Case Study: Nicholson Kovalchick Architects cuts billing cycle to 1 day and processes 60% more invoices with Deltek Ajera

Architecture firm cuts monthly billing cycle from seven days to one day, while increasing invoice volume 60%

Nicholson Kovalchick Architects (NK Architects), a 25‑person Seattle firm specializing in sustainable multi‑family urban housing, experienced rapid growth that outpaced its QuickBooks‑based setup. The firm relied on three separate tools, had no real‑time project visibility, and a labor‑intensive monthly billing cycle that took 7–10 days.

Implementing Deltek Ajera as a single integrated system for accounting, time entry and project management (via the Ajera Project Command Center and flexible WBS) gave managers real‑time financial visibility, cut the billing cycle to one day (an >85% reduction), and allowed NK Architects to process 60% more invoices monthly without adding administrative staff.

Nicholson Kovalchick Architects

Phoebe Ingraham

Office Manager, NK Architects