SEPTalks: Delivering in Bets: How Betting Will Improve Your Delivery Strategy
Defining a delivery strategy can be difficult. We tend to underestimate the risk, aren’t explicit about our assumptions, and don’t involve the delivery team early in the process. Chris Shinkle, our Director of Innovation, recently introduced the idea of delivering in bets to several clients. The idea is that each delivery is a series of […]
SEPTalks : The Game Has Changed – Jeff Patton
We all know how fast technology changes. But, we sometimes fail to understand how fast our process needs to change to keep up. This talk is about how 21st century software development has thrown out most of the process assumptions you might have originally learned. In this talk, Jeff Patton will explain how Product Thinking, […]
SEP Announces Formation of Foundation
CARMEL, Ind. (September 5, 2019) – Carmel-based software product design and development company, SEP, has announced the formation of The SEP Foundation. The SEP Foundation has allocated $75,000 to grant recipients throughout the Indianapolis area. “From our employee-owned structure to the numerous ways our employees serve our community, giving back is part of who we […]
SEPTalks: It’s an Agile World Out There – Cultivating Culture
Company culture is hard, transforming a company culture is even harder. Many organizations have invested in Agile coaches, training, and even changed the way they operate; all leading to frustration. At SEP, we believe that Culture is how we act outside of processes and practices and eliminating barriers for people to be their best selves. […]
SEP CEO Announces Retirement
**SEP CEO Announces Retirement **After 30 years at SEP, Jeff Gilbert is stepping down as company’s CEO Carmel-based software product design and development company, SEP, has announced that founder and CEO, Jeff Gilbert will be retiring from the company, effective March 31, 2019. Gilbert will remain on the Board of Directors as Chair Emeritus for […]
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 […]
Kelly Wilson Named 2018 Tech 25 Winner
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 […]
Changing the Way Companies Innovate
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. Watch the presentation HERE!
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:
