Most PMOs are still operating with fragmented data, manual reporting, and limited visibility across the lifecycle of work. This makes it difficult to proactively manage risk, align to business goals, and deliver predictable outcomes. This session explores how a connected digital thread, powered by structured data and AI, enables real-time visibility and control across projects and portfolios. You’ll see how tools like Atlassian Rovo uncover hidden relationships between strategic objectives, user stories, and test outcomes, and how organizations can move beyond isolated AI experiments to scalable, production-ready solutions. We’ll also share how SPK and Associates helps PMOs and engineering teams align processes, tools, and data to successfully adopt AI and drive measurable business results.
Attendees will learn
- How structured data and traceability enable real-time visibility across projects, programs, and portfolios
- What a digital thread looks like in practice and how it improves alignment between strategy and execution
- How AI can surface risks, gaps, and hidden relationships across work items and outcomes
- Why many AI initiatives fail after the POC phase and how to successfully scale them

Michael Roberts
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Michael Roberts is an IT industry professional with more than 25 years of experience in bringing software to market. His industry certifications and accreditations include those from ICAgile, Cisco, CompTIA, Microsoft, Atlassian, GitLab, and the Scaled Agile Framework. With his experience as a technology executive, he’s guided many companies to successful IT and software projects.







