PRTM Management Reviews

Pros

Engaging place to work with highly skilled and competent experts in many different domains. Really enjoyed the international experience while at PRTM

Cons

One of the the down sides to working at PRTM Management was the heavy travel required by the projects.

Pros

Exposure to leading companies in industry segments.

Cons

A lot of travel may be required.

Pros

The people. From consultants to partners - everyone is great to work with.

Cons

Due to the nature of the business, you can't always be on a local project. But that is the nature of consulting, after all.

Pros

career development, non-political work structure

Cons

work/life balance, salary, big name clients

Advice to Senior Management

none - company sold to PwC -

Pros

Washington DC management is excellent, many former military consultants. A very collaborating bunch of people, competitive balanced with cooperative. A nice mix.

Cons

Small firm, name recognition is not established, especially among the top 10. The Washington DC office, sometimes goes light on consultants backgrounds due to the need for security clearances.

Advice to Senior Management

Expand and Grow, and continue with alumni relations, I have sent a numbers of emails to your partners in China, stating that I am a former PRTM consultant, and I never got a response back.

Pros

Organization is flat and there is lots of facetime with the partner group

Cons

Projects might get repetitive after awhile

Pros

- low partner to consultant ratio (1 to 4) providing strong knowledge exposure to junior staff
- impactful missions at leading companies
- strong knowledge within the firm on product development and supply chain

Cons

- no brand name
- light support functions (especially IT)
- product development missions are scarce in Europe vs. the US
- training is mostly done on-the-job - a training program is emerging

Pros

- Great Exposure
- Fantastic Clients
- Interesting Work
- Beter than Most Work Life Balance

Cons

- Lower end salary vs. competitors
- Limited training

Advice to Senior Management

Continue to improve training programs and feedback programs

Pros

Your experience at PRTM is what you make it---in many ways, you're given free rein (or at least support) to explore what interests you most. You're surrounded by creative over-achievers who won't quit until the work is done, which is both inspiring and exhausting. But, PRTM is such a team-based organization that the burden is usually shared. And you are rewarded for the good work that you do.

Cons

Lean in its internal services; major gender gap in the director team; work-life balance is not actually balanced.

Advice to Senior Management

Continue rewarding the staff with interesting and challenging client work, competitive compensation and benefits, etc., and show genuine, measurable efforts to improve work-life balance and morale.

Pros

Some great individuals in the global firm
Some good and interesting work coming from non-European offices
Shaping some key industries globally
Tend to have people back in the home offices on Fridays, if the client work permits

Cons

Positionally, still a "wannabe" firm outside of the US high tech world
Very bad career management, with career mentoring exists in name only. Non-Director levels serve to generate profit for the Directors.
Little throughout from Associate to Director
Lack of firm loyalty in its workforce
High turnover of junior staff
Has had its day as the leading edge thought management generator - that is now seen as a nice to have
Although they place great emphasis on having a great work-life balance, it is a consultancy, and you will still be signing away your life from Monday to Friday
Training is virtually non-existent
Back office support is very thin

Advice to Senior Management

Listen and develop your junior staff - it works out cheaper in the long run and will bring in more revenue
Don't be afraid to roll up you sleeves and get involved in the projects