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How Product Teams Can Prioritize Better with Foxly for Jira

How Product Teams Can Prioritize Better with Foxly for Jira

Key Takeaways Gut-feel prioritization does not scale. A consistent scoring framework helps teams make backlog decisions based on business value, effort, urgency, and risk instead of whoever asks the loudest. Foxly brings prioritization directly into Jira. Teams can...

Accelerating Product Design with Creo

Accelerating Product Design with Creo

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. ...

Why Aerospace Programs Miss Deadlines Part 2

Why Aerospace Programs Miss Deadlines Part 2

Key Takeaways A connected digital thread helps prevent schedule delays: Linking CAD, simulation, PLM, ALM, and DevOps gives aerospace teams better visibility into dependencies, changes, and risks across the lifecycle. Earlier validation reduces costly rework: Creo and...

What CIOs Get Wrong About PLM and Digital Thread Strategy

What CIOs Get Wrong About PLM and Digital Thread Strategy

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...

Why Late-Stage Changes Are Killing Your Time to Market

Why Late-Stage Changes Are Killing Your Time to Market

Key Takeaways Late-stage changes get expensive fast: The farther a problem travels through design, testing, and manufacturing, the more time, cost, and rework it creates. Disconnected systems and weak traceability are major causes: When requirements, design, software,...

5 Ways to Reduce Engineering Cycle Time Without Adding Headcount

5 Ways to Reduce Engineering Cycle Time Without Adding Headcount

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:...

The Engineering Digital Thread Playbook

The Engineering Digital Thread Playbook

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...

Why Aerospace Programs Miss Deadlines Part 1

Why Aerospace Programs Miss Deadlines Part 1

Aerospace programs operate under serious pressure and requirements.  Aerospace and defense manufacturers must manage complex products with strict regulatory requirements, while ensuring quality and balancing demanding cost targets.  Additionally, aircraft and...