Creating WOW | InfoBeans

Creating WOW !

InfoBeans is an exciting, fun-loving and rapidly growing organization. Founded in 2000 by three entrepreneurs (Avinash Sethi, Mitesh Bohra and Siddharth Sethi) with zeal to excel in the software services arena, the focus of InfoBeans remains its team. The three co-founders have a clear philosophy in mind when it comes to their team. Unlike a typical software factory InfoBeans has its own unique culture and beliefswith the most fundamental being no one is an employee but a valued Team Member.

InfoBeans is a passionate team with a dream of working everyday to create WOW! and then, most importantly, going home happy.
I create WOW

About Us

InfoBeans Inc.,is an technology solutions provider with offices in Silicon Valley, USA and Indore and Pune in India. InfoBeans is a global team of 200+ professionals across India and the US. Our core focus is to bring cutting edge solutions to our clients through our services in:

Mobile application development.-iOS (iPhone/ iPad) and Android
Content management solutions – Drupal and Microsoft SharePoint
Custom business solutions- .NET, JAVA and PHP

Our team of technology experts is skilled at applying industry best practices along with leveraging in house solution frameworks to enable faster time to market. Our outsourcing strength brings the right blend of experience and cost-efficiency.

Our business model is to develop long-term strategic relationship with our customers and develop capabilities & adapt according to their changing needs. Out of the current active customers, approx. 10 customers are 2+ years of relationship with the oldest one being 7 years of relationship. About 5 customers are 0-2 years of relationship.

InfoBeans is proud to have served many clients ranging from Fortune 500 to smaller organizations with equal zeal and focus on results. Our policy is that of becoming a reliable partner to our clients and that has earned us tremendous goodwill amongst our client base.

Our Talent Management Mantra

“Our Team is the most critical aspect of the organization. They are the only asset.”

With this thought, the co founders, and indeed the entire team at InfoBeans, passionately work towards creating a work environment that is not only challenging professionally, but well beyond that, becomes a second home.

InfoBeans values their ethics the most. We go to great extents to treat our team fairly and make them believe that everyone is equal. We value humans as, well, humans – a tough ask for many in this day and age. A flat organization with a culture of not addressing anyone by “sir” or “madam” or any such artificial form of respect is just one of the aspects of our open door culture.

A great team works in a great work environment. State – of – the – art facilities in Pune, Indore and the Silicon Valley, USA, help our team deliver world class solutions to its global top tier clients.

Great technology opportunities, challenging projects, great clients and a zero red tape hierarchy goes a long way in retaining talent at InfoBeans and providing the stimulation that a hungry mind needs to excel.

All work and no play really make everyone dull. The entire team is divided into committees that hold events for entertainment, sports, corporate social responsibility, environment, health etc. they form an integral part of the work culture and everyone looks forward to these events to de-stress and more importantly, give back to the society.

“Teammembers play a key role in our strategy formulation and actively participate in Creating a WOW story”

At InfoBeans we use multiple communication platforms to involve team members in decision making.

All Hands – Conducted among all the team members across all the locations to share updates and seek inputs/ feedback on policies, processes and any area of development.
Leadership Symposium – Participated by leads across the organization it serves as a knowledge sharing platform and involves participatory decision making on strategic issues.
You & Me (Breakfast sessions with CEO – Siddharth Sethi) – Breakfast sessions have been very effective in connecting with each team member and seek a fresh perspective over developmental issues. Also such sessions help in channelizing the thoughts right from one end to the other.
One on one discussion – Beyond regular one on one discussion among Leads/ HR partners and team members, an open door approach is in practice for any discussions/ addressing any issues.

“As a Team Member “I” am at the core”

Mailers from CEO on important milestones – It is unique that team membersget personal mailer from the CEO on their important milestones like completion of 1 year in the family. Interestingly it includes special mentions of their remarkable journey being in the family.
Welcome of Team members: All the new team members get introduced to the family in person by HRHead, quite preferred over just a new joiner notification.
Personal Touch: For quick round of discussions, sharing information, special mentions – Leads / HR business partners prefer walking down to the individual rather just sending mails.

“I feel lucky to get an opportunity join hands to create a WOW! I have the element that the teams look for”

To achieve our mission of “Creating WOW” our recruitment engine is active round the clock searching for the right talent looking for core strengths -

Passion for technology: Ourteam member has to share this zeal and excitement, of getting a ‘technology high’ which makes them delight the customer.
Initiative:We believe that a positive self-starter attitude can bring in radical new ideas that make all the difference contributing to high growth and success. Our team members are enterprising; they take charge, own their responsibilities. We encourage them to apply ideas and programmes that will add value to all our stakeholders.
Strong fundamentals:We feel that to be able to use the technology well, one needs to have a clear insight into its fundamentals.
Commitment to excellence:We try to deliver only the very best. Our aim is to excel and offer solution that delights our clients. Hence, it is imperative for our team members to strive for perfection, and settle` at nothing less.
Interpersonal and team skills:In a people-oriented environment such as ours, it is important to learn, share and leverage the team’s experience and expertise. Our team memberss are the people who perform well as individuals, but at the same time excel in the team set-up.

“If I choose to join the Team I have an opportunity to evaluate my decision”

Policy: The Deal – Open ended 2 weeks to quit. What the heck, we will even pay you for that!
This is no free ride. It is a way to make sure that a team member is doing the right thing by moving to InfoBeans.We are a set of believers and we are looking to increase the tribe. We want people to join us only if they share our passion, not because they want a paycheque.

