“Quality assurance is not a tooling problem. Thinking is the hardest part to change. QA is about understanding the goal. When it comes to tools, you need to choose the right set of QA tools and practices for the job. The “one size fits all" -solutions are evil.“

Jani has over two decades of experience in the IT sector, ranging from coding, project management, agile practices to test design and management. Quality thinking is Jani’s passion. He works with a co-creation mentality, coaching and facilitating teams to achieve their own goals.

"Testing creates relevant information about the quality of the product. Educated decisions can be made based on that information."

For over a decade, Pekka has been at the forefront of advocating agile and intelligent testing in conferences around the world. Pekka is all about delivering the solution the client actually needs. A tester should be brave and challenge the norms. The best solution is rarely the most obvious one. Pekka will help you with that - through the woods, if necessary.

“Software quality is like a box of chocolates. You expect something sweet, filled with joy. But to avoid unwanted surprises you need to know what flavors you’re getting! Similarly quality should be part of the product life cycle from the very beginning, to avoid unwanted surprises.“

In the past 20 years, Virpi has tasted various flavors of the IT industry in consultancy and agile product development teams. She’s eager to help find the hidden paths towards better quality, no matter if it’s by guiding along the way or testing hands-on.

"Why strategically planned test automation is necessary? Because it will help you change your direction fast enough to meet your or your customers needs in today's agile world."

Niko knows modern agile testing practises inside out. Whether it's about transforming your requirements to test automation cases in Acceptance Test Driven Development style, or providing swift continuous feedback to your development team, Niko is your go-to-guy.

”The purpose of quality assurance is to ensure that a system works. Whether this is achieved by automating tests or deployments, exploratory or performance testing, adjusting ways of working; doesn’t really matter. The Trail is there, it just needs to be found.”

Jukka has focused on the field of test automation. Sporting a DevOps mindset he tends to look at the bigger picture to help the whole team, to assure the quality needs of the product are met before the flock of sparrows hits the infamous fan — there is always room to improve.

“You can outsource your testing, but you cannot outsource your test strategy. Keep it in your own hands, be in the driver's seat. Remember that strategy exists always - even if it is hidden. Let’s find it together, and the trail you need towards better testing."

Marko has very strong experience in testing. During his 25+ year career, he has seen the world of testing from many different angles. Most of the time Marko has been on the customer's side of the table, so he understands well the challenges clients have with testing.

“Modern Quality Assurance professionals do not just document and execute tests. They are an important part of the development team as creative problem solvers. They help the team find out possible scenarios - even the hidden ones - as early as possible in the project lifecycle.”

For 20 years Ulla has explored the many beautiful areas of QA, as a hands-on test engineer, QA lead and test automation specialist. It has taught her to be agile, fast-learning and versatile. She’s always willing to listen and loves helping people solve their software challenges.

"Testing should be involved in the planning of feature and continue all the way to the release and beyond. Exploratory testing before closing tasks and test automation for keeping the regression in check are excellent tools for getting the best possible end result."

For the past twenty years Jani has been testing products ranging from telecommunication to security software to upper air analyzing products. In the past ten years he has been a strong supporter of test automation without forgetting exploratory testing.

"Quality is every team member's concern. QA experts can bring in knowledge, know-how and testing capabilities, but the whole team should have the mindset for improving quality to find the trail for a good end product."

Samuli has a wide range of experience in QA. He has been leading testing teams and implementing test automation and performance tests. He has a quality mindset and can help clients break silos by bringing teams together through better quality.

"Everyone wants to have great quality solutions but it is surprisingly hard to get there. It requires that pieces work seamlessly together and communication plays a big role in achieving this."

Saara has a strong background in agile testing methods. Exploratory testing has sparked her interest to learn more about quality assurance practices and even though test automation is one of Saara’s favorite areas of QA it is important to do it in a planned way and understand that not everything should be automated.

“Testing is not an equipment sport. Every need requires its own solutions, and those solutions need the most suitable tools for the situation. To complicate matters a bit further, needs, solutions, and tools are constantly changing and evolving.”

Marko has over 25 years of experience, with 18 of those years focused on test automation. Having been a consultant for almost his entire career he adapts to any client, but he is at his best in an environment where an unsolved problem awaits a trail to the solution.

“Test automation is great for getting information about a system, but it’s not the be all and end all. You should compliment it with proper test strategy and other testing activities like exploratory testing to discover the true quality of the system.”

Joni has been in the testing field since 2007 in many different roles, organisations and fields. Passion in finding better ways of working around testing is something that keeps him going. There is always things to improve and small things add up towards great results.

"Quality assurance and test automation play a vital role in software development, serving as the bedrock of reliability and customer satisfaction. The challenges arise in effectively allocating resources to ensure you have the necessary tools, infrastructure, and skilled professionals."

Herkko has a wealth of experience in quality assurance, spanning 20 years. Testing, coordinating quality efforts and spearheading test automation initiatives have all added to his expertise. The critical role of QA in ensuring software development outcomes is clear to Him.

"The perception of quality is always relative - who are the users and what are their actual goals? When we learn to know the people, we find out what they value. Only then can we start finding ways to improve quality .”

Tiia has 15 years of experience in different testing and QA positions, both on customer side and as a consultant. She often finds herself in projects where the importance of testing is acknowledged, but the needed methods and common ways of working are still hidden. There's always the right trail to better quality to be found!

“Quality is a collective effort where the contribution of every team member is invaluable. Lasse, as an experienced professional, brings valuable insight and experience that helps the entire team strive for even higher quality.”

Over two decades Lasse has offered solutions for better quality in various software projects. Lasse's skills are on the technical side, putting performance issues in order and getting test cases automated. He looks for new solutions, constantly, for better results.

"Quality assurance is a team effort involving everyone from developers to business analysts. It emphasizes a culture of quality, ensuring projects meet high standards through effective communication, shared responsibility, and a commitment to excellence."

With 25 years in Quality Assurance, Harri offers vast expertise. His roles have included testing, test lead, and management, with skills in automation and performance testing. Harri understands the challenges in QA processes and effectively addresses them.

“Quality in development extends beyond the testing department, thriving on collaboration and clear communication across the entire development spectrum. Fostering a shared effort and ensuring clear, effective dialogue among all parties involved is critical.”

Jouni, with over two decades of experience in the QA realm perfectly captures this spirit. Experience across various industries and technologies has honed his ability to play key roles in QA and proves an ability to ensure excellence and dependability no matter the project.

“QA is often thought of as a separate department stashed in the corner or a gate at the very end of development. In reality, quality should be a value treasured by the entire organisation. To create high quality products everyone needs to truly care about what is being built.”

Karoliina has been testing enthusiastically her whole career. Her experience is in projects where a wide understanding of testing and dev processes are needed. Continuous improvement of teams and processes to prevent bugs from ever being created is her speciality.