ERP architecture: the best software for your architectural practice
Why equip yourself with an architectural ERP?
The architectural profession is as exciting as it is demanding. It has evolved a great deal thanks to software, which now makes it possible to propose creative and innovative projects.
But it's also a profession with its share of time-consuming administrative and management procedures, which can sometimes slow down a project or overload schedules. Architectural ERPsoftware can support and streamline these ancillary tasks, so you can spend more time on higher value-added missions, and much more besides.
Here's a look at how an ERP dedicated to architecture can make your day-to-day work more efficient, and a selection of the best ERPs for your agency.
ERP architecture definition
ERP ( enterprise resources planning) is all-in-one management software that centralizes, synchronizes and analyzes all a company's data in real time. It helps companies to manage their activities and make strategic decisions.
When an ERP is specialized for the architecture sector, it offers a range of modules and functionalities enabling agencies to ensure their development and sustainability, by managing, for example :
- calls for tender and site deliveries ,
- business and projects,
- opportunities and proposals,
- overall profitability,
- project progress,
- budget and billingtracking .
Architecture ERP modules
Here are the different modules usually included in ERP architecture software, as well as the functionalities that support architectural firms in their missions:
- Sales management: opportunity tracking, sales tunnel, quotation and order management, progressive invoicing;
- Project management: task tracking, planning, budget tracking, automatic calculation of profitability by project and by stage;
- Financial management: KPI tracking (sales, margin, expenses, project profitability) and financial projections;
- Human resources management: employee availability, workload, project assignment, scheduling, time recording, payroll, vacation and expense reports.
Selection of the best ERP software for architects
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Everwin GX: business management for architects
Everwin GX is ERP software specialized in business and project management. It adapts to the needs of architects and project management firms, offering useful functionalities such as phase-by-phase project progress, and tracking of bids for tenders and works contracts.
✅ 3 good reasons to choose Everwin GX :
- 25 years' expertise in business management software,
- advanced analysis capabilities,
- automatic invoice generation.
Rates: on quotation only.
Fitnet Manager: the ultra-simple French ERP for architects
Fitnet Manager is an easy-to-use, configurable Made in France ERP software specially designed for service companies. Backed by over 15 years' expertise, the software supports users in their decision-making, while saving them time by freeing them from non-value-added administrative constraints.
Thanks to its dedicated module for architects, the entire project lifecycle is automated, from global resource planning and invoicing, to contract management and project portfolio management .
✅ 3 good reasons to choose Fitnet Manager:
- functional richness with comprehensive opportunity tracking, intuitive project management, automated invoicing and a real-time statistics tool ;
- RGPD and ISO 27001 certifications, with secure data hosting on French servers;
- detailed analyses by phase or project for precise profitability control.
Prices: on request.
Fitnet Manager
Kiwili: all-in-one software for small businesses in the architecture sector
Kiwili is a management software specially designed to meet the needs of the self-employed, VSEs and SMEs. Its objective? To enable them to manage everything in the same software, from accounting to project management, invoicing, time management and file storage.
✅ 3 good reasons to choose Kiwili:
- a wide range of functionalities, limiting the number of software packages you need for your practice,
- the progress billing system, particularly well-suited to the profession,
- the ability to manage accounting and customer relations (CRM) directly within the tool.
Prices: the standard package per user starts at €14.95/month.
Kiwili
OOTI: the tailor-made solution for architects
Designed to meet 100% of the specific needs of architectural practices, OOTI is a complete software package for managing administration, finances, invoicing, collaborators and projects. Its modern, intuitive interface provides a 360° view of activity in real time, on computer or mobile.
✅ 3 good reasons to choose OOTI
- well-targeted functionalities such as fee calculation by job cost or time, progress management by phase, automated invoicing, etc,
- regular updates to respond to customer feedback and needs, for a high-performance, scalable software package in tune with the architecture market,
- support from an expert team for rapid implementation and use of the ERP to its full potential.
Prices: the standard package per user starts at €14/month.
OOTI
Other specialized tools to complement ERP
As we've seen, an architectural ERP covers a wide range of architectural activities.
While it can do a lot, it is necessary to use other tools dedicated to architects, which will help you carry out essential tasks such as creating 3D models or a floor plan.
What about you? Do you have any other particularly useful software to recommend? Which features and tools are essential to your business?
Article translated from French