Project Management migration

Migrate from Deltek WorkBook to monday Work Management

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Deltek WorkBook and monday Work Management. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in monday Work Management.

Deltek WorkBook logo

Deltek WorkBook

Source

monday Work Management

Destination

monday Work Management logo

Compatibility

85%

11 of 13

objects map 1:1 between Deltek WorkBook and monday Work Management.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

4-6 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Deltek WorkBook to monday.com is a platform category shift from a full agency ERP to a Work OS built for visual project and task management. WorkBook ties Projects, Tasks, Time, Expenses, and Finance together in a relational model; monday.com models work as Boards with Items, Groups, Columns, and Assignees. We migrate Projects as Boards, Tasks as Items, CRM Contacts and Companies to monday's People entities, Pipeline stages to Board Groups, and resource profiles to the Workload View. WorkBook's financial objects (Invoices, Purchase Orders, Chart of Accounts, Dimensions, Journal Entries) have no structural equivalent in monday.com and do not migrate; we deliver a structured export and a written inventory of the accounting configuration for your finance team to rebuild in a dedicated accounting tool post-migration. Workflow Automations, Dashboard Reports, and the 300+ built-in WorkBook reports do not migrate as code — we document every active Automation and Report as a rebuild specification for your admin.

Field-level fidelity

Every standard and custom field arrives verified.

Schema-aware mapping

AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.

Relationships preserved

Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.

Full activity history

Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.

Attachments & notes

Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.

Why teams make this switch

Two sides of the same decision

Leaving

Deltek WorkBook logo

Deltek WorkBook

What's pushing teams away

  • Non-intuitive interface and steep learning curve create adoption friction, especially for non-technical team members unfamiliar with dense project-based ERP systems.
  • Limited custom reporting, particularly in the finance module, frustrates finance leads who need tailored financial statements and profitability views.
  • Regular users experience information overload due to the breadth of the platform — multiple modules, dashboards, and configuration options without guided workflows.
  • Occasional Danish words appearing in the English interface signal localisation inconsistencies that erode confidence in multi-language deployments.
  • Dashboards and the mobile expense app have been described as not production-ready by reviewers, leading teams to use workarounds for reporting and field expenses.

Choosing

monday Work Management logo

monday Work Management

What's pulling them in

  • Lowest onboarding friction of any mid-market PM tool — drag-and-drop boards and colorful UI mean non-technical team members contribute from day one without training.
  • Highly customizable board structure lets teams model their actual workflow rather than forcing a predefined template onto their process.
  • Generous free forever plan with two seats lets small teams or solo users validate the platform before committing budget or migrating data from elsewhere.
  • Integrations with Slack, Zoom, Google Drive, and CRM tools keep monday.com as a coordination hub rather than requiring teams to switch context constantly.
  • Multiple view modes — Kanban, Calendar, Gantt, Map, Chart — give different team members the visualization they prefer without switching tools.

Object mapping

How Deltek WorkBook objects map to monday Work Management

Each row shows how a Deltek WorkBook object lands in monday Work Management, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.

Deltek WorkBook

Project

maps to

monday Work Management

Board

1:1
Fully supported

WorkBook Projects map directly to monday.com Boards. We preserve Project name as Board name, start/due dates as Board date ranges, project status as a Board-level status column, and budget as a Numbers column. WorkBook project templates map to monday.com Board templates if the customer chooses to create template boards post-migration. Projects without linked tasks migrate as empty Boards that the team populates.

Deltek WorkBook

Task

maps to

monday Work Management

Item

1:1
Fully supported

WorkBook Tasks map to monday.com Items within the corresponding Board. Task hierarchy (parent/subtask relationships) migrates as Items with sub-Items or as Items grouped under a parent Item. Assignee, due date, priority, and status migrate as standard monday.com columns (People, Date, Status). Custom task fields map to monday.com column types (Text, Number, Date, Dropdown, etc.) chosen during scoping.

Deltek WorkBook

Pipeline Stage

maps to

monday Work Management

Group (on CRM Board)

1:1
Fully supported

WorkBook Pipeline stages (with win/loss probability percentages) map to Groups on a monday.com CRM Board. Stage names and order migrate; probability percentages do not have a native monday.com field and are stored as a Numbers column or a custom formula column if the customer licenses the Pro plan with formulas. Pipeline convert-to-project rules have no monday.com equivalent and are documented as a manual rebuild item.

