Are you managing a growing team on Jira or Confluence Data Center but dreading the next user tier upgrade? If so, you are not alone. Many businesses who think they need a license upgrade know this can lead to additional costs that can strain budgets. What if there was...
Innovation is essential for staying ahead of competition in all industries, but especially in healthcare. Staying up to date with new technologies and compliance needs can improve outcomes for patients. The best way to ensure compliance is by utilizing the proper...
SCOTTS VALLEY, CA - Engineering and IT leader SPK and Associates is pleased to announce its achievement of SOC 2 Type 1 certification. The SOC 2 Type 1 certification attests that SPK’s information security meets or exceeds the rigorous standards set forth by AICPA....
Selecting the best Marketplace apps and integrations for your unique business needs is crucial to enhancing your Atlassian Cloud environment. With hundreds of apps available, it can be difficult to know which options will work best for you. Here are our suggestions...
Are you interested in improving your business’s workflows to remain competitive among other production companies? Proper intellectual property management is vital for achieving ultimate efficiency. Businesses that successfully secure, reuse, and share their...
Ensuring avionics software is reliable and safe is a top priority for aviation engineers. However, maintaining compliance throughout the software lifecycle is no simple task. Utilizing an ALM tool such as PTC’s Codebeamer can help ensure compliance with aviation...
The ability of executives to harness insights from data is crucial for driving strategic decision-making and maintaining competitive advantage. In our data advisory engagements, we are often helping teams and executives better understand their data. Through those...
Two of the most common enterprise PLM software on the market are PTC Windchill and Siemens Teamcenter These product lifecycle management solutions have many similarities, but there are a few key differences that may be deciding factors in choosing one. At SPK, we...
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) plays an important role in the manufacturing industry. Ensuring all factors of a product are well-documented is a priority for every business. Keeping this information organized is not just a good business practice, but it...
The automotive industry is one of the largest industries in the world. The market is projected to grow to 2.95 trillion U.S. dollars this past year, causing a substantial amount of disruption. With this immense scale, comes many requirements manufacturers must follow....
ISO standard 9001:2015 refers to the regulatory requirements companies must abide by when managing the quality of their product(s). The main goals of ISO 9001 are customer satisfaction and product improvement. There are a few main things that must be defined when...
Ensuring medical device quality is critical. So, you’ll need to understand and meet ISO requirements to appeal to potential buyers and streamline management. In this blog, we discuss ISO 9001 as it relates to medical device manufacturing, what your business can do to...