Pros
AHEAD has an amazing team and an upbeat culture. I've worked across most of our service lines and have been impressed by everyone I've met. We have earned trust and collaborate closely with awesome clients and partners on interesting projects. AHEAD is doing some innovative work, especially with cloud, enterprise service management (ESM), and DevOps. Compensation and work-life balance are above average.
Cons
While everyone is smart and motivated, AHEAD suffers from silos like most growing consultancies. Most engineers work within a single practice and geo, so there's not enough cross-training. We still re-invent the wheel too often. The internal learning curve is higher than I've seen at other firms, but everyone is happy to help if you ask.