Deltek WorkBook

CRM Contact

maps to

monday Work Management

People entity (Contact)

1:1
Fully supported

WorkBook CRM Contacts migrate to monday.com People entities. Contact name, email, phone, address, lifecycle stage, and any custom fields map to equivalent monday.com Person columns. Contact-to-Company linkage migrates as a relation or Link to Item column if the customer uses monday.com's CRM board structure. WorkBook Contact owner maps to the monday.com team member responsible for the Person.

Deltek WorkBook

CRM Company

maps to

monday Work Management

People entity (Company)

1:1
Fully supported

WorkBook Companies migrate to monday.com Organization records in the CRM Board. Company name, industry, size, address, and custom fields map to Organization column types. Organizations are imported before Contacts so that the Contact-to-Company relationship is satisfied at insert time.

Deltek WorkBook

Worker / Resource

maps to

monday Work Management

Team Member + Workload View

1:1
Fully supported

WorkBook Workers with skills, availability calendars, and utilisation data migrate to monday.com Team Members. Skill tags map to Tags columns or custom Dropdown columns. Active worker capacity and utilisation data do not have a native monday.com equivalent; we store utilisation percentages as Numbers columns on a Resource Board that the customer populates manually or via integration. Archived workers migrate as inactive team members or to a separate Archive Board.

Deltek WorkBook

Time Entry

maps to

monday Work Management

Item (Time Tracking integration or custom column)

1:1
Fully supported

WorkBook Time Entries linked to Projects and Tasks map to monday.com Items using the Time Tracking integration (available on Pro and above) or as structured data in custom Number columns for hours and Date columns for date. Billable vs non-billable flags map to a Label column; approved/pending status maps to a Status column. Historical time entry volumes over 50,000 records require batch processing and date-range filtering to stay within monday.com API limits.

Deltek WorkBook

Expense

maps to

monday Work Management

Item (Expense Board)

1:1
Fully supported

WorkBook Expenses migrate to Items on a dedicated Expense Board. Expense categories (mileage, material, personal) map to Group columns; amount, currency, and reimbursement status map to Numbers, Currency, and Status columns. Receipt attachments migrate as file links on the Item. The approval workflow status from WorkBook migrates as a Status column but the actual approval action does not; monday.com Automations can replicate simple approval chains if the customer licenses the required plan.

Deltek WorkBook

Purchase Order

maps to

monday Work Management

Item (PO Board)

1:1
Fully supported

Open Purchase Orders migrate as Items on a PO Board with vendor name, PO number, line item amounts, and status. Closed POs migrate as read-only historical records with status set to Closed. PO-to-Project linkage migrates as a Link to Item column or a Relation column. Multi-vendor PO structures map to Grouped Items by vendor.

Deltek WorkBook

Invoice / AR

maps to

monday Work Management

Item (Invoice Board)

1:1
Fully supported

WorkBook Invoices migrate to an Invoice Board as Items with invoice number, client name, line item amounts, payment status, and age data. Payment status (Paid, Overdue, Outstanding) maps to a Status column. Full AR balance ageing data migrates as a snapshot Numbers column. Invoice PDFs do not migrate natively; we extract PDF binary content as file attachments on the corresponding Item where monday.com storage limits permit.

Deltek WorkBook

Chart of Accounts + Dimensions

maps to

monday Work Management

Column structure (Financial Board)

lossy
Fully supported

WorkBook's 21 built-in Dimensions plus 10 custom Dimensions have no structural equivalent in monday.com. We create a Financial Board with a structured column layout that represents the most critical Dimension values (Department, Project, Cost Type, Region) as Dropdown or Label columns. The full dimensional mapping is delivered as a structured JSON export and a written Dimension-mapping matrix for the customer to refine in their chosen accounting tool post-migration.

Deltek WorkBook

System Variables and Company Variables

maps to

monday Work Management

Documentation export (structured JSON)

lossy
Fully supported

WorkBook System Variables and Company Variables (numbering sequences, workflow flags, integration settings) are extracted as a structured JSON bundle and handed to the customer for manual review. These cannot be imported into monday.com because monday.com has no equivalent configuration store. We flag any variables that reference IDs no longer present post-migration.

Deltek WorkBook

Attachment / Document

maps to

monday Work Management

File attachments on Item or Board

1:1
Fully supported

Files saved to Projects, Tasks, or Companies in WorkBook are extracted as binary content and re-attached to the corresponding monday.com Item or Board. Large file volumes require pre-migration storage assessment against monday.com's file size limits per plan. Files exceeding the limit are flagged and delivered as a download link document for manual re-upload.

