Talk:Perficient

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I'd like to request the following sentence be added at the end of the second paragraph of the "Formation and early years" sub-section:

Perficient nearly went out of business after the dot-com bubble ended, but then-CEO Jack McDonald returned the company to profitability by focusing on its lucrative relationship with IBM.^[1]

1. [1]

   Wright, Rob (March 9, 2004). "Perficient Finds Itself Back In the Black". CRN. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

My hope is that this content addresses feedback from Spintendo above. The content is cited exclusively to a mainstream, national tech publication, avoiding any local biases. It focuses more on the company. It would also address the awkwardness of the page featuring current CEO Jeffrey Davis, but not even mentioning its prior CEO McDonald, who had a substantial impact on the company's history.

Thank you in advance for your independent and objective consideration of my request. Christina-UPLD (talk) 18:09, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

The provided reasoning does not state what it was about McDonald's focusing on the relationship with IBM which enabled the company's return to profitability.  Spintendo  15:46, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

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Hello, some detail about the early years (2001-2009) can be included in the Formation and early years section:

before the "The company's held its initial public offering on July 29, 1999" sentence add:

Jack McDonald became the Perficient CEO in 1999 and served in the position for over a decade.^[1]

before the "Jeffrey Davis was named CEO" sentence, add

In 2001, McDonald became Chairman of Perficient in addition to CEO. During this period, Perficient felt the effects of the Dot-com bubble and began to struggle financially. In 2003, Perficient built a strong relationship with IBM, which allowed them to remain in business through the recession.^[2] That year, revenues grew 38%, and the company was profitable for the first time.^[2]

Thanks, Naadobea1776 (talk) 22:07, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

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This request provides a more direct, and less ambiguous statement to include:

Please add the following before the last paragraph in Formation and early years:

Jack McDonald became the Perficient CEO in 1999 and served in the position for over a decade. In 2001, McDonald became Chairman of Perficient as well as CEO.^[1]

By the time McDonald left his position in 2009, Perficient acquired 17 companies, grew from eight employees to more than 1,200 worldwide and had annual sales of $200 million.^[2]

Thank you, Naadobea1776 (talk) 21:35, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

Partially implemented  Spintendo  12:36, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

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Shows company history at this time. For "acquired 17 companies" (see and use WP:CALC):

Please add after "McDonald served in both positions until 2009." in the formation and early years section :

By the time McDonald left his position in 2009, Perficient acquired 17 companies and "it grew from eight employees to more than 1,200 worldwide and had annual sales of $200 million".^[1]

Thanks,

Naadobea1776 (talk) 16:58, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

The requested prose is insufficiently paraphrased from the source material. Quotation marks have been placed in the proposed text — but because no author is mentioned in the prose — proper attribution cannot occur since no one is being described as the source of the quote. Thus, the text needs to be properly paraphrased. Regards,  Spintendo  19:16, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

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Shows company history at this time. For "acquired 17 companies" (see and use WP:CALC). Updated with paraphrased quote.

Please add after "McDonald served in both positions until 2009." in the formation and early years section :

By the time McDonald left his position in 2009, Perficient acquired 17 companies, employed 1,200 people worldwide, and had annual sales of $200 million.^[1]

Thank you, Naadobea1776 (talk) 19:23, 27 June 2019 (UTC) (updated to paraphrase)Naadobea1776 (talk) 19:26, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

I'm afraid the problem of insufficiently paraphrased text remains. Regards,  Spintendo  19:46, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

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This request provides a quote, with attributed source:

Please add the following after "Jack McDonald became CEO of Perficient in 1999 and chairman in 2001. McDonald served in both positions until 2009" in Formation and early years:

Lori Hawkins of Statesman noted, "When he was CEO from 1999 to 2009, Perficient acquired 17 companies ... it grew from eight employees to more than 1,200 worldwide and had annual sales of $200 million."^[1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naadobea1776 (talk • contribs) 19:53, 27 June 2019 (UTC)

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Hello, Please replace in Formation and early years:

Jack McDonald became CEO of Perficient in 1999 and chairman in 2001. McDonald served in both positions until 2009.^[1]

Jeffrey Davis was named CEO in September 2009.^[2] During Davis' tenure as CEO, the firm added over 1,000 employees and saw its annual revenue pass $200 million. During Davis' tenure as CEO, the firm added over 1,000 employees and saw its annual revenue pass $200 million. The company also transitioned from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market to the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

with

Jack McDonald became CEO of Perficient in 1999 and chairman in 2001. McDonald served in both positions until 2009.^[3] Lori Hawkins of Statesman noted, "When he was CEO from 1999 to 2009, Perficient acquired 17 companies ... it grew from eight employees to more than 1,200 worldwide and had annual sales of $200 million."^[4]

Jeffrey Davis was named CEO in September 2009.^[2] During Davis' tenure as CEO, the company transitioned from the Nasdaq SmallCap Market to the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

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This should clarify that period of 1999 - 2009 and removing any confusion of overlapping attributions with the addition of Hawkins quote. Thank you,

Naadobea1776 (talk) 16:19, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

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In the formation and early years section, after "Jack McDonald became CEO of Perficient in 1999 and chairman in 2001. McDonald served in both positions until 2009."

please add

In 2003, IBM accounted for approximately 35% of total revenues.^[1] In 2004, Rob Wright of CRN observed, "CEO Jack McDonald buckled down and guided the solution provider to a more focused approach, strengthening its lucrative partnership with IBM Software Group ... The adjustment worked. For the fourth quarter of 2003, Perficient increased revenue 34 percent to $7.5 million and posted a long-awaited profit."^[2]

