BMC Software Reviews

Pros

- Most employee friendly practices
- Great strategy and execution. Poised for leadership in cloud arena
- Culture of learning and development

Cons

- High pressure environment due to growth in business
- Differentiated rewards in practice of performance management. Great compensation for good performers, but those just meeting expectations tend to not see too many raises

Advice to Senior Management

- Stay tuned to the organization perspectives at the lower levels
- Continue good people management practices

Pros

It is one of the leading companies in cloud space now a days (2011) and if you want to participate in cloud race this would be one of the places that you would think of working.

Cons

Being a product based company you don't get to work on cutting edge technologies every time.

Pros

Great technology, unlimited work
Amazing challenges
Freedom to solve problems, encourages learning by doing (instead of training),
Excellent in fire safety management drills

Cons

Does not pay loyal employees (Pays market salary while joining)
HR reads policies literally, instead of 'in spirit'
Facilities not good - phones/projector, take time to setup

Advice to Senior Management

Please pay market salaries to the best employees, dont forget those people who have been around for a while
Continue to have great programs like 'Bindaas Masti club'
CEO visit gives a great boost to the site, please continue that

Pros

Strong leadership
Opportunity to grow within the org
Excellent compensation & benefits package
Good teaming and positive work environment
Very well located in the city
Packed pantries with good food stuff :-)

Cons

High pressure environment, leading to work life balance issues. ... shud try to pay avg performers better sal increases..
shud focus more on diversity

Advice to Senior Management

Leadership in the US needs to be mor consistent, however the leadership in India is doing a Fab job. Great HR practices and right focus on ppl

Pros

BMC leads in the IT space
BMC is leading in cloud deployment

Cons

Incompetent lower level managers
CYA attitude

Advice to Senior Management

Talk to people who are direct contributors to learn their experience

Pros

generally good people, company changes focus frequently

Cons

management excells at cost cuttiing, lacking corp indentiy, little management direction, quarter to quarter drivern

Pros

Work from home
fast paced
technology focused

Cons

first line management
Promotion for wrong reasons

Pros

They pay competitively compared to market place and opportunities for growth exist. Scope of creating technical and innovative course ware

Cons

Lack of transparency is some decisions and appraisal process not defined very accurately. Frustrating to get stuck on technical issues and management issues sometimes.

Pros

One can maintain work and personal life balance due to work from home facility. BMC facilities like food, premises, overall BMC culture, activities are very good. The most important is it is at heart of city , very good for married women employees

Cons

If you are part of QA organization you are unlucky, there will be no hikes fro many years, or whenever are done it will be given to only few of the team. No discussions before appraisals and performance bonus pay. Few years back there were facilities like vehicle loan, housing loan repay, Wealth creation, company used to pay some part of amount on yearly basis, they are not there

Advice to Senior Management

You should focus QA org, afterall Quality Matters

Pros

Great teamwork in many areas - Mainframe Business Unit is exceptional, other areas not so much
Representing industry leading solutions
Good benefits - mid-market pay (pro and con...)

Cons

Work/life balance is sketchy
Many managers were promoted because of tenure, not skills
Communication isn't as forthcoming or transparent as it needs to be