Artificial intelligence is transforming businesses across the globe, streamlining traditional business practices for greater efficiency. AI is not just a buzzword, it's a necessity – redefining multi-industry work as we know it. Across the market, enterprise vendors...
Integration and Workflow
A Day in the Life of an HR Manager with Microsoft Copilot
For many HR managers, the constant juggle between recruiting, onboarding, and strategic planning can be overwhelming. Imagine you are the sole HR representative for a rapidly growing company. Today, you have a full schedule of interviews for a senior designer role....
How to Integrate Jira and Azure DevOps in 5 Simple Steps
Jira and Azure DevOps are essential for teams managing agile projects and software development workflows. Connecting these platforms allows you to exchange vital information and improve collaboration between teams. This blog walks you through a Jira Azure DevOps...
Configuring a Build Job Using Hudson
Last time we had a look at how to acquire and install Hudson, a continuous build and integration system beneficial to software engineering. This week we take a look at how to create and run a job using Hudson, and then look at the job output. Hudson can run a wide...
Loom as a Tool for Reducing Unnecessary Meetings and Fostering Collaboration
In modern workplaces, meetings are often overused and underproductive. In fact, managers in this Harvard Business Review survey reported that 83% of the meetings on their calendars were unproductive. Furthermore, U.S. professionals ranked meetings as the “number one...
Navigating the High Costs of Product Launch Delays
Delaying a product launch can have significant financial repercussions that extend far beyond the immediate costs. It is important to understand how these delays can impact an organization. Having this knowledge can transform an organization’s strategic plans and...
AI-Driven Agile: How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Project Management
The Agile methodology has long been the go-to framework for teams seeking to effectively collaborate and consistently deliver value for customers. However, as organizations grow and projects become more complex, Agile must evolve. Integrating artificial intelligence...
Empowering Businesses to Thrive with Azure
The pressure to innovate faster, increase efficiency, and reduce costs is ever present in the tech industry. What’s even more difficult is trying to achieve all of these goals while also maintaining world-class security and sustainability. Using best-in-class tools...
Integrating Medical Device Product Development with the Quality Management System
A critical business challenge for medical device manufacturers as they scale is getting products to market quickly while supporting existing products and meeting FDA Quality System Regulation (21-CFR-820) requirements. To achieve this effectively, Product Development...
Beyond Atlassian Cloud Migration Lift-and-Shift: Migrations as Transformations
Organizations often migrate from Atlassian Data Center to Cloud solely based on technical needs. While Atlassian Cloud does offer more flexibility than a server environment, it’s best not to view cloud migration as a simple "lift and shift." This mindset that a...
Integrating Jira with Azure DevOps for Seamless Operations
In SPK’s over 20 years of experience, we’ve found that efficiency and seamless collaboration are key to helping clients get their products to market quickly. Many organizations find themselves relying on both Atlassian's Jira and/or Microsoft's Azure DevOps to manage...
How to Deal with Single Points of Failure: People
There are things in every system that if they fail will cause the entire system to be crippled. These single points of failure can be hardware based, software based or even people based. If a problem occurs in these sensitive areas then an entire business can grind to...