Gotchas + challenges

What specifically takes care here

Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.

Deltek WorkBook logo

Deltek WorkBook gotchas

High

WorkBook REST API is versioned with deprecation cycles

Medium

Data Export requires Finance & Administration access

Medium

System Variables and Company Variables are not migrated automatically

Low

21 built-in Dimensions plus 10 custom ones require explicit mapping

monday Work Management logo

monday Work Management gotchas

High

Subitems have no bulk export endpoint

High

API complexity budget constrains query depth

Medium

Daily call limits vary sharply across plan tiers

Medium

Automation and integration rules do not export via API

Low

Saved views are not exposed via API

Pair-specific challenges

  • WorkBook financial objects have no monday.com equivalent

    Deltek WorkBook includes a full financial stack — Invoices, AR/AP, Purchase Orders, Chart of Accounts, Journal Entries, and 31 Dimensions — that is fundamental to how agencies track project profitability and billing. monday.com is a Work OS with no native accounting module. Invoices, POs, AR/AP ageing, Chart of Accounts, and Journal Entries cannot migrate as functional records into monday.com. We deliver a structured data export of these records and a written financial configuration inventory for your team to rebuild in a dedicated accounting tool (QuickBooks, Xero, or a finance module in a new ERP). This is the most significant functional gap in the migration and must be addressed before go-live to avoid losing billing capability.

  • WorkBook's 31-Dimension model does not map to monday.com columns natively

    WorkBook's dimensional accounting model tags every transaction with up to 31 Dimension values (Department, Project, Cost Centre, Region, and 10 custom). monday.com columns are flat key-value fields without a native multi-dimensional hierarchy. We create a structured column layout representing the most critical Dimensions, but a 31-dimension WorkBook journal entry cannot be fully represented in a monday.com Item row. The gap increases with transaction complexity. We deliver a Dimension-mapping matrix and a structured JSON export of the full dimensional data so the customer can integrate with an accounting tool that supports dimensional analysis.

  • WorkBook REST API version deprecation can empty migration extracts silently

    WorkBook releases new API versions with deprecation cycles. API calls that are deprecated (such as those moved from the main endpoint to the report endpoint in v13.6 and later) silently return empty result sets if the migration script is pinned to an older version. We pin to the customer's current API version during scoping, verify endpoint availability, and re-test if the customer has not upgraded before extraction begins. Any integration that calls deprecated endpoints after the migration begins produces incomplete data without a visible error.

  • Data Export requires Finance & Administration access in WorkBook

    WorkBook's native Data Export lives inside the Finance & Administration module under Export, Import & Maintenance and requires specific User Access Rights. If the migrating user's account lacks Finance & Administration access, the Data Export grid appears empty. We confirm access scope during the technical audit phase and request elevated permissions or use the REST API as a fallback where appropriate.

  • monday.com automations are scoped per Board with plan-dependent limits

    WorkBook's System Agents and workflow triggers operate across the entire platform. monday.com Automations are scoped to individual Boards, and trigger/action limits vary by plan (Starter boards allow 250 automation runs/month per seat; Pro increases this). Large WorkBook configurations with cross-module automations cannot be replicated as a single monday.com Automation and must be decomposed into Board-level automations. We document every active WorkBook automation as a per-board rebuild specification.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Deltek WorkBook to monday Work Management data migration

  1. Technical audit and financial gap assessment

    We audit the source WorkBook portal across modules in use (Projects, CRM, Finance, Resource Planning), API version and endpoint availability, active User Access Rights, custom Dimensions in use, active System Agents and Automations, and data volume per object. We pair this with an assessment of which WorkBook financial records (Invoices, POs, AR/AP, Chart of Accounts) must be preserved and which accounting tool the customer will use post-migration. The audit output is a written migration scope with a financial-gap disclosure and a recommendation on whether to migrate time/expense as functional data or historical archive.

  2. Board architecture design in monday.com

    We design the monday.com Board architecture before any data moves. This includes a Project Board per WorkBook Project (or a consolidated Board with Groups if the team prefers fewer Boards), a CRM Board with People entities for Contacts and Companies, a Resource Board for Worker profiles and utilisation data, and an Expense Board for historical expense records. We define column types for every WorkBook custom field and custom Dimension that maps into monday.com, and configure Group structure to represent WorkBook Pipeline stages. Board templates are created where WorkBook project templates exist.

  3. Financial data export and handoff package

    We extract WorkBook Invoices, Purchase Orders, AR/AP ageing, Chart of Accounts, and Journal Entries as structured CSV and JSON exports. We also export System Variables and Company Variables as a separate JSON bundle. These exports are delivered to the customer as a financial handoff package with a written mapping matrix for the customer's chosen post-migration accounting tool. We do not import financial records into monday.com because there is no structural equivalent; the handoff package is the mechanism for preserving that data.

  4. Sandbox migration and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into a monday.com Workspace using a test Board set. The customer reconciles record counts (Items in, Boards in, People entities in), spot-checks 25-50 records against WorkBook source data, and validates that column values and group assignments are correct. We resolve any mapping errors before production migration. This step also validates that the number of Boards and Items falls within the customer's intended monday.com plan limits.

  5. Production migration in dependency order

    We run production migration in record-dependency order: Organizations (WorkBook Companies), People entities (WorkBook Contacts), then Boards (WorkBook Projects), then Items (WorkBook Tasks and sub-items), then Time Entries and Expenses, then Resource profiles. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. File attachments migrate in parallel with their parent records. Automations and Dashboard configurations are not migrated; they are documented as a rebuild inventory for the customer admin.

  6. Cutover, validation, and automations rebuild handoff

    We freeze WorkBook write access during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable monday.com as the system of record for project and task management. We deliver the Automation rebuild inventory (per Board, with trigger, conditions, and action) and the financial handoff package. We support a one-week hypercare window for reconciliation issues. Workflow rebuilds, reporting rebuilds, and accounting tool integration are outside standard migration scope and are handled as separate engagements.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

Deltek WorkBook logo

Deltek WorkBook

Source

Strengths

  • Integrated project management, resource planning, and full financial accounting in a single platform.
  • 300+ built-in reports and configurable dashboards for agency performance visibility.
  • Multi-company, multi-currency, and inter-company transaction support for complex agency structures.
  • Mobile apps for iOS and Android with Kanban task view and time/expense entry on mobile.
  • Resource scheduling with skills matching, availability, and utilisation tracking.

Weaknesses

  • Non-intuitive interface with steep learning curve and information overload for new users.
  • Limited custom reporting, especially in the finance module — finance leads frequently use external BI tools.
  • Dashboards and mobile expense app have been described as not production-ready by users.
  • API has versioned endpoints with deprecation cycles that require integration maintenance.
  • No public pricing — quotes are custom per organisation and require a sales call.
monday Work Management logo

monday Work Management

Destination

Strengths

  • Drag-and-drop board UI with near-zero learning curve for non-technical users entering project data for the first time.
  • 20+ column types and unlimited custom columns let teams model arbitrarily complex data structures without developer help.
  • Multi-view support — Kanban, Gantt, Calendar, Timeline, Chart, Map — satisfies different team members without forcing a single layout.
  • Automations cover common trigger-action patterns for teams without dedicated developers to write custom scripts.
  • Free plan for 2 seats and a 14-day trial on all paid tiers make evaluation risk-free before committing to migration scope.

Weaknesses

  • Per-seat pricing with no enterprise flat-rate option means costs scale linearly with headcount, making it expensive at 50+ seats.
  • Subitems lack bulk API access, making them problematic for CRM-style use cases where contact records live as subitems under a company board.
  • Automations and advanced views are gated behind Pro and Enterprise tiers, creating feature deserts on entry-level plans.
  • Dependency column is visually limited — no critical path, no auto-rescheduling, and cross-board dependencies require manual link management.
  • No native document management; docs, wikis, and knowledge bases require a separate integration or third-party workaround.

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard Project Management migration. 2 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

B

Overall complexity

Standard migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Deltek WorkBook and monday Work Management.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    2 of 8 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

  • Field mapping clarity

    C

    Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.

  • Timeline complexity

    B

    8-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.

  • API constraints

    B

    Deltek WorkBook: Not publicly documented by Deltek for WorkBook.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    A

    Deltek WorkBook exposes a bulk API — large-volume migrations stream efficiently.

Estimator

Estimate your Deltek WorkBook to monday Work Management migration cost

Rule-based pricing — no per-record fees, no manual quotes. Migrations over 2M records are scoped individually.

Step 1

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FAQ

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Most migrations land between four and six weeks for accounts under 10,000 Items across all Boards with a straightforward Project-to-Board mapping and no complex CRM or resource data. Migrations with large time-entry histories (over 100,000 records), multiple CRM Boards with Contact and Company linkage, resource utilisation data, or a complex Dimension-mapping requirement move to eight to fourteen weeks because of data cleaning, column-type mapping, and API pagination handling.

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