Colibrium reviews

1. Product is a bit "niche"-y and the company doesn't seem to have a clear vision for growth. They seem happy with where they are and as a result, do not actively hunt for opportunities the way it should. Should be aiming to be a product company given how much internal focus they give the product, but they insist on being a "consulting" company. Problem is little to none of their employees truly have the industry knowledge to add value. 2. Upper management. I'm not a firm believer that the upper management at the company truly knows what it is doing. They are trying to define processes and deliverables. Problem is, what they come up with seems straight out of a "SDLC/Management for Dummies" Book. That causes them to change on the fly which makes delivery extremely hard. Management plays favorites (to be expected anywhere) and clearly caters to certain people. 3. Work/life Balance. Analysts are not valued and are worked to the bone. Sure you get to wear jeans and get to go home at 5, but you're working much longer than that once you get home.

Management is not evil, but isn't consistent. Management's drive for process-oriented solution delivery is undermined a lot by management stepping in frequently to break process and support last-minute (literally, last minute) exceptions and scope changes to software in the process of implementation. This enables clients to expect changes to committed designs the day of go-live, and to expect 'hot' changes to production systems. If there's any push-back by delivery teams, clients know they can escalate to management, and delivery teams will get thrown under the bus. Delivery teams get thrown under the same bus if the last-minute, untested changes result in problems as well. Lack of clear standards and message. On my last day, I was asked why meeting notes weren't in a particular format. I'd never seen/heard of it. In the 8 months I worked there, my boss missed all but one of the boss-employee one-on-one meetings. I never had a review of any sort, or any feedback, other than positive, encouraging feedback from the CEO. Resource shortages are common. They are staffing up and taking that seriously, so it should be better going forward.