Organizational culture is a key driver for long-term IT success. Founded in 1955, the Van Metre Companies has established itself as a leader in the Greater Washington DC real estate and development industry. Over the last 60 years, the company has developed countless residential neighborhoods and commercial properties that have become woven into the
Remaining compliant and meeting customer needs goes hand-in-hand at financial institutions Founded in 1989, Old Line Bank has grown exponentially over the past 26 years. The Bowie, Maryland-based bank employs over 250 individuals, operates nineteen branches, and provides a wide array of product offerings to its valued customers. In an ever-changing environment of federal
What happens when a costly IT investment fails to deliver ROI? TJ Rock Enterprises owns and operates two nursing centers and a retirement community in Maryland. Years ago, the company deployed an electronic health record (EHR) which was supported by members of the business team with clinical and financial backgrounds, but it was under-utilized,
Strategic IT approach increased gross revenue by 78% Pool construction company, Lothorian, was bogged down with manual processes to manage service and routing schedules, keep track of inventory and document customer equipment and history. A previous customer service software purchase intended to remedy this inefficiency was not being utilized by staff and spurred confusion and
The right IT solutions increased revenue by 200% in three years. Home buyers increasingly rely on the Internet as a source of information, and The Strata Group, a coalition of companies representing all facets of the industry, needed a CIO to help them sift through the sea of technology solutions and develop a strategy
How eliminating outdated paper processes improved the outlook for poor and homeless individuals in Washington, DC So Others Might Eat — DC (SOME) provides food, shelter and other free services, including job training, addiction treatment and counseling, to underserved populations in and around the District of Columbia. Previously, individuals desiring to gain important job skills
Treating cybersecurity as a business risk rather than an IT problem Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is a 100% employee-owned firm that provides a full range of multi-disciplined engineering, architectural, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. Committed to the core values of safety, quality, integrity and relationships, leadership
Mitigating data-related risks and achieving compliance is key for regulated industries As a Health Information Exchange, the Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP) facilitates the safe collection and transfer of data between healthcare organizations, allowing those organizations to focus on their core missions: providing high-level care to their patients. Managing healthcare data means
How this tech-phobic workforce became automation champions Beer distributor Bond’s outdated software and system disintegration caused a lack of real-time inventory management — a key driver for change — and created additional work for the administrative staff as they had to manually reconcile driver deliveries each day. Inventory reports often lagged 24-48 hours, impacting
Strategic IT improved quality of care for residents at this long-term care community Over the years, Roland Park Place, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Baltimore, came to recognize a need for an electronic health record (EHR) to better meet its business and technology objectives. Leadership realized the impact technology had on the
