Customer Case Study Schjødt Deltek Maconomy The law firm Schjødt strengthens its knowledge sharing using Deltek Maconomy Schjødt wanted a dynamic ERP solution It also makes Deltek the fastest-growing ERP to enable knowledge sharing across the vendor for the legal industry in Norway. Deltek now “We were impressed company. They selected Deltek to take has a market share of nearly 50 percent among by the dynamics of their workflows to the next level. the top law firms in the country. Deltek’s system and the opportunities to Schjødt is one of Norway’s largest law firms Impressed by customization capabilities customize and integrate employing 125 lawyers with annual revenue of ”We were impressed by the dynamics of Deltek’s to other systems.” approx. GBP 40 million. system and the opportunities to customize and Successful knowledge sharing is business- integrate to other systems,” says Knut-Magnar » Knut-Magnar Aanestad, critical for any law firm. It is important to integrate Aanestad, Knowledge Manager at Schjødt. He Knowledge Manager, the employees’ work with supporting systems, for continues: “We chose Deltek after a thorough Schjødt instance document and task handling, in the best evaluation of the other vendors on the market.” way possible. ”We had some clear strategic requirements Schjødt therefore initiated a comprehensive which included user-friendliness, a dynamic change process to create a dynamic platform structure, integration capabilities, future-proof for enterprise-wide knowledge sharing. After a setup and data security. We evaluated the various thorough evaluation they decided to purchase systems and made our decision based on these Deltek’s enterprise business solution for factors,” says Aanestad. law firms. Suitable for knowledge-intensive companies ERP for the legal industry As a knowledge-intensive company Schjødt Schjødt’s endorsement consolidates Deltek’s considers supporting systems to be increasingly position as the preferred ERP vendor for business-critical and they are ready to utilize the knowledge-intensive companies. solutions to their full potential. 1 deltek.com World Headquarters: ”Previously we just wanted our supporting ”The Deltek employees have a high level United States systems to be functional and stable. But now we of competence and we feel that they truly 2291 Wood Oak Drive have given them higher priority and we want them understand our processes,” says Knut- Herndon, VA 20171-2823 to fully support our business processes. Business Magnar Aanestad. 800.456.2009 process support is essential to us and we believe that we will achieve this with Deltek Maconomy,” Worldwide Locations: Aanestad adds. “It is important that we can Belgium easily develop new reports +32 (0) 2 709 2191 Web-based and flexible Deltek Maconomy is a role-based solution with that give us the best basis for Denmark web access for all users in the company. decision-making” +45 35 27 79 00 ”Our business processes are supported in a role-based web interface which accommodates » Knut-Magnar Aanestad, Knowledge Manager, Germany the individual employee’s needs for support and Schjødt Frankfurt am Main information,” says Aanestad. +49 6967733106 ”Our lawyers register their availability, giving us a complete overview of the resource situation in About Schjødt The Netherlands the different units,” he adds. Size and location: Schjødt is one of Norway’s +31 (0)20 347 3080 largest law firms employing 125 lawyers with Integration to knowledge database annual revenue of approx. GBP 40 million. ”We have integrated Deltek Maconomy with Norway Schjødt has offices in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, +47 22 01 38 00 Eureka, our knowledge database. Every time Aalesund and Brussels. one of our lawyers uses a document from www.schjodt.no Sweden Eureka, information is automatically transferred +46 (0)8 587 077 00 to Maconomy for invoicing and statistics. Furthermore, invoices are now being handled The Deltek Advantage United Kingdom electronically instead of manually,” London says Aanestad. The key success factors for Schjødt +44 (0)20 7518 5010 Schjødt now has a complete ERP system • Simple integration to knowledge database with integrated HR and Business Intelligence for optimal knowledge sharing capabilities. According to Aanestad, Schjødt • Easy-to-use web interface for accurate intends to use the Business Intelligence time registration deltek.com functionality more extensively. • Electronic invoice handling to eliminate [email protected] ”It is important that we can easily develop new manual processes reports that give us the best basis for decision- • Reporting and Business Intelligence making,” says Aanestad, who is very pleased with capabilities for better decision-making the follow-up from Deltek. Deltek is the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for professional services firms and government contractors. For decades, we have delivered actionable insight that empowers our customers to unlock their business potential. 16,000 organizations and 2 million users in over 80 countries around the world rely on Deltek to research and identify opportunities, win new business, optimize resources, streamline operations, and deliver more profitable projects. 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