IBM Program Manager reviews

4.0

65% would recommend to a friend

(439 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

57% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Program Manager employees have rated IBM with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 439 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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439 reviews
4.0
Dec 14, 2012

Program Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Really smart people and great environment.

Cons

Company doesn't seem to evolve with changing market or industry dynamics.

4.0
Sep 21, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Trust in its employees - is a true org. cultural tenet, not just one among the archaic company values. Mostly an employee is supported around personal challenges / circumstances. Investment in employees in terms of training and education is very good - across technical, business, personality-development arenas. The training calendar and mandatory training days enforced specific to role and position is by and large respected & enabled across the org. Collaboration across different business groups globally and at an individual level among employees who've joined of subject-specific fora is good. Access to a very vast knowledge bank of intellectual property, case studies, subject matter expertise etc. is mostly free to employees across all groups/subjects. The span of organisation being across all aspects of technology & consulting + being spread globally - there is a real opportunity for a capable high-performing employee to seek roles across different groups and/or locations; the organisation encourages the same.

Cons

Not among the highest paying organisations - base pay + yearly increments. The matrix structure can be a hindrance to getting work done smoothly and quickly; level of accountability at each involved role thereby becomes lot less. Similar model of separate functional & people manager structure - if not defined carefully can be counter-productive for individual performance & growth management. A high bent on 'process-orientation' can almost appear techniques for stalling the job. At the time of hiring it can be a challenge to get sufficient clarity on the immediate role & project and subsequent growth plan.

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