SunGard Reviews

Pros

Many open software to work on

Cons

No stable architecture while designing. Sold off the HE to DataTel . No certainity about the future of HE devision for another 8 months

Pros

Managing a team of dedicated professionals who are focussed in delivery. Direct interactions with external clients. Working on Listed derivatives space.

Cons

Lack of control within India. Control is dictated by segment side persons and they can make arbitrary decisions at times with no reasons for their actions.

Pros

Structured organisation, excellent team work, decent documentation

Cons

some technologies are working are quite old

Advice to Senior Management

improve some documentation

Pros

You are safe if you are billable.
Good hike no matter you perform or not
Work life balance is good not much pressure

Cons

Bad work and good hike - You will be handicapped
Safe till you are billable...
Bad management and leaders. They are defensive
BU driven company no freedom for any decisions outside BU
Focus on domain knowledge

Advice to Senior Management

Managenment should be work on building strategy to improve quality and take some bold decisions rather than relying on BU
Dont fire good resources if they are not getting billed - Plan for some bench period. It is not easy to get good resources and also to build good name in market if management is not taking any initiative or decisions

Pros

- - The smart and talented employees and coworkers
- - The flexibility in work environment
- - The dedication demonstrated by employees

Cons

- - The base compensation not competitive within the industry
- - The loss of their stature in the industry

Pros

Strong Brand to build from

Cons

Travel, coordination between LOBs or consolidate

Advice to Senior Management

Listen, Drive out the LOB Walls

Pros

good compensation.
work is good
culture is good

Cons

need to improve the communication for project activities.

Pros

Good people until you reach management levels.

Cons

Bully mentality with some of the mid level management.

Advice to Senior Management

The unit presidents operate and motivate with fear rather than leadership.

Pros

Inter-team transparency was very good
Almost no politics

Cons

Salary may be on an average scale

Pros

Liked the people I worked with.

Cons

SunGard is owned by large private equity companies. Their focus right now is cost reduction, even if it means cutting essential services, especially in the finance and accounting area. They are also an aggressive outsourcing company, moving many jobs to India.

Advice to Senior Management

Until the 'liquidity event" happens, which will probably be in 2012, there is not much they can do. Cutting costs doesn't mean you get a better product or better information.