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SHAPING THE FUTURE OF

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Construx Software provides

software development training

and consulting to companies in

a wide range of industries

worldwide. Construx focuses on

helping clients leverage software

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Steve McConnell, Construx founderand CEO, and author of several best-selling books on software development.

CONSTRUX SOFTWARE

Construx offers public seminars at itsBellevue facility, as well as private, on-site seminars for companies.

commercial software engineer-

ing” provides the guiding vision

at Construx. The commitment

starts with consultants whose

expertise and depth of knowl-

edge have helped hundreds of

companies solve their software

challenges. The average

Construx consultant has more

than 20 years of experience in

the software industry. Construx

has worked with hundreds of

clients across numerous indus-

tries, and so we have seen and

helped solve the most common

and the most vexing software

problems. While methodologies

come in and out of popular

favor, Construx takes the long

view and maintains depth of

expertise in every major

approach, including Agile, in

order to match the most practi-

cal and effective solutions to

each client’s particular strengths

and challenges.

development best practices

to achieve their business objec-

tives—higher quality, greater

innovation, more predictable

outcomes, shorter time-to-

market, and greater profitability.

Since its founding in 1996

by Steve McConnell, Construx

CEO and Chief Software

Engineer, Construx has been

headquartered in Bellevue.

McConnell is the author of

several best-selling books,

including the highly influential,

Code Complete, often cited as

the most popular software devel-

opment book of all time. His

first two books won Software

Development magazine’s Jolt

Excellence award for best soft-

ware development book of the

year. Steve McConnell currently

has more than one million

copies in print in 20 languages.

McConnell’s mission “to

advance the art and science of

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Currently headquartered in the PlazaCenter Building, Construx has beenlocated in Bellevue since its inception in 1996.

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Construx instructors and consultantshave expertise across multiple industriesand software methodologies.

Construx public seminars

attract participants from

throughout North America, and

its instructors consistently

score outstanding ratings from

their students. Construx is

currently embarking on a major

expansion and renovation of

its headquarters in downtown

Bellevue that will allow the

company to offer a broader

range of seminars and provide

even better service to clients.

Construx also conducts private,

onsite seminars at client

locations worldwide, including

Europe, the Middle East, Asia

and the Pacific, Central and

South America, with plans for

further international expansion

as information technology con-

tinues to enable opportunities

and impact business practices in

emerging economies.

GIVING BACK

Construx gives one percent of

its pre-tax profits to charity, and

in the recession of the late

2000s, Construx responded by

launching the SPEAR Program,

offering complimentary semi-

nars to software professionals

who had been laid off. When he

launched the program in May

2009, Steve McConnell said,

“Professionals can take advan-

tage of their downtime to

improve their skills in ways that

we hope will accelerate their job

searches and continue to provide

career-long benefits after they

re-enter the workforce.”

Construx provided free seminars

to almost 200 laid-off workers.

MOVING FORWARD

In 1996, Steve McConnell

set out to create a company

that valued “Openness,

Accountability, and

Achievement,” the kind of place

where he would want to spend

the rest of his career. Construx

offers an outstanding work

environment, with exceptional

facilities in Bellevue, enlightened

management, industry-leading

employee benefits, and innova-

tive bonus and incentive

programs. These are among the

reasons that Construx has won

awards including Washington

CEO Magazine’s Best

Companies to Work For and the

Puget Sound Business Journal’s

Washington’s Best Workplaces.

Steve McConnell’s current

focus in community involve-

ment is in serving in Position 1

on the Bellevue School Board.

McConnell has lived and

worked in Bellevue for 25 years

and his two children attend

public schools. “Bellevue public

schools have a distinctive history

of leadership, vision, and

excellence,” he said. “I want to

see that legacy updated and

brought into the 21st century.

My experience can help our

district ensure that every student

has of the modern skills to

succeed in college and in the

workplace of tomorrow.”

With a successful 15-year

history in the city, and with

ongoing company and personal

investments in the community,

Construx is committed to

playing a significant role in

Bellevue’s unlimited future.