically stellar. I have to open cases to flag inconsistencies or bugs with new items, even years after they have been released. With them focusing on getting Vantagepoint up and running, those bugs are pushed to the back burner, and they can't give me dates on when they will be fixed, so we continue to use our modifications instead of their available options.
- Their CRM system will have improved functionality in the new Vantagepoint system. Still, it hasn't been able to interact with Outlook to utilize the contacts, clients, or activities (calendar) across networks. This has been a massive ask from our sales force. We have yet to gauge the new functions and how well they work in Vantagepoint.
Return on Investment
- We went from using a DOS-based accounting system that all the management had to go to Accounting for a weekly printout of status reports, and there wasn't much visibility into the network. Deltek Vision gave our PMs and management information at their fingertips, without having to wait on someone else to get the info.
- A lot of quality control was handled outside of an electronic system through Microsoft Excel forms. With Deltek Vision's user-defined functions, we were able to bring those functions into a system that could then be reported on, send automatic reminders, and create dashboards. This has been hugely beneficial in not losing sight of action items etc.
Deltek Vision Review
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I used Deltek Vision in a past job with an engineering firm. It worked really well for Project Management. There were some issues with the fixed assets portion. For financial reporting and recording, it was very easy to use.
Pros
- Project Management
- Timekeeping
- Financial Recording
- Reporting
Cons
- Fixed Assets transfers of assets
- Fixed Assets reporting
- Fixed Assets changes to assets
Return on Investment
- Manage costs associated with projects and see profitability
- Better align resources to manage overall costs
Alternatives Considered
Deltek Vantagepoint, Yardi Construction Manager and Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
A Payroll Perspective to Deltek Vision
Pros
- Ease of exporting Time Sheet data to ADP.
- There are lots of good reports available.
- Ease of Uploading Journal Entry information from an Excel spreadsheet saved as a Tab Delimited file.
Cons
- Correcting a time sheet that has already been posted is very tedious.
- Wish there was an online resource when I have a questions.
Return on Investment
- Since I am coming at this from a Payroll perspective, I am not qualified to answer this. But from what I understand, it is a very useful tool to our company and we are looking to upgrade soon.
Alternatives Considered
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM, Aderant Handshake and SAP Workforce Analytics
Other Software Used
ADP Workforce Now
It works but it's not flashy
Pros
- Line by line expense reports, easy to upload receipts.
- Only a few steps to submit a time sheet.
Cons
- User interface is dated looking.
- Difficult to see project names- they get cut off and you can't expand or scroll to view.
Return on Investment
- Deltek helps us bill time to specific clients, which is important for us to know our realization and billability.
- Deltek can be confusing to use and difficult to enforce.
Other Software Used
ADP Workforce Now, ADP SmartCompliance
Deltek Vision is for you
Pros
- Deltek Vision does an excellent job of providing various methods to input time on various projects. It supports the web browser on the desktop and apps on various smartphones.
- Deltek Vision accesses project data from a single database. So various project information can be recalled for review.
- Deltek Vision can be implemented from the cloud so we don't have to spend time managing an on-premise server to maintain the software.
Cons
- Deltek Vision's use of the desktop browser interfaces could use some major upgrades. It's not very user-friendly. When a field is left blank it would prevent the user from saving the timesheet but would not clearly inform the user where the error has occurred.
- Deltek Vision should provide a simple method to print summaries like have its own built-in pdf export program instead of relying on a 3rd party program like Adobe.
Return on Investment
- Deltek Vision has helped our company tremendously in tracking staff time spent on projects. This way we can invoice our various clients properly.
- Deltek Vision, when hosted in the cloud, has made it possible for our various branches throughout the globe access the same database for time & expense tracking.
- Since Deltek Vision provides not only desktop support but also, when hosted in the cloud, access, staff can very easily input their time and help with time management to complete and meet project deadlines.
Alternatives Considered
BillQuick and Clearview InFocus
Other Software Used
Bluebeam Revu