SEPTalks Event: Introducing the Product Roadmap Wall
Implementing a product roadmap in an Agile way can be tough. A roadmap is often a written document that isn’t easily accessible, which can lead to a variety of issues. A good agile roadmap should allow for agile practices such as daily standups and planning. They should also create high visibility and transparency, operate with […]
TechPoint, the growth accelerator for Indiana’s tech ecosystem, has announced the Tech 25 Class of 2018. Now in its fourth year, the Tech 25 Awards honor a prestigious selection of twenty-five individuals who help to grow our community’s tech and tech-enabled companies, but who — not being the CEO or other top executives — don’t […]
Companies are searching for new ways to innovate. They’d like an innovation pipeline that results in successful products. They want to validate product ideas early and only develop those with a great chance of success. Innovation today requires a plan and new approach.
Using Game Thinking to Build Products that Delight Customers
Building great products requires focusing on your users. Chris Shinkle shares how SEP is using game theory to envision products as games, and apply gaming theories about the players’ journey to SEP products. Chris shares why considering long term user engagement from discovery to mastery is critical to delighting the customer. Long Version:
Chris Shinkle Isn’t Playing Around Anymore with Agile Amped at Mile High Agile 2016
According to Chris Shinkle, businesses that have been focused primarily on one thing (manufacturing hardware, developing new medications) are struggling to build the software that now drives… well, everything. Enter gamification. Gamification is more than just points and badges. Chris discusses how it can be used to increase engagement in users not of games but […]
SEP Named a Best Places to Work in Indiana for 7th Consecutive Year
(CARMEL) — Small companies lead the way on the 2016 Best Places to Work in Indiana list, with nearly half (48) of the 100 honorees coming from that category. “The companies selected represent some of our most outstanding Hoosier employers. They embrace the idea that a positive work culture that includes respect, communication, opportunity and […]
