Efficient collaboration is key to successful project management. For Jira users, comments are at the center of collaboration, helping teams communicate. Comments can be used to track progress, share updates, and collaborate across teams. However, managing comment...
Michael Roberts
Eliminating Meeting Overload: Why Loom is the Future of Workplace Communication
Introduction Hi, I’m Michael Roberts, Vice President at SPK and Associates. For over 20 years, SPK has been a trusted partner for businesses looking to optimize their engineering and IT systems. And today, I want to talk about a tool that’s changing workplace...
How AI is Reshaping Software Engineering and Automation
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into software engineering and automation is revolutionizing the software industry. This integration is enhancing how teams develop, deploy, and manage software. Our team is sharing how transformative the impact of AI is...
Reducing Toolchain Overload for Agile Software Teams
Agile teams are under constant pressure to deliver high-quality products quickly. Unfortunately, the increasing number of tools teams rely on can become overwhelming. These teams need tools for version control, testing, deployment, project management, collaboration,...
Migrating from Microsoft TFS to Azure DevOps to Modernize Your Development Process
As the software development sphere evolves, legacy systems are no longer meeting the needs of the industry. Modernizing these systems doesn’t just benefit customers, but it enhances collaboration and efficiency among employees. For organizations still relying on...
Maximizing Enterprise Agility with SAFe in Jira
Enterprises are increasingly turning to frameworks that can support scalable agility and robust project management. The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) has emerged as a leader in this arena. It provides a comprehensive methodology for large-scale Agile project teams. ...
The Top 10 Outcomes of Poor Migration Practices on Your Business (And How To Overcome Them)
As new tools and technologies enter the market, staying competitive becomes increasingly more difficult. Businesses aiming to modernize operations must migrate to a new system to keep up with these changes. While migrations have many benefits such as improving...
OKR and Agile: Harmonizing Strategic Goals with Agile Methodologies
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and Agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe are powerful frameworks designed to boost productivity and keep teams aligned. OKRs drive strategic goal-setting and measurable outcomes, while Agile approaches like Scrum focus on...
Streamlining Issue Creation and Transitions in Jira with STM
Jira’s flexibility and ease-of-use make it a go-to platform for project and issue management. However, repetitive tasks like creating and transitioning issues can become time-consuming for its users. Fortunately, Redmoon Software has created an Atlassian...
Beyond Timelines and Budgets: How Strategic Project Management Accelerates Market Readiness
Meeting deadlines and staying within a budget are important to business success, but continuous achievement requires more than these two factors. Modern organizations understand that a strategic project manager (PM) is vital to project success. A PM’s role extends...
Maximizing Efficiency with a RACI Matrix
For years, I’ve enjoyed working with clients on difficult projects. In my early career, I did a lot of work for a cloud and infrastructure company where I mainly worked with internal teams. However, when I did get the chance to work with external clients, I found...
Three Levels of Automated Time Tracking in Jira
The Atlassian Marketplace offers over 300 time-tracking apps, and if you aren’t tracking those apps yourself, you might easily miss a trend that is occurring across all of them. The trend of automated time tracking. This dream of having timesheets be all-knowing and...