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    Sparta Systems Reviews

    Updated 5 February, 2019
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    Sparta Systems CEO Dana Jones
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    1. "Delivery consultant"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Sparta Systems full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Good salary,
      Salesforce platform,
      good product

      Cons

      No salesforce products implemented.

    2. "From Java to Salesforce"

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      Former Employee - Software Engineer in Hamilton, NJ (US)
      Former Employee - Software Engineer in Hamilton, NJ (US)
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Sparta Systems full-time

      Pros

      - Great place to start a career
      - Work from home flexibility
      - Development managers can be great motivators

      Cons

      - Most Senior-Level developers left over the past year or two
      - Can be a lot of management involved in development lifecycle
      - Far too much time spent in agile planning/estimation meetings
      - Recognizing and addressing technical debt is met by much resistance
      - Product strategy/priorities change every couple of days to couple of weeks
      - Offshoring created a significant amount of technical debt; and continues to do so
      - Accounting regularly pays invoices from a few days to a month late
      - Very restrictive IP Contract
      - Long support cycles

      Advice to Management

      Look at the product you have, recognize how it got to it's current state, and see how your current planning is either positively or negatively affecting it. Talk to anyone in RnD that works with it if you need clarification.

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    3. "Great place to work!"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Sparta Systems full-time

      Pros

      The company has an awesome culture.

      Cons

      No cons at the moment.

    4. "A really great company with a great ethos"

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      Current Employee - Sparta Team Member in London, England (UK)
      Current Employee - Sparta Team Member in London, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Sparta Systems full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good people - good product - nice customers.
      Employees are recognised for their efforts and pay/benefits are very good.
      Members of the Management Team are approachable and well respected.

      Cons

      The UK/US time difference can sometimes be frustrating!

      Advice to Management

      Keep communicating with employees to help everyone understand where the company is heading.

    5. Helpful (1)

      "Great Company with Great Opportunities"

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      Current Employee - CEM in London, England (UK)
      Current Employee - CEM in London, England (UK)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Sparta Systems full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      If you are ambitious, dynamic and driven to succeed, then this company certainly helps you get there!

      Great leadership team!
      Supportive and collaborative work ethics and ethos, especially with career progression within the company.

      Cons

      Haven't experienced one as yet !

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing what you are doing ! The Management Team are extremely supportive. They listen, apply and direct positive actions, not only for employees but also for our customers.

    6. "Make a Difference!"

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      Current Employee - Manager in Hamilton, NJ (US)
      Current Employee - Manager in Hamilton, NJ (US)
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Sparta Systems full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Sparta is a great place to work if you're a motivated, independent person that likes to be part of the company's success. Depending on the department some work is in-house, remote or at a client site, but regardless you always feel part of the team and that your contribution makes a difference.

      Cons

      With global and remote employees you don't often get the face to face interaction more than a few times a year, but all hands meetings do bring the teams together for team bonding

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Sparta Team Member
      Current Employee - Sparta Team Member
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Sparta Systems full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Colleagues, regionally and globally.
      Great team ethos with extremely collaborative ethics.
      If you're hard working, a team player and enthusiastic, then this is the place for you. You reap what you sow and then some.
      The company does not fail it's employees. Especially if you can adapt, learn, constructively seek to progress, want to prove your self and believe in Sparta's values.
      There are plenty of opportunities to grow and succeed, both personally and taking the company forward.

      Cons

      No cons unless you're actively looking for them. Only opportunities to help make us better!

      Advice to Management

      One thing I can say is that Management are extremely supportive through out your career at Sparta. Their encouragement is towards helping you grow and fulfill your ambitions. Like any company, there maybe small areas that could be built on but as a Team this is what gets done best.

    8. Helpful (2)

      "Great professional challenges, outstanding professional freedom"

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      Current Employee - Senior Delivery Consultant
      Current Employee - Senior Delivery Consultant
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Sparta Systems full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      - Versatile product
      - No micro-management
      - Interesting projects and customers
      - Great balance of customer facing activities and working from home (I am aware that this assessment is subjective)

      Cons

      - Slow product development
      - management direction used to not always be transparent (applies to previous CEO)

    9. Helpful (1)

      "Sales"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Sparta Systems full-time

      Pros

      Good people, good company culture

      Cons

      They will need to adjust their approach in the market quickly before they get completely eaten up by competition. Unfortunately price matters more than just value these days.

    10. Helpful (3)

      "Its time to step up"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Hamilton, NJ (US)
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Hamilton, NJ (US)
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Sparta Systems full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Sparta's a small company. You end up knowing most people throughout various departments. People are friendly and approachable, helpful and kind for the most part.

      Cons

      Sparta lacks any form of vision or plan, but they call it "agile". This isn't a new problem, the entire time I've been there it's a series of priority changes (abrupt changes to the entire roadmap) and listening to the loudest customer yelling. There's too much emphasis on trying to not upset some individuals in favor of doing the right thing, which leads to problems for those impacted. Not all departments operate like partners. Customer Support tends to throw things over the wall to R&D to deal with, without getting information from customers about what is not working properly, or what they're expecting. Customer Success tends to build strong relationships within both R&D and our Customers to help fix those problems though.

      Advice to Management

      Figure out how to stop losing good talent. Try to understand their struggles, and how the company's mode of operation has a negative impact all the way down the line. Don't try to cover it, be honest with the teams.