IBM Software Development Manager reviews

3.7

90% would recommend to a friend

(68 total reviews)
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Arvind Krishna

95% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

Software Development Manager employees have rated IBM with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 68 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Manager professionals have a good working experience there. IBM is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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68 reviews
2.0
Nov 3, 2015
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Business Outlook

Pros

The people we work with are fantastic, benefits are some what competitive, interesting work, big name, as everyone knows "IBM".

Cons

Performance evaluations with forced bell curve, Middle management seems out of control and not aligned with what the CEO directives, periods of wild hiring/spending followed by layoffs and total budget shutdown

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Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. Given IBM's transformation and what we've heard from you and many other IBMers, we’ve kicked off a brand new approach to performance management this year. Hopefully you've heard of it by now - it's called Checkpoint, and it was co-created by IBMers for IBMers to reflect the way all of us work. What's the focus? Continuous feedback; a nimble, real-time approach to setting goals; and year-end evaluation on not just what we accomplished but how we accomplished it. And, perhaps best of all, we're no longer defined by a single rating.
2.0
Jun 3, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company has great people to work with with lots of experience (many have been there for 15+ years).

Cons

Bloated management, no opportunity to move the needle unless at the executive level, lower than average pay, tremendous pressure

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