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      Appian

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      Appian reviews

      3.6

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (789 total reviews)
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      Matt Calkins

      54% approve of CEO

      50% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      Appian has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 789 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Appian employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      789 reviews
      5.0
      Sep 30, 2014

      Great place; lots of focus on customer success

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      There is a strong corporate culture and focus on customer success. There is a good mix of talent internally between long-time staff and those that have joined recently. Strong focus on promotion from within. The technology is heavily focused on innovation to take advantage of consumer product innovation. New offices are nicely arranged and open.

      Cons

      Even in the local area, many haven't heard of Appian, so it requires some explaining to family/friends.

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      Appian Response
      11y
      Thanks for your great feedback! We intend to keep investing in talent -- the new Appian MBA Program for 2015 with content licensed from Harvard Business School is just one recent example.
      5.0
      Sep 25, 2014

      Great

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible, smart, challenging, friendly, passionate.

      Cons

      Sometimes really mind and physically exhausting.

      4.0
      Nov 10, 2011

      A true meritocracy

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Appian takes skill and talent very seriously -- promotions are given based on ability, not on politics. Even if you're young, if you work hard, it will be rewarded. The CEO still interviews every hire personally to make sure they'll be a good fit with the company culture. The overall culture is fairly young and vibrant with happy hours, etc. While smaller than competitors such as IBM and Pegasystems, the company is rapidly accruing new customers and revenue, and seems to be on an upward trajectory. The technology is very cutting-edge; things are never stale around Appian.

      Cons

      BPM is still fairly obscure in the software/services industry -- you'll get a lot of blank looks when telling people what you do. While the company has improved internal recognition (intra- and inter-departmental awards are given out every quarter), it tends to be the same small group of people who get recognized the most often. Departments like marketing and corporate do not get the same respect and perks as the technology and professional services depts do.

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