KAROLINA ZMITROWICZ

Guest Lecturer at Krakowska Szkoła Biznesu UEK | Cracow School of Business CUE
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Świnoujście, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland, PL
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  • English Full professional proficiency

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Adam Roman

It is a great pleasure for me to write this recommendation letter for Karolina. I know Karolina since the beginning of 2015. One year of my acquaintance with her allows me to claim with full conviction that she is really an expert in her field, which is business analysis, project management and team coordination. Karolina is one of the TestWarez co-organizers and she is really perfect in her role, whether it is her work in the Programme Committe or coordination of some technical activities involving many people. She can really motivate people to do their jobs on time, like sending the presentation for the conference - and I know something about it... Karolina is also a respectable Polish author. She has published several books on quality assurance and software testing. I was very impressed especially with the book of Karolina and Bartosz Chrabski. It was published by one of the polish leading professional publishers, PWN and entitled "Inżynieria wymagań w praktyce" (The Practice of Requirements Engineering). I wrote a really enthusiastic review of this book (in Polish), which can be found on the PWN pages: http://it.pwn.pl/Artykuly/Programowanie/Recenzja-ksiazki-B.-Chrabski-K.-Zmitrowicz-Inzynieria-wymagan-w-praktyce. This book is a clear evidence that Karolina is really an expert in the field of requirements engineering. Together with Karolina we work on another book for PWN, "Testowanie oprogramowania. Studium przypadku" (Software Testing: A Case Study). We are the editors of this publication and we have to work with many different authors who contribute to the book. This requires a very nice management skills. I am really impressed not only about Karolina's abilities to organize our work, managing and delegating tasks and use the team collaboration tools (like Asana), but also about her efficiency. Many people agreed to join the project just because of her being the editor. This really says something about the esteem that she has in the tester's community in Poland. The last but very important thing I would like to stress and which I appreciate very much is Karolina's enormous contribution to the QA community in Poland. Among others, she has been a very active member of the REQB Board, she has also co-authored IQBBA certification scheme, she is a founder and the editor of the Quale magazine, a co-organizer of the WarszawQA meetings and she also works (together with me) in the Revision Committee of the SJSI. Probably this is just a small part of her pro-bono activities in the field of QA and software testing. Apart from the professional skills, Karolina is also a very smart, easy-going and open minded person. I have no doubts that she can be a great team support as a manager or QA specialist and I strongly recommend Karolina for such positions.

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I had an opportunity to work with Karolina on several projects, ranging from small to complex initiatives. In most cases Karolina was the leading force behind the initiative. She proved to be very resourceful in terms of finding solutions to problems we encountered; always willing to expand her knowledge in the areas that she is passionate about - Quality Assurance, Testing, Business Analysis, UX; always as a spiritus movens behind different initiatives, coordinator and important contributor to the matter at hand. Her direct and practical, but not narrow, approach allows to save a lot of time during the project course which has positive influence on meeting, always tight, deadlines. Together, in co-operation with GASQ, we've brought to live the certification scheme for Business Analysts with all additional materials (i.e. complex Syllabus). At that time we've also launched c0re - the free e-magazine focused on the topics of broadly understood Quality Assurance, followed by building a wide, real-life community around Software Quality topics. We also had a chance to cooperate in the area of translation of various testing materials. In each of the initiatives Karolina proved her skills in the area of managing the project as well as stakeholders and communication. It's always a pleasure to work with Karolina, but also a challenge to keep up with the pace that she dictates. Strongly recommend!

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Credentials

  • ISTQB Acceptance Tester
    GASQ
    Sep, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • IREB CPRE Advanced Level Requirements Elicitation Practitioner
    Certible
    Aug, 2023
    - Oct, 2024
  • Cert Prep: Scrum Master
    LinkedIn
    Jul, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Having Difficult Conversations: A Guide for Managers
    LinkedIn
    Jul, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Learning Personal Branding
    LinkedIn
    Jul, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Preparing for Successful Communication
    LinkedIn
    Jul, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • REQB® Agile Practitioner
    gasq
    Sep, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • IREB Foundation Level
    IREB
    Oct, 2010
    - Oct, 2024
  • ISTQB FL and CTAL TM Accredited Trainer
    Stowarzyszenie Jakości Systemów Informatycznych / Polish Testing Board
    Aug, 2018
    - Oct, 2024
  • Business analyst - process simulation with BPMN
    BPM (Piotr Biernacki www.mgx.com.pl)
  • Certified quality management systems auditor (ISO 9001:2008)
    Technical University of Szczecin
  • Certified quality management systems manager (ISO 9001:2008)
    Technical University of Szczecin
  • Facilitation Core Skills
    Ingrid Bens
  • IBUQ® Certified Professional for Usability Engineering
    gasq
  • IQBBA/IBAQB® Certified Foundation Level Business Analyst
    gasq
  • ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level
    gasq
  • ISTQB® Test Manager Advanced Level
    gasq
  • REQB® Advanced Level Requirements Manager
    gasq
  • REQB® Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering
    gasq

Experience

    • Guest Lecturer
      • Oct 2021 - Present

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Visiting Lecturer
      • Apr 2018 - Present

    • Germany
    • Professional Training and Coaching
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Member Board of Directors
      • Mar 2018 - Present

      Member of Executive Board at IREB https://www.ireb.org/en IREB, the International Requirements Engineering Board, a non-profit organization, is the provider of the CPRE (Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering) certification scheme. Member of Executive Board at IREB https://www.ireb.org/en IREB, the International Requirements Engineering Board, a non-profit organization, is the provider of the CPRE (Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering) certification scheme.

