Pros
There is a great spirit of cooperation and support amongst the entire organization. We work together to overcome roadblocks and there is a bottom-up spirit of innovation. I've seen departments pull together into virtual teams to solve a specific problem, and those connections that are built make the company as a whole more cooperative and lead to fewer roadblocks in the future. I really feel that the most effective people at CA are those who have worked in multiple capacities and understand the way the team works together and how to cross boundaries to get the job done, and done well.
Cons
There are concerns sometimes about marketing, repeated reductions in staff and the overall vision of the organization can sometimes appear reactive rather than proactive. I'd like to see the marketing organization outsourced, to get a different perspective into that area, a fresh approach. I think CA's visibility in the marketplace is hurt by only marketing in trade periodicals and at the golf event. I also think that the marketing that we do produce is dull and lifeless. CA does some truly great things in the area of integrations, innovations, and speed and competency of implementations. We need to get that message out in a more proactive way.