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Cognos reviews

3.9

76% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

Samuel J. Palmisano

100% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Senior management

Cognos has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cognos employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

39 reviews
5.0
Nov 24, 2014

Best people, best job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

talented and smart colleagues, great product

Cons

sold business to IBM ,..

5.0
Jun 6, 2010

Great environment when it was Cognos, an Ottawa based company

Consultant
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It was a positive environment/culture. Very smart people with great ideas that were heard. People were committed to provide tools for sales & services to make and keep the customer happy. The training and services team always helped each other- sharing knowledge, best practices, tips & tricks at any hour of the day. Ron Zambonini was the most passionate and engaging CEO.

Cons

A bubble burst when Ron stepped down as CEO in '04. I think the prod dev had a big miss with the web dev of analysis studio, very weak against PowerPlay. Was a boys club and not everyone was allowed in.

3.0
Nov 6, 2009

Cognos

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Training available to advance knowledge and career. Flexible hours and schedule. Lots of good people work there. Friendly Hr Group.

Cons

Distant management. Constant re-orgs. Stress. Lack of communications between different groups. Some mangers setup kingdoms. Some line managers are out of their league.

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