Project Management Software for Engineering Firms

Engineering projects are complex. Managing them shouldn’t be.

Keep project phases, staffing, and consultant costs connected, so you can hit deadlines without losing sight of the budget.

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Leave the project chaos behind

Before Monograph
Do we actually have the people for this?
We staff by gut feel, deadlines slip, and teams get stretched.
Are we making money on this project?
We chase timesheets and dig through spreadsheets to understand project health.
When did we start falling behind?
We catch schedule shifts too late, and delays ripple across projects.
Have they paid us yet?
We build invoices manually, then wait to get paid.
With Monograph
Yep, we've got room.
We see utilization and availability, get AI staffing recommendations, and balance workloads before burnout hits.
Yep, we're making money.
We track time against phases and fees, with budget used, budget left, and project health all in one place.
We saw that coming.
We adjust schedules, teams, and deliverables in real time, with AI notes keeping everyone aligned.
Yep, we got paid.
We turn fees, time, expenses, and consultant costs into accurate invoices, automate follow-ups with the AR Assistant, and make it easy for clients to pay online.

Features built for fewer project surprises

Project Tracking

See which projects need your attention

Track fees consumed vs. remaining, hours by phase, forecasts, and backlog across active projects, so you know what’s on track and what needs attention.

Know where every project stands
Project execution

See budget changes as they happen

Track planned, logged, invoiced, and paid amounts in MoneyGantt™ to spot budget pressure before it cuts into profit.

Keep projects moving forward
Staffing Management

Build the right team for every project

Track availability and utilization, with AI staffing recommendations based on experience and capacity to build the right team without overloading anyone.

Staff every project with confidence
Project Accounting

Keep consultant costs under control

Track consultant budgets, bills, and payments by project phase to stay on top of spending and costs.

Manage fees in one consolidated dashboard
QuickBooks X Monograph

Sync project finances to QuickBooks Online

Push invoices, bills, and expenses straight to QBO with no duplicate entries or manual re-keying, so project costs stay attributed automatically.

Automate financial workflows with QBO
25%
profit growth

"Love the ease of use to create and edit projects."

Emerson Chapelle
Principal, Dynamic Engineering
HOW MONOGRAPH HELPS

Engineers get more done with Monograph

HOW MONOGRAPH HELPS

Engineers get more done with Monograph

One connected system for winning work, delivering profitable projects, getting paid faster, and making better decisions.

$25k more revenue per employee
Win more work
Pipeline Management
Move faster from first conversation to signed work with lead information in one place.
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Proposal Builder
Eliminate the back-and-forth. Build, send, and sign winning A&E proposals in minutes.
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Opportunity Forecasting
Focus on the right leads, forecast revenue, and plan staff before work begins.
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44% less budget overages
Deliver projects profitably
Project Planning
Build clear, phased plans that your team and clients can see, understand, and trust.
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Staffing Management
Get AI staffing recommendations and keep workloads balanced before budgets or teams are stretched.
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Project Execution
Track time, capture expenses, and stay on deadline so your team spends less time on admin.
Learn about Project Execution
Project Tracking
Spot risk early and correct course faster with one connected platform.
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4x confidence
Make better decisions
Firm Performance
Get a clear view of your firm's health in one easy-to-use dashboard.
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Profit Reporting
Combine revenue, labor, and consultant costs into one real-time profit picture without spreadsheets or manual reporting.
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Capacity Planning
Forecast team workloads, balance billable time, and know when to hire, reassign, or take on more work.
Learn about Capacity Planning

Run your A&E firm the easier way

Explore how Monograph helps you simplify day-to-day firm management, from project planning to payment

Frequently asked questions about project management software for engineers

How does Monograph help engineering firms manage projects?

Monograph is project management software for engineers, including civil engineering firms and other engineering disciplines, that connects project planning, milestone and deliverable tracking, time tracking, resource management, invoicing, and reporting in one place. Instead of piecing project information together across spreadsheets, task management and task tracking apps, and separate project management tools, engineering teams can use real-time dashboards and reports to track project progress, fees, hours, budgets, staffing, and profitability.

Can engineers plan and track projects by phase in Monograph?

Yes. Monograph lets engineering teams build a project plan around phases, fees, budgets, milestones, deliverables, and deadlines. Teams can manage project scheduling, assign milestones, deliverables, owners, and deadlines, and link phases so schedule changes cascade automatically. This keeps everyone aligned and supports better teamwork as projects move from one phase to the next. While detailed task dependencies and other task-level dependencies are typically handled in dedicated task management tools, Monograph uses Gantt charts to show how project phases are progressing.

How does Monograph help engineering firms manage staffing and resources?

Monograph brings resource planning, resource management, resource allocation, and capacity planning together with active and upcoming projects. Engineering firms can see team availability, utilization, and workload, plan hours by project and phase, and get AI staffing recommendations based on project experience and capacity. This gives firms a clearer workload view when making staffing and hiring decisions.

How does Monograph help engineering firms track project profitability and risk?

Monograph connects project fees, billable hours, labor, expenses, and consultant costs to give firms a real-time view of project financial performance. The Projects Report shows fee consumed versus remaining and hours by phase, while Money Gantt and AI Budget Risk Ranking help teams identify budget issues earlier. These dashboards and reporting tools support better risk management by showing which projects need attention before margins slip.

Can engineering firms manage time, invoicing, and consultant costs in Monograph?

Yes. Timesheets and time tracking connect directly to projects and phases, helping firms see how projects are tracking against project fees and budgets. Monograph connects this data to invoicing and approval workflows, so firms can bill clients for time, expenses, and consultant costs, and pay their own consultants directly through Monograph Payments. Consultant budgets, bills, payments, and costs can be tracked by project phase, and everything stays in sync with QuickBooks Online, so invoices, bills, and expenses flow through without duplicate entries. This creates a more connected workflow from time entry through billing and project profitability.

Does Monograph replace a CRM for engineering firms?

Monograph isn't positioned as a traditional CRM. Instead, its pipeline management capabilities help engineering firms track leads and opportunities, forecast potential revenue, compare upcoming work against team capacity, and turn won opportunities into active projects without re-entering data. Alongside portfolio management and project delivery, this helps connect business development, capacity planning, and active project performance.

What project management tasks can engineering firms automate with Monograph?

Monograph uses automation and AI to reduce repetitive project admin across planning, staffing, invoicing, and collections. The AI Budget Builder helps create project budgets from contracts, AI staffing recommendations support resource allocation, schedule changes can cascade across linked phases, and the AI-powered AR Assistant can follow up on overdue invoices. These workflow automation capabilities help teams spend less time maintaining project data manually.

How is Monograph different from other project management software for engineers?

Unlike general project management software, task management, and collaboration tools such as Jira, Asana, Microsoft Project, Monday.com, Wrike, ClickUp, and Smartsheet, Monograph is built specifically for architecture and engineering firms, including civil engineering firms. And unlike A&E business management platforms such as BQE Core and Deltek, Monograph connects project planning, resource management, time tracking, project accounting, invoicing, and reporting in one platform built around how A&E firms manage projects and financial performance.