Our Perficient colleagues share how they live and breathe our core values. Here, Touraj Tabatabai, business development executive, talks about why he takes pride in working at Perficient. When people ask me what I do for a living, I’m proud to tell them what we do for our clients. I’m into technology. I love it, and I […]
Culture & Community
Managing Stakeholders Includes You: 4 Steps for Work-Life
Stakeholder Management creates healthy relationships with stakeholders through the management of their expectations and agreed project objectives. Stakeholders can be groups or persons, internal or external, part of the project or not, for example law-makers or media. Depending on the size and nature of your project, stakeholder management can be quite formal or a casual task […]
The Most Important Phrase in Our Perficient Office: “I’m Glad You’re Part of the Team”
Our Perficient colleagues share how they live and breathe our core values. Here, Henry Heisler, general manager, writes about his experiences cultivating a tight-knit team in our southern California office and growing as a person and a professional. We spend the majority of our lives working. To the extent that we can enrich that experience and make […]
“No One Has Ever Shut a Door” at Perficient
Our Perficient colleagues share how they live and breathe our core values. Here, David Chapman, General Manager and Chief Strategist, Organizational Change Management, writes about being in awe of his colleagues and grateful for the experiences he’s had while working at Perficient. When I think about why I take a lot of pride in working at Perficient, it’s […]
How We Deliver Salesforce Communities Without Giving Up Vacation
Delivering on a project like this is one that makes the whole team feel good. But how do you do this while still maintaining your sanity, let alone a life outside of work? Obstacle: Faced with a Super-Tight Deadline but it’s a Great Opportunity OpenTable heard about our community expertise and came to us in […]
Perficient Team Joins “Bike to Work Day” Third Year in a Row
Our Perficient Minneapolis office celebrated its third annual Bike to Work Day in May. In addition to many of our colleagues biking to work, we also completed a 4-mile, easy-paced lunch ride along the Mississippi river. The ride was made possible by the growing network of Nice Ride bikes, Minneapolis’ public bike sharing system. Our office building, […]
Why I Love the Marathon Relay as a Company Team-building Event
Our company participated in the Colfax Marathon Relay again this year. It’s a great event with the marathon broken up into 5 legs (6.5, 4.0, 5.5, 4.1, and 6.1 miles). While I was running my leg, I started thinking about why I like running this race every year with my coworkers (mainly to distract me […]
No Shortage of Innovative Projects with My Perficient Digital Adobe Team
Our Perficient colleagues share how they live and breathe our core values. Here, Ryan McCullough, a solutions architect, writes about his experiences working on innovative Adobe solutions with his Perficient Digital colleagues. Innovation drives me. I’m a solutions architect with Perficient Digital’s Adobe practice and have embraced opportunities to work on cutting-edge projects. My specialty is […]
My Perficient Teammates Made Me Feel Right at Home My First Day
Our Perficient colleagues share how they live and breathe our core values. Here, Lauren Taylor, an associate technical consultant, writes about her experiences with her teammates at Perficient. I knew I made the right choice to work at Perficient my first day on the job. I started as an associate technical consultant based out of […]
4 Ways Consultants Can Get Connected in a Distributed World
As consultants, we work in a distributed world where teams are often composed of people in different locations. Your team might be across the country or across the world. You might even work from home with no other coworkers around. Making personal connections with your fellow employees is a real challenge in this situation. It […]
Are You Book Smart or Street Smart? Maybe Neither!
Back in 2011, I was getting to know my new team on a project. I’m not exactly sure how the conversation started, but the question came up if we thought we were book smart or street smart? So rather than make up my rationale for one or the other, I thought the best answer would […]
5 Ways Collaboration Comes Easy with My Perficient Sitecore Team
Our Perficient colleagues share how they live and breathe our core values. Here, Eric Sanner, a senior technical consultant, writes about his experiences collaborating with his Perficient Sitecore colleagues. One of the things I enjoy about working at Perficient is that it’s a big company, but it has a small company feel. I’m a senior […]