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Migrating from Bitbucket to GitLab Without Disruption or Data Loss
Engineering leaders in regulated industries cannot afford black box migrations. When your product development involves complex mechatronics and strict safety compliance, the transition from Bitbucket to GitLab must be surgical. A fragile web of integrations often...
Driving Better Decisions with Unified Jira and Power BI Reporting
Visibility is the difference between a project that stays on track and one that succumbs to death by a thousand cuts. It can be easy to become caught between the granular, execution-focused data living in Jira and the high-level, strategic business intelligence...
How Product Data Is Becoming the Most Valuable Asset in Modern Engineering
In traditional engineering, data can often be viewed as a byproduct of the design process. It is stored in static PDF reports or miscellaneous CAD files, but as we enter the era of digital engineering, that perspective is shifting. Today, product data is no longer...
Revealing the Benefits of the Agentic Engineering Shift at GitLab
The software development space is currently undergoing a significant transformation. At SPK and Associates, we have spent over 20 years helping engineering organizations navigate the complexities of ALM, DevOps, and regulated product development. We have seen the...
Inside the Digital Thread: Real Stories from Integrated Engineering Teams
Introduction: Inside the Digital Thread Michael Roberts:Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s SPK and Associates blog entitled, Inside the Digital Thread: Real Stories from Integrated Engineering Teams. My name is Michael Roberts. I’m Vice President of Sales and...
Utilizing Rovo Agents in Tempo Timesheets
Managing time and tracking productivity is a universal challenge for any team using Jira. Whether you are part of a marketing department, a human resources team, or a project management office, the struggle to maintain accurate records without drowning in manual data...
Building a Powerful AI Engine with Governance and Innovation Using MCP Servers
It’s 2026, and AI is extremely accessible, but knowing how to apply it within your specific business context can be a challenge. To start, LLMs lack the deep, proprietary context of, for example, product requirements or complex assembly structures. Without this...
Establishing an AI Governance Board: A Checklist for Engineering Organizations
Modern business tools are rapidly adopting AI, creating a major shift in how organizations work, collaborate, and innovate. Unlike traditional software, AI systems can learn, generate content, and make recommendations in ways that are not always fully predictable. For...
The Guide to Secure AI Adoption for Financial Services
Security must always be at the forefront of operations in the financial industry, especially when adopting new techniques and technologies. Explore how GitLab ensures safe, secure AI adoption for financial institutions in this eBook. What You Will Learn In this eBook,...
Engineering AI Adoption Assessment
Get your AI maturity score Take the assessment to learn how to accelerate your product and software development lifecycle with AI-powered development from a personalized AI maturity roadmap.[dsm_icon_list _builder_version="4.27.6" _module_preset="default"...
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