Appirio Reviews

Pros

When I joined Appirio, I had been working at other consultancies and thought to myself that it will be the same type of thing, just with a different label. While cynical at first, the company has proved me wrong. Firstly, the culture is fantastic. I have never worked at an organisation where there is so much trust. I've personally never been micromanaged and I have the choice to work at home or in the office. Though ultimately, we work where it will be best for our clients. The office itself is open plan and in a WeWork office in London. It's not stuffy, it's laid back and there are loads of perks like snacks and drinks, pub nights, pizza meetings and breakfasts. Second is the tools. You are given the tools to work from anywhere as long as there is an internet connection. The ease of connecting to the company systems is fantastic as all the company systems are cloud based. You get the choice of a new Macbook Pro or Dell laptop, screen for your home office and a phone (if needed). It's probably been the only company that I've worked at where I haven't received the cheapest option from the hardware supplier! Appirio also have great IT support - just create a ticket and it's all logged in Salesforce. Full transparency of where your request is and no having to wait on the end of a phone line listening to dodgy hold music. Third is the knowledge sharing and support. I had previously worked at companies that had aspired to be at the level of knowledge sharing that Appirio is at. There are Centre of Excellence groups for various clouds and systems that you consult in or have an interest in. You can participate in these to receive help or offer help to other employees. These networks are worldwide as well, which is important so regional silos are not created. We have a library of re-usable assets so that we do not have recreate everything from scratch each time there is a new project. Then, there is a the fabulous discussions email group. Anyone can email this if they are seeking help and anyone from the newest graduate recruit, to an MVP or the CEO could respond! Career wise, it was one of the best decisions I made. Appirio has given me the opportunity to grow my career, support to take all the certifications I want and work on lots of interesting projects.

Cons

It's not without the normal challenges that go with a consulting career. At times, you're expected to go above and beyond, work late nights or weekends to get things done. You need to be able to travel. You need to be able to travel at short notice too! But...this is a fairly common issue with any consulting or project-based type job. If you see yourself as an "all-rounder" in terms of PM, technical and BA skills, it's a little hard to apply this within Appirio's method of working using the Appirio Way. The roles and responsibilities are very defined between all the roles and it's difficult to switch from one to the other.

Pros

They have large projects. This has a lot of negatives but also it's kind of a possitive. As a consultant, you need experience in working with large enterprise businesses.... However, you can get this kind of experience in many other partners out there.

Cons

Where do I start... - Employee Benefits (holiday etc) No need to expand on this. It's basically the minimum package, so not sure it's "Benefits" - Project Expectations Expectation setting with clients is generally poor. Number of times the PMs will commit the team to unrealistic timelines without consulting the team. You're expected to just take it on the chin... otherwise you're not a team player - Quality resources both onshore and offshore I think, most of the talent left when Wipro aquired Appirio. This is from the top down... just look at the labor turnover in the past year... also worth noting that most of Wipro developers that you'll be working with are simply shocking. In other companies you'd rely on the Project Managers to manage the resource of the project, but from my experience at Appirio, they're just as bad. - Management Team leads and heads of departments have very little power... everything just gets pushed up to Wipro through the many, many layers of management and nothing ever comes back. - No defined working hours means that you are expected to always be available Many consultancy companies do this now. I think it's a little cheeky as you're told that this is a benefit. Some might find this as a benefit, but I'd rather know when I start work and finish so I can plan my social life. - High Travel expectations You'll find yourself traveling to business parks all over the country. This has happened to me multiple times with little warning; some Sr. PM in India will commit the times of onshore resources to be onsite with the client. No questions asked, you're just expected to pack up and travel for unknown reasons, no agendas and no time to explain. Again, if you complain (which I have) you're labeled as a bad team player and just told that this is your job. - Poor Client mangement Wipro manage the Accounts... UK teams have very little influence with SOW's all the way to delivery. Wipro solution is always just to throw more developers at it and the onshore just have to deal with it. - Lastly Wipro systems are awful Time logging, annual leave requests and help tickets can take DAYs to log. Add that to the existing stresses of the projects, it makes Appirio a company that is very difficult one to stay at and recommend to others. I would of also liked to give this feedback to the Management directly but they didn't even do an exit interview...

Pros

- Great culture and people -

Cons

- Horrible management - Acquisition transformed the culture and vision - Poor local management

Pros

... Don't say anything at all.

Cons

Wipro ownership. Shocking culture. Huge attrition. Inadequate senior mgmt.

Pros

Used to be great, culture and reputation

Cons

Totally lost bearing and culture. Horrible people management, lost lots of people lately.

Pros

I get to work with the best people I have worked with in my career and love the work we do for our customers

Cons

I used to say that this is the best company I've worked for however, it is being ruined by Wipro. The huge change to the culture, lack of salary reviews and decrease in benefit package are forcing people to leave the company and making this an unhappy place to work.