Such Unrealized Potential - Group Manager Avanade Employee Review

2.0
May 24, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Exposure to cool things coming out of Micosoft The average, billable employee is pretty smart and good to work with

Cons

Severly hampered by both the "Not Invented Here" syndrome and the "No done at Accenture" syndrome Senior Management has little ability to lead anything, they just follow what the parent cmpany does or says to do regardless of the fact that Avanade is very different size wise, project wise and culturally Organizationally it is very confussed, local (Country) management tends to do what it wants and more importnatly not do what it does not want. Corporate oversight is very weak and shows in various audits. The recent reorg in the US makes no sense to anyone who works with customers.

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5.0
May 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Company really cares for their employees, development, and culture Recognition for good work

Cons

Consulting in general is not what it used to be Accenture big brother is quite bureaucratic and obnoxious managing 'profiles' CEO is in London but HQ is Seattle

2.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The projects are really large so you'll get great experience. The benefits are good. The people are, for the most part, really nice at the lower level.

Cons

Always restructuring. You don't actually work for Avanade you work for Accenture under the name of Avanade. Accenture is always trying to absorb or downsize Avanade and even the execs don't have real power there. Plus all work and decisions are also controlled by Microsoft, so if they're doing extremely well then Avanade does and then Accenture fights for their share of the money in some shady way.

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