How desperate are you? - Anonymous employee CIPPlanner Employee Review

2.0
4 Oct 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The product is very interesting, complex and flexible. and working with the customers is challenging and rewarding This is a dynamic business environment, with constant changes - from work priorities to complete reversals in project decisions. Interruptions are frequent.

Cons

The benefits are sub-par, in comparison with standards offered anywhere else. Get your offer in writing, and review it carefully. The "complete benefit package" will have several items missing that you are likely expecting. This is a privately held company, husband and wife team. They also own the development company in China, which is much larger than the US company. Do not expect policies and procedures that are standard in other companies - for example in the areas of HR or expense reimbursement. Company has an interesting mix of employees - seems that they've either been there over 10 years, or under 1 year. The turnover rate in San Ramon is high. The CEO is very involved in detailed design decisions with project implementations and product development. There is no visibility to growth strategy for the company.

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Cons

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5.0
25 Mar 2020
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Pros

The company operates on a project-based organizational structure, everyone in the project team is required to play a dynamic rule and be able to support any functions at a moment's notice. By working here one can acquire the equivalence of years of software implementation and public/private sector business operations in a very short time. The primary software product, CIPAce, also offers tremendous opportunities for employees new and old to contribute their insights and design. The product is fully configurable to tailor for each clients' needs. This allows any employees to offer and contribute to product's enhancements. This is really what I personally find the most rewarding and I've personally drove and developed many new modules for the product since I've been with this company. The company is still rapidly expanding, so the opportunity for employee growth is aplenty.

Cons

The company is both a software developer and implementation consultancy. As such, typical project implementation pace is rapid and the schedule can sometimes be really demanding. Travel requirement may also be very demanding and sometimes travel accommodation may not be top-notch as most of the company's client are public-sector agencies with very strict travel policies for their contractors.

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