IBM Software and Development Manager reviews

3.8

94% would recommend to a friend

(69 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

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93% positive business outlook

Software and Development Manager employees have rated IBM with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 69 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software and Development Manager professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software and Development Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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69 reviews
4.0
Mar 26, 2009
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Pros

IBM encourages development of innovation technologies and products. There is opportunity if you really seek it out. and because they are so big there are lots of directions in which you can steer your career. There are a lot of really talented people who work for IBM and a strong network of women. The pay and benefits are competative.

Cons

It's BIG. There can be a fair amount of beaurocacy and sometimes getting the right thing done takes enourmous effort. There are still some pockets of old-school philosophy (comand and control instead of empower and trust.)

4.0
Jan 5, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

IBM Software Grouo is active in many areas of technology, so there are always interesting projects to work on. I have also discovered that it is very possible to have a great deal of freedom within IBM, provided one can demonstrate the value of what you are doing.

Cons

During the Gerstner years, there seemed to be less focus on process, audits, etc. That, sadly, has been returning lately. Also, givne the current (jan 2009) economic woes, there is a fair bit of apprehension among employees--however, I suspect that is true of almost all companies and all employees these days 8-(.

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