Improving Efficiency with the Resources You Have Michael Roberts:Hello everyone. My name is Michael Roberts, Vice President of Sales and Marketing here at SPK and Associates. Welcome to today’s vlog, “Solving the ‘Not Enough People or Time’ Challenge with Atlassian...
Migrating from one enterprise tool to another can feel like walking a tightrope over a canyon of potential errors, data loss, and productivity disruptions. For organizations moving from Rally (formerly CA Agile Central) to Jira, this process is particularly nuanced. ...
Modern software teams may be faster than ever, but they can only release with confidence if they have strong testing practices in place. As distributed teams, hybrid QA models, and rapid DevOps cycles increase, test management tools have become the backbone of...
For many years, automation and integration through APIs have driven efficiency in the DevOps space. These features connect code repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring systems into cohesive toolchains. However, the next major leap in software development is...
Automotive innovation is moving faster than ever, thanks to the rise of software-defined vehicles, electrification, and automation. Amid this rapid evolution, one constant remains: compliance. Meeting functional safety, cybersecurity, and quality standards is...
A great roadmap doesn’t just list steps, but it tells a convincing story about how today’s work moves a company toward its goals. Jira and Confluence give business leaders a shared system of record for ideas, priorities, and measurable outcomes. In this guide, you’ll...
Software teams live in a constant tradeoff of building what’s next or fixing what’s already present. If you don’t manage tension with structure, you get chaos. This can look like surprise scope creep, invisible maintenance work, reactive firefighting, or a codebase...
Managing complex portfolios, distributed teams, and evolving business priorities demands connected insights. That’s where BigPicture by Appfire shines. As one of the most powerful project portfolio management tools for Jira, BigPicture brings structure, clarity, and...
Structuring ideas and aligning discovery work with delivery goals is crucial for product managers, but it’s not always easy. Atlassian’s Jira Product Discovery (JPD) has become a go-to solution for organizing ideas, insights, and roadmaps within a unified platform....
Requirements Management in Software Development Carlos:I’m Carlos Almeida, Engineering VP at SPK and Associates. I have years and years of experience with very large projects in software development and infrastructure, DevOps, regulated and unregulated industries. I...
For years, IBM Rational DOORS has been a cornerstone for requirements management in highly regulated industries. Unfortunately, as development practices evolve, DOORS has not evolved with them. One of the biggest challenges with this is that there’s no direct upgrade...
Project portfolio management in Jira is powerful, but it can be even more effective with the right add-ons. For teams that need visibility into project schedules, resources, and actual delivery performance, BigPicture and 7pace Timetracker from SPK partner Appfire...