We Accelerate Your Product Development Cycle.
SPK and Associates is an award-winning, woman-owned services company that helps organizations deliver their product more quickly. For over 20 years, we’ve helped companies accelerate their product’s time to market, become more cost efficient, ensured regulatory compliance, and helped them built an exceptional quality product. Here are some of the ways we help our clients do this.
Product Development Lifecycle Consulting Services
Managing the product lifecycle can be complicated and choosing the right personnel, partners, and tools will guard against PLM failure. With over 20 years working on product development with our clients, our experience is unmatched in the PLM/PDM space. Below are some of our services.
Software Lifecycle Management Consulting Services
Whether releasing software updates, or providing a path for brand new product success, software lifecycle management is challenging. Don’t do it alone. SPK is the partner of choice for helping your IT and software teams deliver your digital products to market faster. A list of our services is below.
Cloud for Engineering Consulting Services
SPK and Associates can help accelerate your mandates to move to the cloud by applying DevOps and Agile practices, security and the proper cloud platforms. Regardless of your Cloud strategy, SPK has experience you need. Below are a list of popular Cloud-related services we provide to our clients.
Data Engineering & Analytics Consulting Services
Data analysis and data engineering are at the heart of SPK services. We see data engineering as foundational for all other innovation. On top of that, we help bring data insights to light to make valuable business decisions. Understanding and utilizing your data can bring new innovation to set your product or service apart in the marketplace. Below is a list of data-related services SPK provides.
What Our Clients Say
"SPK has been an invaluable partner in transforming our software development process. With SPK's guidance, our team embraced efficient methodologies and cutting-edge tools, significantly improving our development cycle and product quality."
Joshua Talbert
CEO, mysherpas
"Working with SPK feels like working with co-workers in my company, not like interacting with a typical technical support vendor. SPK staff are responsive and partner with me."
Jay DiToro
Director of Systems & Technology, Veranex
"The personalized attention and detailed communication we receive working with SPK and Associates is pretty special. The accessibility of SPK team members is impressive."
Evan Bruck
Director, Active Device Research and Development, BBraun Medical Inc.
Our Approach To Accelerating Products to Market.
Engineer Productivity
Strategy · Processes · Compliance · Help Desk
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) · Product Data Management (PDM) · Computer System Validation (CSV) · License Management · Application Management
Software Lifecycle Management
Architect · Requirements · DevOps · Security
CI/CD · Automation · Integrations · Application Management
Cloud for Engineering
Infrastructure · Cybersecurity · Connectivity
Visibility · Reliability · Automation · Internet of Things (IoT) · Managed Services
Data Engineering & Data Analytics
Data Science · Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Machine Learning (ML)
Data Lakes · Data Catalogs · Pipelines · Visualization
Why Teams Choose SPK and Associates
SPK and associates is the engineering-focused partner trusted to optimize, connect, and modernize complex systems across the entire product development lifecycle.
Engineering-Focused Modernization
We modernize engineering environments by connecting the tools and data that power the entire product lifecycle across engineering and IT. We leverage automation, analytics, and AI to deliver smarter outcomes.
✓ ALM, PLM, CAD, DevOps, QMS
✓ Data, Analytics, and AI experts
✓ Real-world product expertise
Long-Term Partnerships
On average, clients choose to work with SPK for 8+ years. Our team is an extension of your team that focuses on your business outcomes. This approach builds deep knowledge of your people, processes, and technology to drive better outcomes.
✓ Trusted advisor approach
✓ Reliable, responsive experts
✓ Deep domain experience
✓ 23 year proven track record
Extensive Regulatory Experience
Our team has 20+ years of experience helping companies in highly regulated industries confidently meet compliance and quality standards. We save your engineers' time, so instead of filling out audits, your teams can innovate.
✓ Medical Device (FDA, ISO 13485)
✓ Aerospace (DO-178C, ITAR)
✓ Automotive (ISO 26262, R155/R156)
✓ Energy, Industrial & More
Outcomes-based Approach
SPK's ACEs approach accelerates product delivery while improving compliance, quality, and cost-efficiency. Our team provides strategic guidance and hands-on support focused on your business outcomes.
✓ Accelerated time to market
✓ Cost efficiency & cost reduction
✓ Ensured Compliance
✓ Exceptional Quality
23+
Years of Experience
300+
Global Clients
8+ Years
Average client relationship
Certified
Woman-owned business
TRUSTED PARTNERS
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