About Improving App Development company in Plano, United States
Improving is a leading software development company that offers technology management, consulting, and training services across ten locations in the United States and Canada. We believe companies flourish when they establish environments of trust. To brin
Improving is a complete IT services firm offering training consulting recruiting and project services. Our innovative solutions and processes have helped hundreds of clients across the globe realize their tactical and strategic business objectives. As a result our 1000 employees have accumulated extensive technology and management experience in several industries including financial services energy travel retail government and several others.
Our culture encourages both the inspiration and motivation to achieve amazing things. We are constantly striving to live out our values of Excellence Dedication and Involvement through the foundation of trust.
Corporate Leadership
Curtis HiteCEORead Curtis#39;s Full Bio
Ric DeAndaSVP OperationsRead Ric#39;s Full Bio
Mark KovacevichPresident of North AmericaRead Mark#39;s Full Bio
Kristin JohnsonVP of MarketingRead Kristin#39;s Full Bio
Richard KangVP of Finance amp; AccountingRead Richard#39;s Full Bio
Amber Robinson Corporate CounselRead Amber#39;s Full Bio
Our Philosophy is based on Conscious Capitalism
As long time proponents and supporters of the Conscious Capitalism movement weve rooted the foundation of Improving in a deep commitment to establishing trust with all of our stakeholders. In fact we believe our first responsibility each day is to build trust with and for our clients partners communities and others.
This has resulted in numerous independent recognitions for:
- Customer Satisfaction (Service Awards)
- Employee Engagement (Best Places to Work)
- Community Support (Corporate Caring Awards)
Our History
Blue Ocean Group
Blue Ocean Group Inc. was established as a high-end technology services firm with a focus on consulting and project outsourcing.
Improving Enterprises LLC and Blue Ocean Group Inc. merged to become Improving Enterprises Inc. combining the established training consulting and project management capabilities of each to maximize the benefits of their existing clients and future clients.
Acquired Columbus-based The Sophic Group Inc. which became Improving – Columbus and expanded the companys reach into the Midwest United States. The companies service offerings were very closely aligned with a focus on Agile Microsoft (.Net) and Java application development services.
Acquired Alphaware Training Center of Houston. In addition to expanding the companys national presence in the Southwest United States Improving – Houston has capitalized on established professional relationships and maximized existing sales and marketing resulting in an increase in overall revenues.
Sept 2012Quadrus Acquisition
Acquired Quadrus Development Inc. which became Improving – Calgary. The acquisition significantly strengthened the breadth and depth of technical consulting services business intelligence and data services and training offerings that are now being leveraged across local and international markets.
Dec 2013Acquired The Willow Group
Acquired The Willow Group Inc. becoming Improving – Twin Cities. The Willow Groups service offerings focus on delivering critical information systems and business process improvements in two major vertical markets – financial services and healthcare.
Aug 2014Acquired ProSource Solutions
Acquired ProSource Solutions becoming Improving – Cleveland our sixth enterprise location. ProSource Solutions service offerings focus on Microsoft technologies and cloud computing.
Aug 2017Trinity Hunt Gains Majority Interest
Improving partners with Dallas-based private equity firm Trinity Hunt Partners to accelerate the companys growth through both organic and strategic methods.
Jul 2018Innovative Architects Acquisition
Improving acquires Georgia-based Innovative Architects making it our seventh enterprise location. Innovative Architects brings extensive expertise in cloud computing and Microsoft business solutions to the Improving name.
Jan 2019Acquired Code Authority
Acquired Dallas-based Code Authority specializing in custom software development. Code Authority has successfully started and grown a unique program called CodeLaunch which pairs early stage startups with venture capitalists service sponsors and software development team to accelerate their path to success.
Oct 2019Acquired iTexico
Improving acquires Austin-based iTexico our ninth enterprise location. iTexico#39;s business offerings include multiple Nearshore Innovation Centers that provide a wide range of services including Design Product Engineering QA Mobile Cloud and AI that are a great alternative to outsourcing.
June 2020Object Partners Acquisition
Improving acquires Minneapolis-based Object Partners. OPI joins forces with Improving - Twin Cities to bring a wealth of software development expertise and technology service capabilities to better serve the Midwest region.
With this as our focus, we hope to elevate the perception and impact of the IT professional within their own organizations and the community in general.