Thank you,

Naadobea1776 (talk) 21:16, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

The claims involving specific partnerships such as the one with IBM and the financial results in 2004 are outside the purview of a general history of the company. The specific claims involving the financials of the company in 2008 and 2009, in contrast, are germane to the section because those financial results preceded a major change in leadership of the company. Furthermore, the Wright source in stating that McDonald "buckled down and guided the solution provider to a more focused approach" does not explain how and in what way McDonald effected these changes, nor what is meant by the words "buckled down" or "focused approach". Regards,  Spintendo  21:30, 28 June 2019 (UTC)

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in Formation and early years section

replace

Lori Hawkins of Statesman noted that during McDonald's tenure, Perficient "grew from eight employees to more than 1,200 worldwide and had annual sales of $200 million."^[1] According to the St. Louis Business Journal in August of 2009, "during the second quarter, Perficient lost $196,000 on $44.9 million in revenue, compared with a $3.9 million profit on $59.1 million in revenue during the same period last year" (in 2008).^[2]

with

In 2005, McDonald was recognized with an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.^[3]

During McDonald's tenure, Lori Hawkins of Statesman noted that, Perficient "grew from eight employees to more than 1,200 worldwide and had annual sales of $200 million"^[4] and the company also opened offices in 22 locations across North America, India, and China; and achieved more than $200 million in annual revenue.^[5]

Reasoning: This shows an overview of the company at the time, rather than a specific comparison of two years. One award in a 10 year period seems worth mentioning as well.

Naadobea1776 (talk) 17:08, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

The content of this article has changed quite a bit (the removal of several sections about specific acquisitions and their respective tech), and the terms that seem to need explanation are wiki-linked. Does this buzzword flag still apply?

Here is a link to the state of the article at that time: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Perficient&type=revision&diff=704427028&oldid=702980872

Mean_as_custard, as the editor who placed the original flag, do you have a thought on the matter?

Naadobea1776 (talk) 15:56, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

I see many of the references are links and anchor text. Is a good way to correct this to go through and generate with the visual editor citations from the URLs to update them to a standard format?

I can do that if it is helpful to address this flag.

Naadobea1776 (talk) 15:59, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

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In the Formation and early years section replace

Lori Hawkins of Statesman noted that during McDonald's tenure, Perficient "grew from eight employees to more than 1,200 worldwide and had annual sales of $200 million."[1]

with

Lori Hawkins of Statesman noted that during McDonald's tenure, Perficient "grew from eight employees to more than 1,200 worldwide and had annual sales of $200 million"[2]. The company also opened offices in 22 locations across North America, India, and China.[3]

Thank you, Naadobea1776 (talk) 21:44, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

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The IPO and global expansion can be added; In the Formation and early years section add after

Lori Hawkins of Statesman noted that during McDonald's tenure, Perficient "grew from eight employees to more than 1,200 worldwide and had annual sales of $200 million."[1]

this statement:

McDonald also expanded the company to 19 locations and led Perficient's initial public offering.[2]

(This text is paraphrased from "Mr. McDonald joined Perficient in 1999, led its initial public offering and built and led a team that has transformed the company from a startup to a company with $230 million in 2008 revenues and approximately 1,300 business and technology professionals in 19 major North American markets and global locations in Eastern Europe, India and China." the above cited source.)

Thank you,

Naadobea1776 (talk) 17:19, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

Already done

• McDonald also expanded the company to 19 locations and led Perficient's initial public offering

1. The information regarding the IPO occurring in 1999 and the information mentioning which individual was CEO in 1999 are both already in the article.
2. That leaves the question of the number of locations opened. Due to the company's "ongoing cost reduction initiatives" in response to their "2009 revenue contraction", this question requires additional sources covering the entire breadth of the subject's tenure (as I stated in an earlier post). The source provided here is a press release, which doesn't get us very far. Regards,  Spintendo  04:03, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

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Add the following updates to the Perficient page for editor consideration with sources.

In November 2000, the Austin-based company inked a three-year contract to handle worldwide installation of IBM Corp.’s WebSphere software, a deal that was reported by the Austin American-Statesman could bring in as much as $73.5 million –– the richest agreement signed by Perficient in its history, at that time.^[1]

In a 2006 article in BusinessWeek, Morton Meyerson, ex-CEO of Electronic Data Systems and the biggest shareholder in Perficient, positioned Perficient as a long-term growth play "much like Dell” and was impressed with "strong management, which helped the company survive the tech crash."^[2]

Christina-UPLD (talk) 18:53, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Christina-UPLD (talk) 21:51, 6 August 2019 (UTC)

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Revised phrasing and added page numbers to references:

In November 2000, the Austin-based company inked a contract to handle worldwide installation of IBM Corp.’s WebSphere software, the largest in company history as reported by the American Statesman.^[1] The deal resulted in approximately $88 million in revenue between 2002 and 2008.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Christina-UPLD (talk) 15:17, 9 August 2019 (UTC)

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Please remove the following line: “According to the St. Louis Business Journal in August of 2009, "during the second quarter, Perficient lost $196,000 on $44.9 million in revenue, compared with a $3.9 million profit on $59.1 million in revenue during the same period last year" (in 2008). https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/08/03/daily40.html

Nowhere else in this history does it state financial performance except for that line. We believe it to be an unfair characterization of McDonald’s performance as CEO for over ten years to focus on one point in time and one article. Nowhere else does it point to the revenue and income during periods that Davis was CEO.

Christina-UPLD (talk) 16:20, 13 August 2019 (UTC)