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SEP Wins TechPoint’s 2025 Exceptional Employer Mira Award

SEP Recognized as Indiana’s Top Tech Employer, Winning TechPoint’s Prestigious Mira Award Westfield, Indiana – SEP has been named Exceptional Employer by TechPoint at the 26th annual Mira Awards. This award recognizes companies that are developing talent through skills-based hiring…

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On Leading – Expectations

The cause of almost all relationship difficulties is rooted in conflicting or ambiguous expectations around roles and goals. Whether you are dealing with the question of who does what at work, how you communicate with your daughter when you tell you her to clean her room, or who feeds the fish and takes out the […]

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Emergent Interview Design

I’m heavily involved in recruiting here at SEP. We recently did something that we haven’t done in at least 15 years: hired an experienced project manager. In our history, we’ve always always always grown our own; it’s too critical of a position to put in the hands of a stranger. The risk/criticality hasn’t gone away, […]

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SEP Managers Receive ASQ – Certified Software Quality Engineer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Milwaukee, WI, November 11, 2009 — The Certification Board of ASQ (American Society for Quality) is pleased to announce that Paul Pringle, Operations Manager and Jeff Lambert, Engineering Manager have both completed the requirements to be named an ASQ-Certified Software Quality Engineer (ASQ CSQE). As such, Paul Pringle and Jeff Lambert have […]

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Every team needs a toolsmith

Every software project is different, and there are subtleties associated with each one. Every project requires unique and specific tools, and we need someone to build them, or each member of the team needs the freedom and responsibility to do it him/herself. I have very little (zero?) tolerance for waste when it comes to automatable […]

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SEP featured at Agile Development Conference in Orlando

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – CARMEL, IN SEP’s Development Manager, Chris Shinkle, will be speaking at the Agile Development Practices Conference in Orlando, FL on Thursday, November 12, 2009. The purpose of this week-long Conference is to help attendees investigate or implement agile development practices, processes, technologies, or leadership principles. Shinkle’s presentation on Embracing Kanban: An […]

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New Approaches to Risk Management

— I was lucky enough to attend the 2009 Agile conference. This post is one in a series of session reports from it. Presenter: David Anderson David framed this session with the idea that much of the stated value of Agile is in managing risk. Wanting to dig deeper, he tried to find a good […]

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Question Debugging

There isn’t much I dislike more than asking a question at a high level and getting an answer back that feels demeaning because the answerer explains everything to me from the ground up [without ever pausing to breathe or giving me an opportunity to say ‘Yeah, I know, move on’]. I typically already understand the […]

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On Leading – why people matter

*If you are the leader, your people expect you to create their future. They look into your eyes, and they expect to see strength and vision. To be successful, you must inspire and motivate those who are following you. When they look into your eyes, they must see that you are with them. – *Gordon […]

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What I learned about prevention in software development

‘Prevent problems before they occur’ is the mantra I try to live by, both in my personal life and at work. I have not been entirely successful, but I am learning to get better at it. I exercise every day, eat healthy, and brush my teeth regularly. I have learned that similar actions done regularly […]

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