In the world of government contracting, precision and adaptability are not luxuries; they are survival tools. Deltek’s ERP platform offers robust out-of-the-box functionality, but the real power lies in its extensibility: the ability to tailor, automate, and integrate the system to fit your business like a glove.

What is Deltek extensibility?

Deltek extensibility refers to the platform’s built-in capabilities that allow users to:

• Customize workflows to match internal processes
• Automate repetitive tasks using scripts, triggers, and APIs
• Integrate with third-party systems like payroll, CRM, or timekeeping tools
• Create tailored dashboards and reports for different roles and departments
• Build internal applications to integrate with company data and meet operational needs

Costpoint’s Extensibility Designer is what turns a static ERP into a dynamic operational engine.

Why it is crucial for GovCon firms

Government contractors operate in a high-stakes environment with shifting compliance requirements, razor-thin margins, and complex cost structures. Extensibility helps you:

• Stay compliant by automating audit trails and regulatory reporting
• Reduce manual effort and eliminate error-prone data entry
• Centralize company data/processes in one data platform
• Accelerate month-end close with custom validations and automated allocations
• Adapt quickly to new contract types, billing rules, or client demands

In short, extensibility is not just a technical feature; it is a strategic advantage.

How to maximize your investment

To truly unlock the value of Deltek extensibility, consider these steps:

Alignment with your business

Deltek extensibility has the greatest impact when it is aligned with your business goals:

• If you are scaling rapidly, it supports agility.
• If you are tightening controls, it enforces consistency.
• If you are optimizing margins, it reduces overhead.

It is not just about making the system “do more”; it is about making it do what matters most to you.

How CohnReznick’s expertise supercharges Deltek extensibility

For over 40 years, CohnReznick has been a trusted advisor to government contractors, offering a full-lifecycle approach to winning and managing federal contracts. Our team does not just understand Deltek, we understand the regulatory, operational, and strategic context in which it operates.

Here is how our expertise can help you maximize your investment in Deltek extensibility:

CohnReznick does not just plug gaps. We architect solutions that align with your business model, compliance obligations, and growth strategy. Our advisory services help ensure that every customization, automation, and integration within Deltek is not only technically sound but strategically aligned.

Employee/user maintenance automation

An automated process to use data from your HRIS System of Record to insert/update Employee and User Records in Costpoint. Employee Records can maintain Date Effectivity alignment, and User Management can default and maintain access history.

Inventory transaction labeling automation

Inventory Transactions can trigger printed Inventory Labels to be physically applied to or included with the material as it moves throughout the facility. The labels can have barcodes to assistance in future Costpoint Transactions eliminating the risk of manual entry errors due to handwriting misreads or user data entry errors.

Inventory transaction automation

Depending on your need, numerous inventory transaction efficiencies can be deployed. Below are a few examples of transaction enhancements at a high level:

1. MO WIP issue: Automated process to select and issue inventory to MOs. This eliminates the need for the inventory clerk to make decisions about what to pick and then process the transactions using a pick list.
2. Inventory transaction: This adds a custom MO Identification field to some inventory transactions to assist in reporting of what inventory and costs are associated to a specific MO (i.e., Inventory Scrap, Inventory Location Transfer, Inventory Project Transfers).
3. Inventory transaction integrations:Customized inventory transaction screens specifically for inventory clerks, making the processing of the transactions more efficient and streamlined. If applicable, it capitalizes on the deployment/use of Inventory Transaction Labeling for automated data entry via label scanning.