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Customer Story

From Compliance Chaos to Competitive Advantage: Morris Group’s Journey to CMMC Success

COMPANY

Morris Group

EMPLOYEES

1000 – 5000

SOLUTION

CMMC Certification

INDUSTRY

Manufacturing

The Problem

  • Lack of Internal Expertise: Initial team lacked deep knowledge of CMMC and misunderstood the full scope of compliance requirements.
  • Ineffective Early Approach: Relied on manual processes and a local partner that couldn’t provide the strategic guidance needed.
  • Fragmented Operations: Disconnected offices and tools led to inconsistent implementation and poor coordination across the organization.

The Morris Group faced a critical knowledge gap and underestimated the complexity of achieving CMMC compliance. Initial efforts with a local partner left them underprepared, relying on manual processes and fragmented tools without a clear understanding of government compliance requirements. This resulted in significant delays and risked its strategic goal of gaining a competitive edge in defense contracting.

 “It’s incredible what we’ve done in a year compared to what we were trying to do… The results have greatly outweighed anything that I would’ve expected.”

Shannon O'Brien

Chief Information Officer

The Solution

Recognizing the challenges, Morris Group partnered with Ignyte and CDW to create a structured, expert-led path to CMMC compliance. The first step was a comprehensive assessment and realignment of Morris Group’s documentation, policies, and procedures with CMMC requirements. Ignyte’s platform provided full traceability, centralized documentation, and automated tracking of compliance tasks—eliminating the chaos of spreadsheets and disconnected systems.

The Ignyte team worked hand-in-hand with Morris Group’s leadership and IT staff to define the CMMC boundary, address gaps, and prioritize remediation tasks efficiently. The combination of Ignyte’s deep compliance expertise, platform automation, and flexible, collaborative consulting approach enabled Morris Group to avoid costly delays and reduce internal burden. Ignyte also provided full preparation and support for upcoming audits, creating a high level of executive confidence that the organization would be audit-ready when required.

This partnership has positioned Morris Group as a leader in its market, giving them a significant competitive advantage and preparing them to maintain compliance as CMMC evolves in the future.

+ 150

points Increase in SPRS score within 12 months, achieving near audit-ready status

70%

Reduction in time to CMMC readiness, from an estimated 3 years to under 12 months

500+

hrs./yr Manual tracking and documentation hours saved annually by using the Ignyte compliance platform

The Result

Accelerated Compliance Readiness

With Ignyte’s guidance, Morris Group reduced its CMMC preparation timeline by over 70%, moving from a 3-year estimate to less than 12 months.

Dramatic SPRS Score Improvement

Through structured remediation and automation, Morris Group improved its SPRS score by +150 points in under a year, moving from a negative position to near full compliance.

Streamlined Internal Workflows

Morris Group eliminated over 500 manual tracking hours annually by centralizing documentation, audit prep, and compliance tasks into the Ignyte platform.

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