Talk:Slalom Inc

Removing the "written like an advertisement" alert

Hello!

I'd like some guidance on what edits I can propose that would merit the removal of the "written like an advertisement" tag as the current content appears adequately free of promotional content.

Thanks in advance!

Slothrop in Platforms (talk) 18:18, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

Edit request

I'd like to request some changes to improve the Slalom article. I'm pinging @STEMinfo: since I found their editing guide helpful for making this request. Thanks!
1) My first request is to update the infobox. The company name should be Slalom Inc. The key people field has a co-founder and a current key person. I'd like to split the info into a proper founders field with all the founders' names, and leave the current CEO and President as the only key people. You'll have to add a break code after Brad's name so it renders correctly.

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name = Slalomkey_people = Brad Jackson, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Tony Rojas, President

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name = Slalom Incfounders = Brad Jackson, John Tobin, Troy Johnson<ref>https://www.myniu.com/article.html?aid=1706</ref>key_people = Brad Jackson, Chief Executive Officer<ref name=":0"/> Tony Rojas, President

 Done I also removed the excessive list of offices in the infobox. It's too much trouble to maintain, and interested readers can go to the company's website. STEMinfo (talk) 19:19, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

References

2) I'd like to revise the lead section to correct the company name, improve the sourcing, and remove unsourced info.

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'''Slalom''' is a business and technology [[consulting firm]] headquartered in [[Seattle, Washington]]. The company, which is a division of Slalom, Inc, employs more than 12,000 people in 45 markets and 16 Build Centers across [[North America]], Europe, and Asia Pacific. Slalom's annual revenue exceeds two billion dollars.

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'''Slalom Inc''', also known as '''Slalom Consulting''', is a business and technology [[consulting firm]] headquartered in [[Seattle, Washington]]. The company employs about 12,000 people in 45 markets across eight countries.

 Done STEMinfo (talk) 19:54, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

3) My third request is to update the history section by properly sourcing the info that's there, and adding more properly sourced info. Much of the info is reports of office openings in various markets as the company expanded.

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The company that is incorporated today as Slalom, Inc was formed in [[Denver, Colorado]], as Accounting Quest, LLC in 1993. It began as a team that helped place permanent and temporary accounting and finance professionals to clients in the Denver area. In 1995, the company opened its Seattle office and focused on permanent placements and contract resources. The name was then changed to Two Degrees, LLC.In 2010, the company rebranded and formally changed their name to Slalom, LLC. In 2023, the company changed from Slalom, LLC to Slalom, Inc.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i>[[Wikipedia:Citation needed|<span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2024)">citation needed</span>]]</i>]</sup>September 7, 2023 Slalom announced it would be laying off 7% of its staff, impacting over 900 people.

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The company that is incorporated today as Slalom, Inc was formed in [[Denver, Colorado]], as Accounting Quest, LLC in 1993. It began as a team that helped place permanent and temporary accounting and finance professionals to clients in the Denver area. The name was changed to Two Degrees, LLC, and in 1995, the company opened its Seattle office and focused on permanent placements and contract resources. By 2011, the company had rebranded as Slalom LLC. In 2018, Slalom opened an office in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], and in 2019, opened an office in [[Miami, Florida]]. In 2021, the company expanded further by opening offices in [[Raleigh, NC]] and [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. By 2023, the company changed from Slalom, LLC to Slalom, Inc. In April of 2023, Slalom opened an office in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]. In May 2023, the company announced the opening of a [[Dublin, Ireland]] office, to serve customers in Ireland and Europe. In September 7, 2023 Slalom announced it would be laying off 7% of its staff, impacting over 900 people. In April 2024, women's professional soccer team [[Angel City FC]] announced a multi-year partnership for Slalom to provide sponsorship and strategy consulting services. In September 2024, the company announced the opening of a new technology hub in Mexico, and was hiring technical professionals in the areas of software, data science, and AI. In January 2025, the company expanded into Colombia with new offices in [[Bogotá]] and [[Medellín]].

 Done I used refill to fill in the bare refs, but two had to be done manually. STEMinfo (talk) 19:54, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

4) I'd like to add a business section so readers can understand what the company does, where it operates and who its customers are.

Slalom helps customers in the areas of cloud architecture; DevOps and security; product engineering; customer relationship management; user experience and user interface design; data architecture; AI and machine learning; and data visualization. The company offers services in partnership with companies including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Snowflake, Salesforce and Microsoft. The company is headquartered in Seattle, and operates in 43 markets worldwide. Its customers include Alaska Airlines, Allstate, eBay, Hyatt, Microsoft, and REI.

 Done STEMinfo (talk) 20:35, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

5) The article should be renamed as Slalom Inc, rather than Slalom Consulting, as that its its legal name. Jane9932366 (talk) 15:42, 21 April 2025 (UTC) Jane9932366 (talk) 15:42, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

Done STEMinfo (talk) 20:49, 21 April 2025 (UTC)