IBM Project Manager reviews

4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,037 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

78% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Project Manager employees have rated IBM with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,037 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Project Manager professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Project Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Sep 14, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

IBM has a trememdous Brand, Global presence, and can provide great opportunities around the world. I do think the senior executive team is quite strong (despite wat many might say)

Cons

Big company, easy to get lost in shuffle.. too many people who are riding their careers out and have lost real skills.

3.0
Sep 7, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work / Life balance. Work from home. Auto contribution to 401k

Cons

Too big, a lot of slackers. Very difficult to "work your way up" as all future raises will be based upon your incoming salary with a 5% promotional cap. 5% of nothing is nothing, even though the nothing is backed by an MBA (3.9 GPA). Will be moving on......

5.0
Aug 27, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very flexible with work at home options. Opportunities to work with the best in the industry. Excellent on line/virtual classroom professional courses available for all employees. I've had excellent growth experiences working on smaller start up projects which have provided invaluable experience.

Cons

Too much red tape hinders decision making. Too many middle managers who do not understand software development or developers. It is very difficult for non-technical employees to get good raises or promotions. There is no identifiable corporate culture in the software group and people are given assignments rather than put into growth or career positions for the larger projects. Senior management determines schedules and scope and does not understand appropriate project management methodology which leads to lots of weekend work to accommodate already compressed schedules.

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