Case Study: Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services improves inspection accuracy and efficiency with Microsoft Windows and Mi-Corporation mobile forms

Field investigators improve accuracy, efficiency, and professionalism with mobile forms

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was faced with an inefficient, paper-based inspection process for its pesticide investigators. The outdated system was time-consuming, prone to data inaccuracies, and created a significant administrative burden. To modernize its operations, the department worked with Microsoft and its partner, Mi-Corporation, implementing a digital forms solution using Mi-Forms software on Windows-based devices.

The solution from Mi-Corporation provided inspectors with mobile forms on HP Revolve laptops, which autopopulated with data from state databases and streamlined the entire inspection process. This resulted in a dramatic increase in efficiency, cutting form-filling time from 30 to 10 minutes per inspection. The department also achieved thousands of dollars in annual savings on paper and IT costs, improved data accuracy, and bolstered its professional reputation with the public.

Virginia Dept of Agriculture

Doug Edwards

Project Technician, Office of Pesticide Services