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Steve VanWagenen
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Manager

We have to find the right person. Sometimes we're looking at a specific niche. Sometimes we get...

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Manager

I’d tell others that ALKU is a professional company with good communication and a plethora of...

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Manager

My contact at ALKU, who I deal with on a personal level, has done a fabulous job. I have dealt with...

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We selected ALKU based on our relationship with them. Their consultants were of high quality. I've...

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VP/Other Executive

I know our point of contact with ALKU, and they stay in contact. I'm able to send them things, and...

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VP/Other Executive

Unless I share where we're going strategically, ALKU will never know how to help us get there....

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VP/Other Executive

Every organization is different in terms of their expectations and outcomes. ALKU prioritizes the...

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VP/Other Executive

We want to see the completion of projects with ALKU. We normally hire consultants with a specific...

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VP/Other Executive

If someone is considering ALKU, my advice would be to make sure that the consultants or services are...

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VP/Other Executive

ALKU has exceeded our expectations. We deliver. We beat the timeline. We always come in under the...

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Director

We've worked with another firm before. I think we tried them just to have a larger picture. But our...

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Director

Having a one-on-one connection with an account manager has been huge. ALKU's pool of consultants has...

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Director

To have consistency working with our account manager, we created a process to work through. As soon...

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Director

ALKU finds the right fit for us. They're not just looking for a skill set to take our role. They're...

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Director

I think ALKU knows their pool of candidates pretty well. It has helped that when there are options,...

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Director

After working with another vendor, I don't really have any opportunities for improvement for ALKU....

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Director

Our original intent in working with ALKU was to hire consultants, analysts, and builders. Our...

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Director

ALKU's rates were very appropriate in the market. We are very lucky that we have been highly...

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Director

I don't know if I have great advice for a customer engaging ALKU for the first time, because for us,...

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Director

ALKU does what they can to try to fit the right culture and the skill sets that a customer is...

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Director

ALKU was a consulting firm, and we were looking for backfill resources to manage the Epic product. I...

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Director

The advice I would give someone looking at ALKU would be to give the firm specific details of what...

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Director

I don't really have any opportunities for improvement for ALKU because, even when my primary contact...

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Director

The key strength of ALKU was their engagement with their customers. They had several check-ins and...

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Director

ALKU has adapted well for the most part to understand our organization’s needs. Some of the...

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Director

I don't know what ALKU could do to improve other than probably give us a discount. But they have...

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Director

ALKU provides excellent contractors, so their resources are very good and knowledgeable. Their...

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Director

ALKU could provide us with some more information. Usually, it is us reaching out, and they respond....

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Director

ALKU was spot on with development timelines and kept us ahead of schedule in terms of success...

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Director

We had prior experience with one of the ALKU developers, and that led us to bring the firm on due to...

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Director

With ALKU, there are no gotchas. They were pretty on the level. The account executive was spot on,...

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Director

One thing I think any implementation partner is going to struggle with is their price point and cost...

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Director

ALKU’s key strengths are flexibility, depth, knowledge, and focus. Whenever we needed them, they...

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Director

There were a couple of times when I tried to get ahold of someone at ALKU and they were on vacation...

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Director

ALKU very quickly provided candidate options when we needed to fill positions. Once we open...

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Director

When working with ALKU, the client needs to be very specific in the skills and level of expertise...

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Director

I think we are achieving the outcomes we expected to achieve with ALKU. The analysts and consultants...

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Director

ALKU frequently asks to set up time to meet, maybe over coffee, but I don’t have time for that. I...

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Manager

ALKU could improve by looking at other parts of the strategy. They could help us by supporting us...

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Manager

ALKU has always delivered what we have asked for. I recommend them to people who look for...

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Manager

There are things that pop up with every implementation, but ALKU is always there to make things...

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Manager

With ALKU, it sometimes takes a little bit to find the right person, but they always get us the...

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Manager

ALKU’s account management is very well done. They do consistent follow-ups, come on-site, and always...

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Director

ALKU is not perfect, but they do the job. It’s hard to find people who do what we do because they...

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Director

ALKU brought us a lot of candidates, and they were really good at not wasting our time with people...

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Director

ALKU exceeds our expectations through interacting with their point of contact, their follow-up work,...

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CIO

ALKU exceeded our expectations. They were a good partner. There were one or two people that they...

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CIO

There's always an opportunity for improved communication with ALKU. The communications were okay....

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CIO

ALKU’s strengths are the knowledgeable talent pool and their ability to partner with other firms....

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CIO

ALKU was a really good partner for us and really strategic about getting things done. We chose them...

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VP/Other Executive

We have built a partnership with ALKU; we aren't just buying services. We are all about the firm...

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VP/Other Executive

I am very pleased with ALKU, so there are no improvements that stick out, but the firm should always...

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VP/Other Executive

It would be important for someone considering ALKU to clearly identify their needs, their...

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VP/Other Executive

We have been using ALKU for different projects over the years, and when I told ALKU we had several...

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VP/Other Executive

ALKU’s key strength is their ability to recruit and network to find resources. They are very good...

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VP/Other Executive

The outcomes we expected to achieve with ALKU were that we would keep the lights on for our legacy...

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Manager

My advice to someone else is probably to continue to push if they are unhappy. If a candidate...

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Manager

ALKU is just extremely knowledgeable and able to pick up our organization's standards very well....

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Manager

ALKU could improve their pricing.

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VP/Other Executive

ALKU was extremely experienced. They came in, diagnosed the problem very early, and came to us with...

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VP/Other Executive

ALKU has a very deep bench in terms of their ability to fill positions for everything from A/P...

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VP/Other Executive

ALKU was the first firm I reached out to, and I was so impressed with the resume they gave me that I...

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Director

During our last engagement with ALKU, I think we were looking for a more well-rounded resource, and...

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Director

ALKU could improve their cost. The quality of their service depends on the availability of resources...

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Director

ALKU is very easy to deal with. We have used ALKU multiple times in the past, so they have been a...

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Director

I would advise a customer engaging with the firm for the first time not to settle. They should keep...

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