    • Business Analysis/ IT Consultant
      • Jan 2011 - Present

      Consultancy services for IT and business companies in the following fields: • Business analysis consulting. Strategy analysis. AS IS analysis, identification of potential value creators, support in establishing solution options. Defining change strategy. • Providing BA competency • Establishing/optimization of development processes, especially business analysis/requirements engineering and quality management. Identification of customer’s needs related to the desired shape of the process, developing proposals of various solution options and supporting selection of tools, techniques and processes meeting customer’s needs in optimal way. Adjusting solution proposals to the actual and predicted work environment – process integration with relevant development and management approaches (eg. Scrum, Prince2). Applying tools and techniques supporting AS IS/TO BE analysis and enabling decision making. Methods and techniques used: SWOT, SIPOC, FMEA, Canvas, UML, use cases, user story, BPMN, RTM, documentation templates (IEEE 830/1362, Volere, ConOps, Gherkin). Tools used: Enterprise Architect, Agilian, BizAgi, StarUML, JIRA, Confluence, Asana, Trello, XMind. • Organizing and performing internal audits of the customer’s processes in order to identify weak points and opportunities for process improvement. Applying principles of maturity models to establish capabilities of processes together with Agile principles. Methods and techniques used: Gap Analysis, CMMI, TMMi, BMMI, professional development programs (IQBBA, IREB/REQB, IREB, IIBA etc.), own methods. • Mentoring and training customer’s teams in the field of business analysis/requirements engineering, quality management, project management, communication, teamwork etc. Functions • Lecturer and director of postgraduate studies • Certification scheme developer/Product owner • Quality Manager • Project Manager • Business Analyst • Technical Writer • QA/Tester Show less

    • Netherlands
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance IT Consultant
      • Jan 2015 - Present

    • Poland
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Trainer
      • Mar 2014 - Present

      Trainings in Requirements Engineering, Business Analysis and testing. Trainings in Requirements Engineering, Business Analysis and testing.

    • Poland
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • IT Trainer
      • Feb 2014 - Present

      Trainings in Requirements Engineering. Trainings in Requirements Engineering.

    • Business Analyst
      • May 2020 - Jun 2022

    • Poland
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Lecturer
      • Oct 2019 - Sep 2020

    • Chair of the Board /Chair of IREB, TMMI and requestWG
      • Sep 2013 - May 2020

      Contributing to internal SJSI works related to localization of ISTQB and REQB certification programs. Member of ISTQB Glossary WG and Processes WG.Chair of REQB Work Group, currently leading IREB Work Group.Supporting social events organized for IT community in Poland:• Chair of the conference program committee for request 2017 www.request.pl • Chair of the conference program committee for QFIT 2017• Chair of the conference program committee for Testwarez 2014-2015 www.testwarez.pl• Member of the conference program committee for Testwarez 2013, 2016, 2017• Member of the conference program committee for QFiT 2015• Co-founder of WarszawQA (meetup dedicated for QA community) Show less

    • Chair of the Board
      • Mar 2018 - Dec 2019

      SJSI (Polish Testing Board) is the biggest non-profit organization in Poland building public awareness about software quality. The association was founded in 2003 as a community body for IT professionals. With many followers in social medias, more than 400 participants in its conferences each year and many other non-formal meetings is able to reach the majority of Polish IT professionals active in the field of software quality and testing. Most known and recognized initiatives are Testwarez and reQuest. Show less

    • President
      • Nov 2018 - May 2019

    • Trainer
      • Sep 2016 - Apr 2019

      http://skillspack.eu/ http://skillspack.eu/

    • Poland
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • IT Trainer
      • Jan 2015 - Apr 2019

      Trainings in Requirements Engineering, Business Analysis and testing. Trainings in Requirements Engineering, Business Analysis and testing.

    • Luxembourg
    • Financial Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Quality Assurance Manager
      • Mar 2018 - Jun 2018

    • Poland
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Subject Matter Expert
      • Sep 2017 - Mar 2018

      Member of Work Group supporting the Committee of the Board of Ministers for Digitization in IT project proposals evaluation. Member of Work Group supporting the Committee of the Board of Ministers for Digitization in IT project proposals evaluation.

  • Wyższa Szkoła Bankowa w Gdańsku
    • Gdansk, Pomeranian District, Poland
    • Lecturer
      • Oct 2014 - Jun 2017

      Lecturer and director of postgraduate studies Lecturer and director of postgraduate studies

    • Poland
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • IT Trainer
      • Jun 2014 - Mar 2017

      Development and running workshops in Requirements Engineering, Business Analysis and Quality Management. Development and running workshops in Requirements Engineering, Business Analysis and Quality Management.

