Senior management definitely has their favorite managers/teams who get all the good projects, because there is no fair process to distribute new engagements or clients. Teams are only allowed to work in states and industries where they have documented experience, therefore discouraging learning new states or industries. Most teams in this company have extensive Texas experience but all the good projects are given to the same teams (mostly in Dallas) who continue to exceed their benchmarks by tenfold. Employees not in a management role are all assigned a benchmark amount that they are expected to meet in bonuses every year. If you are one of these teams that does not get a good mix of projects, then you don't meet the score they measure you on. This score is used to determine raises, promotions, eligibility to attend training/conferences, etc. This individual score and team benchmark are basically the only thing used to evaluate teams/employees. As you can see, it is very important that teams are given the best chance possible to make this goal instead of pitting teams against each other as is currently done. In order to really meet the mission Brint has in mind, I think we need to get over the politics and work together in the best interest of this company.
