HCM Software · Architecture
HCM Software for Architecture and Design Firms
Architecture firms manage licensed professionals with active state registrations, project-based time tracking that drives billing and profitability, multi-state payroll for distributed offices, and salary structures that include project bonuses. The isolved platform handles it all in one connected system. BEG implements and supports it for your firm.
HR in an Architecture Firm Is Not Simple
An architecture firm has HR requirements that sit at the intersection of professional services complexity and regulated practice. Your licensed architects hold state registrations that must stay current, often in multiple states for firms working on projects across jurisdictions. Time tracking is critical because your billing depends on it, but most payroll systems do not connect to project data in any useful way.
Add multi-office payroll across multiple states, salary structures that include project bonuses and year-end incentives, and the need to onboard and manage talent in a competitive professional services market, and the case for a connected HCM platform, rather than a payroll tool plus separate HR software, becomes clear. Clean data, no manual reconciliation, and one partner who manages the whole system.
What isolved Handles for an Architecture Firm
Track hours by project and client with cost center coding that connects labor cost to each engagement. Clean data for billing reconciliation and profitability analysis.
Store state registration, AIA membership, and PE license data per professional with expiration alerts for every jurisdiction.
Run payroll for staff across multiple offices and states with accurate state and local tax handling configured for each jurisdiction from the start.
Handle base salary, discretionary bonuses, project incentives, and year-end awards in one payroll run with correct tax treatment for each pay type.
Manage health, dental, life, and professional development benefits in one platform. Enrollment, changes, and COBRA in the same system as payroll.
Digital onboarding, performance reviews, and development tracking for a workforce in high demand from competing firms.
BEG Configures and Manages isolved for Your Firm
Configuring isolved for an architecture firm starts with understanding your project structure, license types, office locations, and compensation model. BEG manages that discovery and configuration from start to finish, migrates your existing data, and handles go-live without interrupting a payroll cycle.
After implementation, BEG is your dedicated support partner year-round. When you open a new office, add licensed staff in a new state, or restructure your bonus program, your BEG contact handles the configuration update. One contact who already knows your setup.
The Only HCM Platform With a Claude AI Connector
isolved launched the Connector for Claude in June 2026. Your firm administrator can run payroll, pull project utilization data, check license expiration status, and manage employee records through a Claude AI conversation, without navigating multiple systems between project deadlines.
Chatbots answer questions. isolved does the task. That distinction matters for an admin team that is already managing back-office complexity for a high-demand professional services firm.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. BEG configures project codes and cost centers in isolved so your team can track hours by project and client. That labor cost data feeds directly into payroll and gives you the clean per-project data your PMs and principals need for billing and profitability analysis.
Yes. BEG configures isolved to store license type, license number, and expiration date for each licensed professional, with alerts before credentials lapse. Keeping track of which staff hold active registrations in which states is a compliance requirement, and the platform manages it without manual spreadsheets.
The isolved platform handles multi-state payroll with accurate state and local tax calculations for every jurisdiction where your staff are located. BEG configures each state from the start so your payroll is correct from day one, not after an audit.
Yes. The isolved platform supports salary, discretionary and formula-based bonuses, and project incentives in one payroll run. BEG configures the pay structure to match how your firm compensates architects, project managers, and support staff.
BEG is your dedicated support contact year-round. When you open a new office, bring on staff with new license types, or change your bonus structure, your BEG contact handles the update. No support queues, no starting over with someone unfamiliar with your firm.
The only live AI integration in an HCM platform that completes actual HR tasks through a Claude AI conversation. Your firm administrator can run payroll, pull project utilization reports, and check license expiration status by describing what they need. Available now through BEG.
See How isolved Works for an Architecture Firm
15-minute call. We walk through your office structure, license types, project tracking needs, and current system, then show you what isolved handles for your firm.
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