Improving

Improving is a technology consulting firm founded in 2006 that has grown to over 1,000 employees. The agency is headquartered in Plano, Texas, with additional offices in Houston, Alpharetta, Austin, St. Paul, Chicago, Independence, and Calgary. Improving's motto, "Trust Changes Everything," guides its approach to staffing, communication, and measuring success.

The agency works with Fortune 500 clients including American Airlines, Intuit, McKesson, Berkshire Hathaway, and Mastercard. Improving partners with leading technology platforms such as Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, Databricks, and Snowflake to ensure clients have access to the right technology. The minimum project budget is $10,000 to $25,000 with an average hourly rate of $199.

Improving's capabilities span five core practices: consulting (technology strategy, architecture, advisory), development (custom software, AI, cloud, DevOps, application modernization), training (agile, leadership, technical certifications, enterprise upskilling), community (user groups, events, knowledge-sharing networks), and outsourcing (dedicated teams and staff augmentation across the US, Canada, Latin America, and India). The agency's expertise includes IT consulting, React Native mobile development, nearshore and offshore outsourcing, and software consulting for startups.

The agency serves a wide range of industries including construction, energy and mining, finance, government, healthcare, manufacturing, media and communications, nonprofit, real estate, and transportation and logistics. Client types range from startups and small businesses to medium businesses and enterprise or corporate organizations.

Google reviews give Improving a 4.7 rating from 49 reviews. Reviewers describe the agency as an innovative consulting firm with a strong workplace culture, and note that Improving hosts community meetups and user groups in its facilities. Clients like Intuit attributed 99% availability and rapid cluster provisioning to Improving's embedded approach, while Zipnosis achieved an 8x traffic surge to 40,000 requests per minute and completed cloud migration in just three months, scaling telehealth across 50 health systems.