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Case Study – Customer Success
Creating Dashboards To Reveal The Real Info
SPK comes to the aid of a major medical device maker to solve the mystery of why project-management and employee-utilization metrics couldn’t be trusted—and then fixed the problems, and created powerful dashboards for the CFO and other execs The Client In The...
SPK’s vCAD Solution Increases Productivity, Security, and Savings
SPK helps a tech manufacturer to increase security and availability of its CAD systems and data by moving them to the cloud—while helping them to save $30k per year. The Client A well-known maker of power distribution units for IT racks and related equipment...
Kanban Boards In Jira Software for Med-Device Documentation Team
SPK helps a renowned medical device maker to add speed, visibility, metrics, and improved communication and collaboration to their teams tasked with creating product labels and user manuals. The Client A globally recognized maker of medical devices was tasked...
Streamlining Design Controls For A Leading Medical Device Maker
SPK helps this global enterprise to boost product development efficiencies, increase compliance reliability, generate reports with a single click, and shave weeks off their development/release cycles. The Client A respected global medical device powerhouse, with more...
Moving IT Help Desk To A Cloud-based Jira Solution
SPK helps a leading nonprofit to streamline its internal IT support, while adopting best practice and saving money. The ClientA socially-conscious nonprofit research center found its internal IT staff overloaded. It’s a small group—just four people—who were tasked...
Continuous Delivery pipeline with CloudBees CD for major insurance carrier
The ClientFounded in the early 1900’s, this major insurance provider administers health benefits to more than 4 million individuals. Because of the types of services this client provides to its customers, they are heavily reliant upon software technology and technical...
White Papers
Understanding Part Management in Windchill
Managing parts is a vital component of product manufacturing. Properly tracking each piece of a final product can result in reduced costs, accelerated time to market, increased efficiency, and improved sustainability. Let’s explore how Windchill streamlines part...
A Comprehensive Checklist for Implementing DevOps Best Practices
DevOps has completely changed the software development sphere by enabling faster, more reliable software delivery. Implementing DevOps best practices can improve your business outcomes. Explore how to use DevOps technologies and trends to your advantage in this...
Understanding Manufacturing Engineering in Windchill
When working in the manufacturing industry, using a PLM solution like Windchill helps prevent issues like market delays, poor quality, and additional costs. Explore how Windchill’s manufacturing engineering capabilities can help your business in this eBook.What You...
The 7-Step Guide to Effective Application Lifecycle Management
Application Lifecycle Management is vital to high-quality software delivery. In this eBook, we will explore seven best practices to ensure ALM success. What You Will Learn Explore these 7 steps for effective ALM: Planning Requirements Managing Workflows Risk...
Revolutionizing Product Development: The Power of Simulation-Driven Design
Simulation-driven design (SDD) is an approach to product development that uses simulation tools throughout the design lifecycle. Dive into this eBook to discover how Ansys and PTC are utilizing SDD to empower design engineers and drive innovation and efficiency.What...
Scaling Agile Development: Nine Blunders to Avoid
The agile methodology is an iterative process that delivers high-quality products quickly. In modern development, this process drives continuous improvement. In this eBook, you will explore common issues to avoid.What You Will Learn Explore these top nine blunders and...