Denali Advanced Integration Reviews

Pros

Good compensation package with the great work and life balance and professional growth opprotunities.

Cons

Biased apprisal system and lack of recognition for employee achievements at customer

Advice to Senior Management

Improve the apprisal system and promote employees based on their work and expertise and not by their nationality.

Pros

If you have no job and really need one until you find a new job, it's a good place to start.
They do offer benefits such as insurance, 401k and vacation - might compensate a bit for the low pay.

Cons

Where do I start?
-can be appreciated many times by the managers from the host company you will be placed at and Denali will not really care or give bonuses or raises
-whatever pay you start with, you will probably keep for a long time
-performance reviews will probably not happen, or if they do, they'll be 3-6 months past due
-if you advance in position on the projects you are assigned, your pay stil stays the same. (much higher responsibility but same compensation)
-the communication between the CSPO office and the employees and management is very poor
-Denali management will promise a lot of stuff, but will most likely not follow all of their promisses.
-they will even bring people with almost no experience and pay them more than you while you might have a lot of experience

Pros

Usually quite flexible with scheduling, friendly co-workers, and a great opportunity to make many contacts and references with various related tech fields and companies. Moderately decent online training is available for free through the company training modules, and on the job training is usually done by very experienced co-workers who are always happy to help you learn and improve. Decent payrate for much of the work done. Overtime is often available on many of the larger projects, and seems to remain that way regardless of how the economy is doing. Even "part time" employees can often get 40+ hours a week if they make themselves available.

Cons

There is often a breakdown of communication between the Customer Services Project Office team (CSPO) and the client, causing on site issues and delays. There is a lack of advancement opportunity and many of the long time (non-office) employees are still working in the same position and at a similar payrate as when they started with the company. Advancement from a part time employee to a fulltime employee with benefits is quite difficult as the management will usually hire from outside of the company to fill fulltime positions and place part time employees on an "as needed" schedule. Reimbursement for job related expenses (tools and equipment needed but not provided) can take several weeks or more.

Advice to Senior Management

Acknowledge good work more often, and communicate negative issues immediately as opposed to waiting for them to occur multiple times and then become an issue. Promote from within the company in order to create a loyal employee base. Project organizers should visit job sites more often to gain an understanding of what employees will need available to them in order to be able to complete their given task. Keep in regular contact with the client so that when issues do arise on the job, the on site employees can more easily resolve the issue quickly.

Pros

Lots of good salespeople, pre-sales architects, and support staff

Cons

A lot of moving parts. You have to be very organized as customers change directions often and you have to adapt on the fly.

Pros

Good place to gain experience, they have many customers in a variety of industries.

Cons

Low pay, little room for advancement within the company, poor treatment of employees.

Advice to Senior Management

More focus on employees and customers than the bottomline.

Pros

Variety of projects
Fun people to work with
Variety of clients
Pay was pretty decent for work being done
Good team leads

Cons

Little communication about the company
Benefits a little expensive for coverage
Sometimes very tedious work
Too many changes in management

Advice to Senior Management

Keep in mind that people are motivated by recognition and appreciation and not just through financial compensation. Don't always show favoritism.