Avanade Group Program Manager reviews

- Laser focus on selling to CIOs makes it a poor place to work for business solution consultants (ERP, CRM, BI) - New career model has virtually stopped all career advancement - Shift from regional to service line organization has drastically reduced leadership roles and opportunities - Old boys club mentality among leadership (most worked together at Accenture or Microsoft Consulting Services) - 80% of business is hand-me-down work from Accenture - Very poor work/life balance

All of the pros make Avanade seem a no-brainer. But the downsides - -HR has an emphasis on career planning - but this is rarely realized in reality, in reality this is a top-heavy organization providing little opportunity for advancement -clubby atmosphere inhibits career advancement - this seems most pronounced for virtual employees -regrettable lack of sales-savvy - not an 'everyone sells' culture -heavy on process, often for process' sake