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Integration and Workflow
Ditching Adobe Workfront for Agile, Scalable Project Management in Jira
When it comes to project management, organizations often face a tough choice: stick with legacy, specialized tools like Adobe Workfront, or transition to agile, enterprise-ready solutions like Atlassian Jira. While Workfront has carved a niche in marketing and...
Outgrowing monday.com? Why Enterprises Are Making the Move to Jira
Monday.com has gained popularity as a versatile collaborative work management platform. It’s a great fit for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) that need straightforward tools to manage projects and team collaboration. However, as organizations grow, they often...
Allowing Custom API Applications in your PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager Environment
Recently, I was working on a custom API program for a customer, when I came across something that could be a sticky little problem for someone trying to add custom API programs to their PTC Integrity Lifecycle Manager Environment. The problem was first manifested...
Why Teams Are Replacing HP ALM with Jira
For years, HP Application Lifecycle Management (formerly known as Quality Center) was a go-to solution for requirements, testing, and defect management. However, with product transitions and support timelines expiring, many organizations are reevaluating their...
The Journey of Software Integration
When sharing multiple software across companies, it is important to ensure secure and seamless data delivery. Discover how Exalate helps integrate tools to enable a successful software integration journey.What You Will Learn In this eBook, you will explore: What a...
One Platform, Multiple Workflows: How GitLab Supports Modern Dev Teams at Scale
You will be taken to another page to registerBy submitting this form, I acknowledge receipt of SPK and Associates' Privacy Policy.Modern development teams are under increasing pressure to deliver faster, collaborate more effectively, and meet strict compliance...
A Quick Start Guide to Installing Ceph
This seems to be the age of “Big Data”. Every sector seems to have a need for it -- from biotechs doing genome sequencing, to financial providers mining market data. For many, the ability to store massive amounts of structured or unstructured data is the key to...
Uniting Teams Across Your Organization with the Atlassian System of Work
Aligning cross-functional teams is more critical than ever for modern organizations. Miscommunication, siloed information, and disconnected tools often stand in the way of productivity and progress. Atlassian, a leader in team collaboration, has developed a...
Jira Admin vs. Consultant vs. Architect: Who Does What and When Do You Need Each?
At SPK and Associates, we regularly help companies get clarity around their Atlassian investment. One common area of confusion is understanding the difference between a Jira Administrator, a Jira Consultant (or Expert), and a Jira Architect. These roles aren’t...
Best Practices for Transitioning from Shortcut to Jira Smoothly
Shortcut and Jira are both trusted tools for helping teams manage software projects with agile methodologies, issue tracking, and collaboration features. While Shortcut is known for its simplicity and lightweight design, many growing teams reach a point where they...
Optimizing Jira Workflows: From Chaos to Clarity in Project Management
You will be taken to another page to registerBy submitting this form, I acknowledge receipt of SPK and Associates' Privacy Policy.Jira is one of the most powerful tools for managing work across teams, but its true potential is only unlocked when workflows are...