Upper management needs to take more responsibility - Anonymous employee Telvent Employee Review

2.0
8 May 2011
Anonymous employee
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Pros

This is an innovative company. They develop and deliver a superior product and, when given the chance, are creative and daring. This is a company where you can thrive regardless of your level of knowledge or skill. Very focused on the bottom line cost management is kept as a high priority. Middle management is given free reign over their respective departments.

Cons

A sense of disconnection, lack of trust and respect are pervasive. There is little or no communication between departments or from managers. Overly convoluted processes and bureaucracy lead to frustration. Change for the sake of change seems to be the norm with little or no regard for the company as a whole. There is no real performance evaluation process and raises/promotions seem subjective. The company spends an innordinate amount of time and effort training people on internal processes they will never use and no time or money on leadership or technical upgrading.

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5.0
5 Feb 2010
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Pros

Dynamic environment with high prospect for company growth as the Smart Grid initiatives take off.

Cons

A lot of change going on as we become more assimilated into Telvent.

4.0
9 Feb 2010
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Telvent has a highly competent and energetic technical staff. They are well positioned for the smart grid market, with a stable and expandable product offering, and a good reputation in the industry. Recent acquisitions give them fresh blood that has broadened their approach and slowed down some of the bureaucracy.

Cons

Telvent continues to fight through the parent’s bureaucracy that focuses large amounts of effort internally instead of on the competition or customer. Forced business practices lead to increased costs of business in an already tight market. The absence of internal following of North America GAAP requires an inordinately large finance department. The above internal focus takes away from product/customer focus which has allowed the remainder of the industry to catch up, and in some cases pass, what was the leading edge product.

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