Engineering teams today are being asked to move faster, deliver better products, and do more with the same resources. But in reality, many are still dealing with disconnected tools, clunky processes, and limited visibility across the product development lifecycle. ...
Atlassian JSM and Slack Integration Hi, this is Carlos Almeida from SPK and Associates. Today I'll be giving you a short demo on the Atlassian JSM to Slack integration. We want an employee to be able to ask a question inside Slack. If there is an existing knowledge...
PLM and Digital Strategy for CIOs Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another SPK and Associates vlog. My name is Michael Roberts. I'm the Vice President of Sales and Marketing here at SPK and Associates. Today, we're tackling a topic that comes up consistently in...
Key takeaways Faster engineering does not always require more headcount: Disconnected systems, manual handoffs, rework, and poor visibility often create more delays than a lack of engineering capacity. A digital thread can eliminate major sources of wasted time:...
In many organizations, systems operate independently, creating a large visibility problem. A digital thread addresses this by creating a connected flow of product information across the lifecycle. This playbook explains why engineering visibility matters, and how...
Today, product development almost always involves a data center. And the data center is more than just a collection of servers and racks. For a global medical technology leader, it is the heartbeat of the engineering organization. It houses the mechatronics...
Every few years, someone in leadership pitches the same idea: standardize the whole company on one ITSM platform. One tool, one way of working, no more confusion. It sounds clean on a whiteboard but falls apart in practice. Teams resist it because they've built their...
Mainspring Energy, a manufacturer of clean power generators, standardized data collection across 30+ active Jira projects - without adding a single new custom field. Guided by Atlassian Gold Solution Partner SPK and Associates, the team implemented Appsvio’s Issue...
Software development teams are under constant pressure to deliver faster without sacrificing quality. Yet too much time is lost navigating between tools, writing documentation, collaborating with stakeholders, testing code, managing technical debt, and translating...
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 Lynx is a global provider of safety-critical avionics software and hardware solutions. As the firm scaled its engineering operations, the organization required a modernized ALM platform to handle the growing...
The modern engineering landscape is defined by a relentless push for speed and a non-negotiable requirement for safety. For engineering and product leaders in regulated industries, the pressure to deliver complex mechatronics products has never been higher. ...
As organizations move more teams, projects, and workflows into Atlassian Cloud, identity management becomes one of the most important parts of a secure cloud strategy. Jira, Confluence, Jira Service Management, Bitbucket, and other Atlassian tools often become central...