A&E Realization Rate Calculator

Enter two numbers and see your unbilled work in dollars and your rate against the 95% median benchmark in under sixty seconds. See your number in under a minute.

The method behind the minute

Your scorecard arrives ready to act on. Dialog Driven Design structures this calculator in three defined states: input, compute, review. The same formula runs every time. You enter fee revenue and realization rate, and the next state returns unbilled work in dollars, your rate against the 95% median, and optional slow-payment cost.

95%

industry median realization rate (Monograph 2025 Architecture Benchmark Report)

81 days

average collection period across A&E firms (Deltek Clarity A&E Industry Study)

Three steps to your number

1

Enter two numbers

unbilled work appears in dollars and as a share of fees, from fee revenue and realization rate alone.

2

Check the benchmark

see exactly where your rate sits against the A&E firm realization rate benchmark: the 95% industry median.

3

Add collection days

the cash cost of slow payment becomes visible when you include your average collection period.

Why the number holds up

Every figure is sourced, shown before you give contact details, and ready for your partners to verify.

Slow-payment cost

You see the cash tied up by slow collection, measured against the 44.8-day high-performer mark.

Your number first

Your number appears before you submit any contact details, so you see your result first.

Benchmarks you can cite

Know exactly where each number comes from: Monograph 2025 or Deltek Clarity, each named for your partners to verify.

Built for the skeptic in the room

You run it free, and every assumption behind every figure is visible.

One number changes the conversation

Try Live Demo

The calculator below lets you enter your fee revenue and realization rate and see your unbilled work and benchmark comparison in the next state, all in under sixty seconds. This preview runs in demo mode with the Firm Analyst role active, so you can move through every state of the workflow from input to scorecard to report request. Sign up to save your results, run the calculator with your actual numbers, and carry your benchmark comparison forward.

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