True Life: I’m a PMP
Posted by: Regina Bensten, Senior Project Manager May 22, 2013
Project plans, team meetings, client calls, budgets, scope creep, LOE, FFP, SOW, QA… OMG?!? These terms sum up a typical day in the life of a project manager. We’re tasked with keeping projects moving within scope, budget, and a strict timeline, while ensuring that we’re...
Improving Process - Reviews From the Field
Posted by: Virginia Moore, Senior Strategist May 14, 2013
These days, I spend less time perfecting my work, and more time improving my process. At least thinking about how to improve it…and sharing those ideas with my colleagues.
Here at Rock Creek, we are starting to work on company-wide workflow enhancements, and it seems like...Stop, Drop and Code: The RCSM Coders’ Playlist
Posted by: Andrea Paton-Ash, Digital Marketing Strategist May 09, 2013
What does every coder have in common? A good set of headphones. No one is more conscious of the office distractions than Rock Creek’s coders. Concentration is key when rattling through lines and lines of code.
For the second installment of the Rock Creek playlist series, I...The Power of Analytics
Posted by: Alex Parent, Digital Marketing Strategist May 06, 2013
No matter what industry you are in, you’ll probably agree: companies are increasingly challenged to do more with less. This, unfortunately, is easier said than done. But what if I told you that there was a tool with the power to identify cost saving measures, improve...
Earth Day 2013: Rock Creek in Rock Creek
Posted by: Mariya Ho, Marketing Strategist Apr 22, 2013
It’s a cool and sunny Saturday morning and Rock Creek-ers are slowly starting to gather in a Chevy Chase area of Rock Creek Park. Bright yellow and blue bags in hand, they wander through the woods and near the river to pick up trash and debris that pollutes the park.
In honor of...
You Know You’re a UXer When…
Posted by: Michelle Chin, User Experience Strategist Apr 19, 2013
When it comes to the Rock Creek UX team, we are a pretty well-rounded bunch. By day, you will find us sketching interface experiences, but elsewhere, you can catch Virginia at a Kennedy Center performance or an E Street Cinema film. John will be redecorating his home – it was...
Divine Inspiration: The RCSM Designers’ Playlist
Posted by: Andrea Paton-Ash, Digital Marketing Strategist Apr 11, 2013
Meetings. Open-plan office. Multiple clients. Shifting deadlines.
With limitless distractions around the office, it can be hard to focus. While the lucky few have offices with doors, some of us only have our headphones. Whether you use it to block out your neighbor or keep you...How Does an Accessible Website Benefit All Users?
Posted by: Zane McHattie, 508/Accessibility Practice Lead Apr 02, 2013
Generally speaking, when people think about web accessibility, more often than not they imagine blind users who are accessing the web from a computer and using some sort of a screen reader. While this is one audience that benefits from an accessible website, it’s far from the...
Rock Creek Academy: Writing Winning Proposals
Posted by: Jennifer Shine, Proposal Manager Mar 28, 2013
Developing compelling and winning proposals is critical to expanding our business and showcasing our capabilities to new and current clients. Our dedicated team of proposal professionals is trained in the Shipley Associates methodology for proposal development. We are also members...
The Times They Are A-Changin’
Posted by: Jeff Riggs, Associate Director of Strategy Mar 25, 2013
Much has changed in the last few years at RCSM. A lot has changed online too.
Where We Are
RCSM is now 60+ employees strong with full in-house web development, Accessibility and UX teams—not to mention our growth in the areas social media management and marketing campaign...
