Case Study: The JDI Group achieves higher project profitability, win rate, and billable utilization with Deltek Ajera

Everything is better with Ajera project profitability, project win rate, and staff utilization

The JDI Group is a 100‑person architecture and planning firm based in Maumee, Ohio that was struggling to scale using QuickBooks and spreadsheets. Project managers lacked real‑time visibility into project status, resource scheduling and business development activity, which led to poor collaboration, slow billing and decisions made without reliable data that compressed profit margins.

JDI implemented Ajera to provide real‑time project information, tie resources to financial budgets, and centralize business development tracking. The firm cut billing time from 10+ days to 3, improved project profitability by 5%, increased win rate by 10% and raised billable utilization by 3%—helping managers act quickly and drive higher utilization across the firm.

The JDI Group

Sue Fry

Accounting Manager