ICT Influencer of the Year
We, the authors of the ACT2LEAD book, Kari Kakkonen, and Marko Rytkönen, were given a joint recognition of ICT Influencer of the Year (Vuoden ICT-vaikuttaja) by Tivia ry . Over the last few years, we've been talking together about the need for leadership for software testing and quality engineering as a larger concept. We published a book, ACT2LEAD, highlighting that software testing can't stay at the team level; rather, even the C-level needs to keep their eyes open about the need for software testing and quality, also at the organizational level. The books in Finnish and English, and the numerous talks about these concepts at companies, conferences, and universities both in Finland and abroad, were certainly the main reason why we got this award now. The award was given at the Teknologia2025 trade fair in Messukeskus, Helsinki. We are proud to represent our Tivia association FiSTB and ISTQB , where FiSTB belongs, our employers Gofore and Hidden Trail , and our own book compan...