Unlocking New Opportunity in the Federal Market: Helping Our Client Win FedRAMP Authorization

ChallengeSolutionResults
Background

In the world of government and higher education contracting, FedRAMP authorized status is the golden ticket that opens the door to a vast new market of potential customers.

Every cloud service provider (CSP) that wants to do business with the federal government must meet this standard.

The bridge between the federal government and industry ensures:

Security
The government protects data.
Compliance
CSPs prove they meet mandates.
Competition
CSPs gain a market differentiator.

FedRAMP authorization also helps CSPs reduce the costs of security assessments and authorizations, increase the efficiency of their sales process, and improve their reputation.

The challenge

An organization shaking up the world of enterprise software in the financial management, human capital, and student information systems space wanted to break into federal and higher education markets. To do so, they needed to ensure their planning software was compliant with FedRAMP and WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.

But they needed help clearing the FedRAMP hurdle.

Their goal was clear:

Make their software fully compliant with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards and section 508 compliant to gain federal approval.

The Solution

The client chose Judge for their recognized ability to build and manage teams on a project-based level.

The Judge Group started with a thorough discovery process and uncovered the client's need for consulting and staffing services to help them get WCAG 2.1 compliance and the scrum team they needed to increase their competitive edge in the marketplace.

These resources would help ensure their planning software fully complied with WCAG 2.1.

Judge’s talent and IT consulting experts drew from their extensive network of contract and full-time consultants and employees to bring on specialists, including:

An accessibility subject matter expert (SME)
A scrum master
An engagement leader
An SDET QA automation resource
Four accessibility UI developers
A manual QA tester

The team's composition was crucial to the project's success.

The developers and testers were experienced with automation and accessibility standards.

The engagement leader effectively communicated with Judge’s client every step of the way.

And the Scrum Master, accessibility SME, and engagement leader served to bridge the gap between Judge’s team and the client’s business leaders.

With the team assembled and goals in sight, Judge got to work on the project, implementing meeting schedules to align all stakeholders and stay true to deadlines.

Judge’s consultants and developers used their expertise to create a user experience with accessibility and compliance in mind.

At the same time, Judge developers worked to redesign the planning software UI to meet the client’s accessibility requirements. Throughout this process, developers and engineers implemented automation solutions for testing.

The RESULTS

Judge's custom-built managed services team offered:

Outside expertise not available
in-house

Flexibility to ramp up quickly to meet client demand

Freedom for the client to work on their core business

Normally, accessibility projects of this scope can take up to two years, but as a result of Judge’s efforts:

The client received their FedRAMP authorization one year ahead of their goal on July 13, 2022, thus preparing them to compete in the lucrative $700 billion federal market.

With this stamp of approval, the client can expand their potential client base even further to the federal government and higher education institutions.

Additionally, due to the success of the project, Judge is now a member of the client’s project program.

If you want to enter the federal and higher education market, look no further than The Judge Group. With our extensive managed services, consulting, staffing, and learning expertise, we can help your company access a $700 billion market.

Don’t miss out on these opportunities—contact Judge today.