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Boosting Sales Efficiency with Microsoft Copilot
In modern digital sales, every second counts. Sales professionals are under constant pressure to move faster, communicate more effectively, and stay informed about their accounts. All of this must be done while simultaneously juggling multiple tools and platforms....
How SPK’s Application Management Services Optimized Licensing Costs and Enhanced Tool Utilization
Licensing costs can be expensive, especially when you have large teams utilizing multiple tools. In the case of one of our clients, a medical equipment supplier, they were spending thousands of dollars on dozens of tools. Luckily, with the help of SPK as their...
Highlights and Key Insights from Atlassian Team ’25
Atlassian Team '25, the premier event for Atlassian enthusiasts, partners, and users, showcases the latest innovations and strategies designed to enhance collaboration and efficiency across teams globally. This year’s event, held in Anaheim, CA, brought together...
Accelerating Product Development with AI-Powered GitLab Duo
Getting products designed and manufactured quickly is necessary to stay afloat in a competitive market. When working with software-driven products, this timeline can be stricter. Whether you're launching a new application or updating features for a legacy product,...
AI Adoption Strategies: Finding the Right Balance Between Risk and Reward
The conversation around AI adoption speed often boils down to two opposing strategies: move fast and experiment, or proceed cautiously and wait for proven use cases. But what if the real key to success isn’t speed alone, but strategic adaptability? In a world where AI...
Transitioning Your Engineering Calculations to Mathcad Prime 11
As the world of engineering continues to evolve, so does the need for more sophisticated tools to manage complex calculations and data. The end-of-sale of Mathcad 15 and Mathcad Prime 1.0-6.0 marks a significant shift, as PTC moves forward with its latest offering,...
How Engineering Managers Can Maximize Productivity with the Right CAD Tools
It’s every engineering manager’s goal to deliver high-quality products, fast. Producing products quickly without compromising on accuracy or cost can be difficult. It requires more than just talent, it demands the right tools. Among the most critical of these are...
Maximizing ROI and Best Practices for Enterprise-Wide Jira Adoption
Introduction Hi everyone, I'm Michael Roberts, Vice President of Sales and Marketing here at SPK and Associates. Joining us today is an important person to our organization. We're going to talk about diving into a really important Jira for enterprise use case scenario...
The Best Marketplace Apps for Jira and Confluence for 2025
Atlassian’s suite of tools continue to be indispensable for teams managing work and collaborating across departments. Specifically, Jira and Confluence offer flexibility that is ideal for everything from agile development to content creation. However, as organizations...
A Review of Jira Product Discovery 2025
Navigating customer feedback, feature requests, and market research is all in a day’s work for product teams. Despite this familiar heavy load, teams have not had a truly purpose-built solution for capturing and organizing early-stage product discovery work. Instead,...
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Unleashing Team Potential: How Jira Transforms Project Management and Cross-Functional Success
Atlassian’s System of Work is a powerful combination of tools that help cross-functional teams collaborate. At the heart is Jira. Dive into this eBook to learn more about Jira’s role. What You Will Learn In this eBook, you will explore: Jira’s features that simplify...