We gladly allow a new entrant to quit within first two weeks of joining if he/shedoes not believe in what we believe in. No strings attached. If individual decides that he/she is not for this organization and the organization is not for you, one can quit. We pay not just for those two weeks but an additional (handsome) amount over such quit. That’s the deal.
We are an open culture organization. Our team is allowed to speak its mind, allowed to think freely, to make mistakes and has the opportunity to correct those mistakes. Our team is a responsible set of highly motivated people who believe in delivering their best in whatever they do. Our team is a closely knit family that shares the same passion - Creating WOW!

“Work place culture keeps life ticking!”

The concept of a second home at work basically boils down to effective team building aided by the creation of an open work environment and a space to grow and learn. What is distinctive here is that the team members love their work and they simple own it. It is the self motivation that enables which makes them burn the midnight oil to complete crucial client deliveries on time.
The atmosphere within the teams is very lively and conductive enabling everyone to contribute to the maximum here are some ideas that have worked for them however bizarre they might first sound:
Every team member believes and knows that he is an important contributor to the overall effort. All team members synergies to deliver the maximum productivity and there is implicit trust among them.

“We value feedback”

360 degree feedback system across the board.

The performance management system is very individualistic, although it takes an attempt looking at the big picture, as well. Unlike other small IT companies the system involves a 360 degree feedback for each individual. Appraisal approach is done in phases, beginning with a self-review, the supervisor's review, peer review and skip level review.

The system provides a platform for team member-manager interaction, wherein expectations are announced, goals set, good work is recognized, gap areas identified and recommendations made for future improvement.

Team encourages 35-40% internal promotions every year for filling in upcoming positions.

Surprisingly this intense exercise takes just 1 week. HR team enjoys the excitement of sharing the outcomes- Good news of promotions, career enhancements, salary raises well in time.

“Sky is the limit for me”

Business Cases – Fast Track Career Growth.
Team members can rise to the occasion any point of time during the year and put forward their fast track promotion cases on being confident to meet any business requirements. Unique practice in its nature – Business cases approach helps in giving right opportunity to emerging leadership in the organization.
During each year we come across 10-12% business cases that are self initiated at Team member level and they turn to be successful.
Defined career tracks and six monthly performance cyclesdo not limit an individual to just keep running in the current track.
Learning and Development under initiative - Pride –(Program for Intellectual Development &Excellence)
Learning and development is round the year activity. Our customized training meets the training requirements of beginners, proficient and experts. This includes constant grooming at all levels on cutting-edge technologies to keep pace with the times and have multiple roles for each team member for all-round development.
Emerging Leaders undergo motoring sessions from Management team, industry experts. Team members are encouraged to take certifications, undergo IIM workshops and keep the learning curve green.

“ICreate WOW!“

(Awards and recognitions)

We have instigated a unique way of saying right at the moment that “buddy you were fantastic”. We name it as WOW Award. As the name implies it creates the expression of surprise and pleasure to the team member who receives it and gives an opportunity to appreciate his efforts in public.

Besides spot awards – monthly best team member award (ITMM), Team member of the Year are prestigious moments for individuals to come across.

People love to join several clubs (3/5/7/10/15 year completion club) as a family member.

“We are a Fun Loving Family”

Our team feels WOW at 5pm every Friday evening do you know WHY?

Not because it is time for Friday beer ? but because it is time for Fun Friday. Fun is principally in the DNA of every InfoBee. The InfoBeans crew members have formed various groups which gets us charged every Friday for all facets of life.

Entertainment is not just restricted to these events it is in the DNA of every InfoBee. The gup shup at evening tea, masti at the “Reboot” corner, jokes and scribbling on the notice board at cafeterias, leg pulling your Managers all make work more of a pleasure. Work hard and party harder is what the entire team is married to. Zero red tape and flat organization structure makes it feel that your immediate reporting Manager is your buddy not boss.

IB Funtoosh entertains by organizing creative events like Twins day where team members were paired and asked to dress alike, make us design our new office, Bollywood hungama, Halloween night and the most entertaining the Swayamvar which happened last week.

IB Groomers organize art of living courses, yoga n meditation camps and personality development camps whereas IB Fiesta makes us celebrate all festivals with fun and frolic. They made us dance on Garba beats, drench us with colors on Holi, made us enjoy colorful and eco friendly Diwali and get sumptuous sweet after Ganesh Visarjan. IB Genius sharpens our creativity and logical think abilities. They organize various quizzes, games, puzzles and contests.

Not to forget the IB Champions this group reenergizes us with variety of sports tournaments and games. Cheering the colleagues in IPL (InfoBeans Premier League), the focused ITC Series (InfoBeans Table Tennis series) and Hit the Target competition were key events of last fiscal year.
The most awaited event of the year is Mega Outing, in which IB Travelers take the entire team along with their families to 4-5 days company sponsored holiday. This is when all offices across geographies are not operational. We have visited Panchamrhi, Mount Abu, Ranthambore, Silvassa, Jim Corbett and this year will be the sixth mega outing.

Nothing could have added more to the fun than the scintillating performances by the team members during IBuzz (InfoBeans Annual Function). It had all the elements of a bollywood blockbuster entertainment, drama, dance, emotion and music.

IB Travelers also keep on organizing one day outing entertaining team members and their families. Pune team recently visited Diveagar Beach and Indore team went to Mandav. This helps the families to mingle with each other and get feel InfoBeans as their extended family. Families are also invited for Diwali Pooja, flag hosting on Independence Day and other festive celebrations.What really makes all of this special is that the entire show is run by the team members and not a third party. It really adds the personal touch and makes us feel at home.

We feel proud to be a Happy Family !