With large scale migrations, large user bases, multiple Atlassian tools, plenty of apps, and lots of data, moving to Atlassian Cloud may feel like a steep mountain to climb. But, it doesn't have to be. In fact, we've already helped many customers make the move. Plus,...
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4 Questions Leaders Need to Answer to Accelerate AI Adoption
The rise of Artificial Intelligence has led many businesses to reevaluate their operations. Can AI create better workflows or more efficient results? Dive into this eBook to explore the questions business leaders are asking about AI adoption. What You Will Learn In...
Create and Manage Jira Templates Easily with Templating.app
Introduction Hi, I'm Michael Roberts, Vice President of Sales and Marketing here at SPK and Associates, and welcome to today's video: Create and Manage Jira Templates Easily with Templating.app. If you're a Jira user looking for ways to save time, streamline...
Eliminating Meeting Overload: Why Loom is the Future of Workplace Communication
Introduction Hi, I’m Michael Roberts, Vice President at SPK and Associates. For over 20 years, SPK has been a trusted partner for businesses looking to optimize their engineering and IT systems. And today, I want to talk about a tool that’s changing workplace...
Boost Your Cloud Security Using Atlassian Guard Premium
Shifting to a cloud environment is daunting for many organizations. Worries about losing data often prevent this migration. However, cloud environments have never been more secure with Atlassian Guard Premium. Atlassian’s advanced cloud security add-on defends...
Latest Atlassian Product News from Q4 2022
As we do every quarter, SPK’s team reviews the latest Atlassian product updates. In this blog post, we’ll cover announcements that happened between September 2022 and December 2022. As you probably know, Atlassian updates their Cloud and on-premise products on a...
Maximizing Enterprise Agility with SAFe in Jira
Enterprises are increasingly turning to frameworks that can support scalable agility and robust project management. The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) has emerged as a leader in this arena. It provides a comprehensive methodology for large-scale Agile project teams. ...
Confluence upgrading to 4.0 from 3.8
Recently, we upgraded Confluence to 4.0, the latest revision and was pleasantly surprised by the process. The upgrade was seamless, well documented, and no major issues found. Upgrading confluence would have been really simple if we wanted to retain the same server....
Can (and Should) You Use Jira and Confluence as a Quality Management System (QMS)?
Jira and Confluence are popular tools for project planning and collaboration. The idea of leveraging these tools as a Quality Management System (QMS) may seem logical for businesses already utilizing them. However, despite their familiarity, Jira and Confluence are...
How the Design Team at Tide Cleaners Radically Reduced Time-To-Market by Leveraging Loom
Overview Laundry industry leader Tide Cleaners needed to remove friction from its design process. Its design team was scheduling in-person meetings at every step of a project’s progress. This was bringing an avalanche of unfocused feedback, slowing solution...
OKR and Agile: Harmonizing Strategic Goals with Agile Methodologies
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and Agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe are powerful frameworks designed to boost productivity and keep teams aligned. OKRs drive strategic goal-setting and measurable outcomes, while Agile approaches like Scrum focus on...
Streamlining Issue Creation and Transitions in Jira with STM
Jira’s flexibility and ease-of-use make it a go-to platform for project and issue management. However, repetitive tasks like creating and transitioning issues can become time-consuming for its users. Fortunately, Redmoon Software has created an Atlassian...