Rand Group

Rand Group, is an IT consulting and software company. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, with offices in Houston, Dallas, Portland, and Vancouver.[1] They hold 6 Microsoft Business Competencies and are a member of Microsoft’s Elite Inner Circle, a program reserved for the top 1% of Microsoft Dynamics partners worldwide.[2]

The Rand Group LLC
Private
IndustryTechnology Services
IT Consulting
Founded2003
HeadquartersHouston, Texas
Key people
Ron Rand, CEO
Rick Marshall, CFO
William Wu, Executive Vice President
Heather Harris, Senior Vice President
Ivaylo Petrov, Vice President
Revenue$21 million (fiscal year 2018)*
Number of employees
100
Websitewww.randgroup.com
For the think tank, see RAND Corporation and for the global supplier of rotating equipment, see Dresser-Rand Group.

History

Rand Group was formed in 2003 by the acquisition of the technical consulting division of Hein & Associates LLP, a regional accounting firm. Between 1996 and 2003, prior to the formation, the same management team provided the same service offering at Hein. Rand Group received Gold Partner status in 2005, primarily as a result of its 90% client retention rate.[3]

They achieved Gold Competency status for Microsoft Dynamics products in 2011 and became a member of Microsoft's Elite Inner Circle in 2015.

In 2015, Rand Group briefed officials with the Mongolian government on applications of business technology to their petroleum and natural resource industry as part of a five-day workshop put on by the US Department of Commerce.[4]

Acquisitions

To-date, Rand Group has acquired the following firms:

  • In 2003, Rand Group was formed by the acquisition of the technology consulting division of Hein & Associates LLP.[5]
  • In 2012, Rand Group acquired Houston-based SMBology, a growth-oriented IT firm offering strategic consulting, user experience design, and application development.[6]
  • In January 2013, Rand Group acquired the sales force management and marketing automation company, Salesworks Systems Inc.[7]

Services

Rand Group services include implementing ERP and CRM enterprise software, such as Microsoft Dynamics products, NetSuite, and SAP Business ByDesign, as well as Microsoft Azure, SharePoint, and business intelligence. The company also creates intellectual property for companies that require rental management software to assist with maintenance scheduling, and inventory tracking. Rand Group's services include ERP and CRM implementation, application development, analytics & reporting, intranets & portals, infrastructure services and sales and marketing services. Rand Group also provides independent ERP Software Selection services that evaluate clients' business environments and provide software recommendations. They support clients across North America, with "centers of excellence" in the Southwest Region and the Pacific Northwest.

Industries

Awards
  • 2019 - For its 16th consecutive year, Rand Group was ranked in Accounting Today’s list of Top 100 VARs.[8]
  • 2019 - For 6 years in a row, Rand Group was recognized as one of the fastest-growing Value-Added Resellers (VARs) for financial software and technology-related business services in Bob Scott’s Insights Top 100 VAR Stars.[9]
  • 2015 - Rand Group was named to Microsoft Dynamic’s 2015 Inner Circle, for being one of the top 1% of Dynamics partners globally.[10]
  • 2015 - Rand Group was given the Best New Partner Award by BI306 [11]
  • 2014 - For its sixth consecutive year, Rand Group was named to Microsoft Dynamics’ President’s Club,[12]
  • 2008 – Rand Group listed in SourceMedia’s for 2007 [13]

Publications

CEO and President Ron Rand was published in the July/August 2015 issue of CFMA Building Profits, the magazine for Construction Financial Professionals.[14]

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References
  1. Rand Group Office Locations. Rand Group Offices
  2. .Gold Certified Dynamics and Microsoft Inner Circle Partner Rand Group Becomes Tier-1 Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider
  3. Rand Group Achieves Microsoft Gold Partner Status Business Wire. November 18, 2005.
  4. US Government Invites Rand Group to Assist Mongolian Delegation. Marketwired. July 21, 2015.
  5. About Rand Group. History of Rand Group.
  6. Rand Group acquires enterprise collaboration experts SMBology. Oil and Gas News. November 15, 2012.
  7. Sales Force Management Consulting and Marketing Automation Company Acquired by Top Microsoft Reseller Rand Group. PRWeb. January 23, 2013.
  8. Press Release. 2018
  9. Bob Scott's VAR Stars 2019
  10. Rand Group Achieves Microsoft’s Elite Inner Circle. Media Release. July 13, 2015.
  11. Solver Announces 2014 Top Performing Partner Awards. Solver USA. February, 2015.
  12. Group Named 2014 Microsoft Dynamics President’s Club. Media Release. August 13, 2014.
  13. Source Media List of Top 100 Pacesetters. Reuters. Feb, 2008.
  14. Ron Rand, Where's That Invoice? Streamlining Operations and Controlling Labor Costs, CFMA Building Profits Magazine. Construction Financial Management Association. July 24, 2015.
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