What to Look for When Hiring Software Developers
Hiring good developers or software engineers can be a herculean effort. As it goes when hiring anyone, the best way to get what you need for your company is to hire the right people the first time around. This not only refers to finding people with the right level of...
Steele’s integrated order management system (OMS) makes CargoWise freight forwarding a (ocean) breeze.
At Steele Consulting, we’re always ready to apply our expertise to help anyone with any custom software needs. But we’re taking this blog post to highlight our expertise in a very specific area: the transportation industry. We can develop a solution that integrates a...
Coffee-Flavored Milkshakes
A coffee milkshake "Does McDonald's serve coffee-flavored milkshakes?" My father-in-law Mike loves Jamocha milkshakes from Arby's. Deanna and I found that we can really make his day swinging in for a visit with him while helping him drink it. Mike is in the last...
Need Custom Software? Here are the Pros & Cons of Hiring Steele Consulting vs. an In-House Developer
Here’s our usual song: 1) Clients hire us for a project — usually a side project that their core developers can’t get to. 2) They realize they like working with us, and we get hired to do more projects. 3) We become an extended part of their...
Unlocking the 5 Well-Kept Secrets for a Fantastic Company Culture
Creating a consistent culture across your company (especially if you have remote locations) can be tricky at best. It was hard enough before, when we were all in the same building, but now it’s even harder with the move to more remote work due to COVID-19. However,...
Case Study: Responsive Learning Exceeds the Technological Demands of the Immediate Shift to Online Education
About Responsive Learning Responsive Learning is an online company that provides administrators and school faculty with the training and resources they need to meet compliance requirements, provide continuing education opportunities, and stay trained and updated with...
Here’s How Steele Consulting is Safely Celebrating Christmas in 2020! (Pandemics won’t stop this party).
You may think a group of software developers doesn’t know how to party, but oh, how wrong you are. Although our drive and focus here at Steele Consulting is to provide quality custom software for our clients, we also happen to be experts on the office Christmas...
Want the Most Out of Your Custom Software Product? Be a Legendary Product Owner!
The best software products come out of legendary client-developer collaborations. When we build a custom software product for your business, we want that product to effortlessly support your operational needs and goals. That’s why the best products come out of...
Want to Know How to Make Your IT Department Better? Apply this Critical Perspective Shift.
According to the unmatched wisdom of Investopedia: A cost center is a department or function within an organization that does not directly add to profit but still costs the organization money to operate. Reality check: IT departments are not cost centers. Yes,...
Here’s What to Expect When You Work With Steele Consulting
At any given moment, you can access our website and take a look at our vision for this company: To love, grow, and radically serve our customers, our team, and our community. Our core values are how we implement this vision: being kind, pursuing excellence, expressing...
Why is Custom Software so Expensive?
Let’s face it. Custom software is expensive. (We’re sure you’re very surprised to hear this.) But why is it so expensive? And more importantly, is it actually worth it? If you manage an SMB with ever-growing technical needs, we’re sure you’ve tossed around the idea of...
What to Expect When You’re Expecting…Custom Software.
So, you’ve decided to hire a developer to build custom software for your company. That’s great! (And we don’t just say that because we’re software developers.) (Well, maybe a little.) Whether you’ve already hired a software development company or you’re still looking,...