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SEP Wins TechPoint’s 2024 Innovation Service Partner of the Year Mira Award
SEP Recognized as Indiana’s Top Innovation Service Partner, Winning TechPoint’s Prestigious Mira Award Westfield, Indiana – SEP has been named the Innovation Service Partner of the Year by TechPoint at the 25th annual Mira Awards. The Mira Awards, Indiana’s largest…
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Discussions with client representatives about hourly rates can be frustrating at times. The belief that an hour of any person’s (or supplier’s) time is exactly the same as any other is like comparing software engineering services to purchasing a case of creamed corn. We could be relatively happy if the focus could just be changed […]
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Community Involvement Update
SEP launched our new Community Involvement Program this year. We really do aim to make the world a better place…even if it’s one good deed at a time. We’re half way thru the year and off to a good start. We’ve been able to impact some great organizations with our money and our time while […]
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Inside SEP’s Best Place to Work Award
Software Engineering Professionals (SEP) takes pride in its work environment. Through active engagement of employees in and out of the office atmosphere, SEP strives to ensure everyone at the Carmel-based company feels part of the community. The employees are the reason SEP once again ranked among the Best Places to Work in Indiana, placing 4th […]
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Fitting SEP with a Quality System
SEP has had ISO-9001 Certification for nearly a decade. These credentials help support our work in FDA and FAA for clients. We’ve struggled with the notion of a quality system since the beginning. SEP enjoys a very strong advancement culture that continuously strives to organically improve most of its practice areas. The worry is that a […]
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TDD Study Groups Week 3 – Mocks and Stubs
Last week in our TDD Study Groups was mocks and stubs and how to effectively utilize them along with TDD. Readings Test Double Patterns Mocks Aren’t Stubs Mock Roles, Not Objects Mocks Aren’t Stubs How tied is our knowledge (the difference between Fake, Dummys, Stubs and Mocks) to our current framework? RhinoMocks.Automocker Discussion Is this […]
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Why Perform Discovery (Envision) On the Front End of a Development Process?
The rapid evolution of technologies, users and markets has increased the pressure on the software industry to respond to industry criticisms. Some of these criticisms were well deserved and these three top the list: Why does it cost so much? Why does it take so long? Why can’t we get what we asked for? […]
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SEP Announces 25th Anniversary Trip to New Orleans
Buzz was building in anticipation of where SEP would go to celebrate its 25th anniversary. During yesterday’s status meeting SEP announced with beads and food from Chef Dan’s Southern Comfort that New Orleans is our destination of choice. The trip, which will take place next year during May 24 – 27 2013, is a chance […]
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SEP’s “Make or Break” (MOB)
A couple months ago, my Vistage CEO group hosted “Make or Break Execution – the Core to Success,” a presentation from Dan Barnett (Primavera). The “Make or Break” (MOB) of an organization is “the one thing that must be done extraordinarily well to achieve your vision”. At the heart of Barnett’s presentation is discovering and […]
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TDD Study Groups Week 2 – Refactoring
Two weeks ago, we discussed refactoring in our TDD study groups, and it’s time for some updates and statuses from what we’ve learned (from completing the stories) as well as some discussion on the readings we did. But first… Blogging Update For our group, we’ve got a new blog up and running. Derek Plote has […]
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