Is Monument right for your practice?
Look at one live project. Its stages, its unfilled roles, the way its fee is billed and the day it ends say more than practice size.
The project decides, not the practice size.
Delivery has layers
Concept design moves through documentation into contract administration. Buildings, packages and consultant scopes keep their own schedules and fee totals.
Roles come before names.
Start the staffing plan with a team or role because leave, hiring and project priorities can change the person before delivery.
Fees need separate progress
One project can carry staff time, retainers and on-charged supplier costs beside fixed, capped and hourly fees. Keep progress and limits for each fee.
One system, or a narrower tool.
Stages and consultant scopes keep planned roles, recorded time, fee progress, invoice contents and reports on the same project. Monument is most useful when you need these parts together.
The project also has a finish line. It may cross years and change shape, but its stages, agreed plans and final delivery stay clear.
Start with one project's stages and fees.
The first project takes setup. Enter its stages and fees, then record the time and supplier costs that should reach the invoice. Keep time entries up to date so you can review recorded hours alongside the work still planned.
Planned hours can remain against a team or role until the person is known. Your accounting system stays too: Xero, QuickBooks Online or MYOB remains in place while Monument sends invoices and brings payment status back.
Decide with a real project open.
Use its real stages, planned roles and fees. Monument should earn its place on that project before you move the practice.