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Establishing an AI Governance Board: A Checklist for Engineering Organizations
Modern business tools are rapidly adopting AI, creating a major shift in how organizations work, collaborate, and innovate. Unlike traditional software, AI systems can learn, generate content, and make recommendations in ways that are not always fully predictable. For...
Building a Powerful AI Engine with Governance and Innovation Using MCP Servers
It’s 2026, and AI is extremely accessible, but knowing how to apply it within your specific business context can be a challenge. To start, LLMs lack the deep, proprietary context of, for example, product requirements or complex assembly structures. Without this...
Utilizing Rovo Agents in Tempo Timesheets
Managing time and tracking productivity is a universal challenge for any team using Jira. Whether you are part of a marketing department, a human resources team, or a project management office, the struggle to maintain accurate records without drowning in manual data...
Inside the Digital Thread: Real Stories from Integrated Engineering Teams
Introduction: Inside the Digital Thread Michael Roberts:Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s SPK and Associates blog entitled, Inside the Digital Thread: Real Stories from Integrated Engineering Teams. My name is Michael Roberts. I’m Vice President of Sales and...
The Guide to Secure AI Adoption for Financial Services
Security must always be at the forefront of operations in the financial industry, especially when adopting new techniques and technologies. Explore how GitLab ensures safe, secure AI adoption for financial institutions in this eBook. What You Will Learn In this eBook,...
Modernizing DevSecOps for Secure Environments with GitLab Duo Agent Platform
GitLab’s Duo Agent Platform is a new tool enabling government agencies to securely harness AI capabilities. Explore how teams are using it to drive operational efficiency across different deployment scenarios. What You Will Learn In this eBook, you will explore:...
The Safe AI Governance Playbook
When it comes to AI, balancing safety and security with innovation is vital for peak efficiency. This eBook explores how to achieve success with AI governance.What You Will Learn In this eBook, you will discover: Why AI governance matters The role of AI governance...
The Future of AI-powered Service Management
As 63% of companies plan to increase AI spending this year, there is a large focus on the ROI of AI tools. Ensuring you get the most out of your investment is vital to business success, especially in the service industry. This eBook explores how teams can integrate AI...
The AI Maturity Playbook for Product and Engineering Teams
Knowing how to integrate AI into your workflows can be the difference between risky, inefficient implementation and successful performance that brings lower costs and a faster time-to-market. This eBook explores how your teams can effectively utilize AI.What You Will...
AI Fluency: The New Product Superpower
As AI becomes more integrated into our business processes, expectations have changed. Navigating these new technologies and expectations can be challenging. This eBook explores how to make the most of this new way of working.What You Will Learn In this eBook, you will...
Rovo Product Guide: Key use cases across your organization
Gen-AI is making its way into nearly all of our tools, and the Atlassian toolkit is no exception. This eBook explores use cases for Atlassian’s AI agent, Rovo. What You Will Learn In this eBook, you will discover how Rovo can help: Engineers ITSM Teams Business...
How and Why to Standardize Onto One CAD Platform
Many engineering teams rely on multiple CAD systems across teams. The issue withusing multiple CAD tools is that it can lead to delays and innefficiencies. This white paper explores the benefits of consolidating onto one CAD platform.What You Will Learn In this white...