A database, and method of using the same, are provided for managing professional services projects. Professional services practices typically employ distributed proprietary applications which complicate the ready transfer of data between and among applications. The database of the present invention is preferably built on an ODBC-compliant platform, such as Lotus Notes and operates in conjunction with an SQL database server and supplied to an ODBC-compliant database in Lotus Notes. The data is stored in portable format in the Lotus Notes database, providing an easily accessible data warehouse for the professional services practice.