Konstantin Novak

I help companies ensure that complex software and engineering projects are qualitatively stable, transparent, and ready for release.

My focus is on test management, quality management, and test strategy in scaled agile environments. I bring over 15 years of experience from automotive and software development, particularly in safety-critical systems, E/E architectures, system and integration testing, and coordinating multiple teams, suppliers, and stakeholders.

I help when quality needs to be not just operationally tested, but strategically managed: through clear test and quality strategies, robust defect processes, risk-based test planning, quality metrics, and transparent decision-making for releases and go-lives.

Typical services:

Test strategy reviews, setup and optimization of QA/test processes, coordination of system, integration, end-to-end, and acceptance tests, defect and quality risk management, KPI-based reporting, and advising agile teams on testable requirements, acceptance criteria, and Definition of Done.

I work in a structured, pragmatic, and solution-oriented manner. I am particularly strong in situations with multiple teams, complex dependencies, high release pressure, and unclear quality risks. There, I create transparency, bring stakeholders together, and develop concrete measures that improve quality, efficiency, and predictability.