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. 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.
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.
In 2012, Rand Group acquired Houston-based SMBology, a growth-oriented IT firm offering strategic consulting, user experience design, and application development.
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.
2019 - For its 16th consecutive year, Rand Group was ranked in Accounting Today’s list ofTop 100 VARs.
2019 - For 6 years in a row, Rand Group was recognized as one of the fastest-growing Value-Added Resellers for financial software and technology-related business services in Bob Scott’s Insights Top 100 VAR Stars.
2015 - Rand Group was named to Microsoft Dynamic’s 2015 Inner Circle, for being one of the top 1% of Dynamics partners globally.
2015 - Rand Group was given the Best New Partner Award by BI306
2014 - For its sixth consecutive year, Rand Group was named to Microsoft Dynamics’ President’s Club,
2008 – Rand Group listed in SourceMedia’s for 2007
Publications
CEO and President Ron Rand was published in the July/August 2015 issue of CFMA Building Profits, the magazine for Construction Financial Professionals.