    • Editor in Chief
      • Jan 2014 - Jan 2017

      Quale Magazine is a free magazine dedicated for IT professionals involved in software engineering and quality management. The magazine is a project of independent Quality Experts coming from different business areas. Quale Magazine is a free magazine dedicated for IT professionals involved in software engineering and quality management. The magazine is a project of independent Quality Experts coming from different business areas.

  • BLStream - Premium Software Solutions
    • Szczecin, West Pomeranian District, Poland
    • Quality Manager
      • Apr 2016 - Nov 2016

    • Poland
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • REQB/IBUQ/IQBBA/IBAQB/ISTQB trainer
      • Jan 2011 - Jun 2015

      Trainings in Requirements Engineering: - REQB Foundation Level and Advanced Level Requirements Manager - IBUQ Certified Professional for Usability Engineering - IQBBA (IBAQB) Foundation Level Certified Business Analyst Trainings in Requirements Engineering: - REQB Foundation Level and Advanced Level Requirements Manager - IBUQ Certified Professional for Usability Engineering - IQBBA (IBAQB) Foundation Level Certified Business Analyst

  • Corrse Education
    • Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland
    • REQB/IBAQB/IQBBA/ISTQB trainer
      • Aug 2011 - Dec 2014

      Trainings in Requirements Engineering: - REQB Foundation Level and Advanced Level Requirements Manager - IQBBA (IBAQB) Foundation Level Certified Business Analyst Trainings in Testing: - ISTQB Foundation Level - ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager Trainings in Requirements Engineering: - REQB Foundation Level and Advanced Level Requirements Manager - IQBBA (IBAQB) Foundation Level Certified Business Analyst Trainings in Testing: - ISTQB Foundation Level - ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager

  • Comp CI
    • Warszawa, woj. mazowieckie, Polska
    • Project Manager
      • Feb 2014 - Jun 2014

      Project Manager responsible for one of core Research&Development projects. Project Manager responsible for one of core Research&Development projects.

  • Devoteam Consulting
    • Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland
    • Lead trainer
      • Jan 2013 - Apr 2014

      Lead trainer/consultant in the area of Requirements Engineering and Quality Assurance. Lead trainer/consultant in the area of Requirements Engineering and Quality Assurance.

  • SQAM
    • Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland
    • REQB/IBUQ/IQBBA/IBAQB/ISTQB trainer
      • Jun 2011 - Mar 2014

      Trainings in Requirements Engineering: - REQB Foundation Level and Advanced Level Requirements Manager - IBUQ Certified Professional for Usability Engineering - IQBBA (IBAQB) Foundation Level Certified Business Analyst - OCUP Fundamental Trainings in Testing: - ISTQB Foundation Level - ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager Trainings in Requirements Engineering: - REQB Foundation Level and Advanced Level Requirements Manager - IBUQ Certified Professional for Usability Engineering - IQBBA (IBAQB) Foundation Level Certified Business Analyst - OCUP Fundamental Trainings in Testing: - ISTQB Foundation Level - ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager

    • REQB/ISTQB trainer
      • Aug 2013 - Jan 2014

      Ttrainer/consultant in the area of Requirements Engineering Ttrainer/consultant in the area of Requirements Engineering

    • Chief editor
      • Jan 2010 - Dec 2013

      Chief editor - planning and preparing the content of the magazine, cooperation with authors and partners. Author of the following publications in the Polish version of the magazine: - Koszty jakości (c0re magazine nr 2 07/2010) - Testowanie eksploracyjne (c0re magazine nr 1 04/2010) - Etyka testowania (c0re magazine nr 1 04/2010) Chief editor - planning and preparing the content of the magazine, cooperation with authors and partners. Author of the following publications in the Polish version of the magazine: - Koszty jakości (c0re magazine nr 2 07/2010) - Testowanie eksploracyjne (c0re magazine nr 1 04/2010) - Etyka testowania (c0re magazine nr 1 04/2010)

    • Board Member
      • Feb 2011 - Nov 2013

      Development and maintenance of Foundation Level syllabus (main author of version 1.3 and completely reworked version 2.0 of the syllabus) Development and maintenance of Foundation Level syllabus (main author of version 1.3 and completely reworked version 2.0 of the syllabus)

    • Board Member/Chair
      • Jan 2011 - Nov 2013

      Creating the concept and mission of the IQBBA certification scheme. Development of the Foundation Level syllabus. Creating the concept and mission of the IQBBA certification scheme. Development of the Foundation Level syllabus.

    • Member of the approving comittee
      • May 2013 - Jul 2013

      A project aiming to establish standard descriptions of skills and competences in IT sector. A project aiming to establish standard descriptions of skills and competences in IT sector.

    • Poland
    • Software Development
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Business analyst
      • Feb 2009 - Apr 2011

      Business and system analyst. Insurance sector. - Gathering and modelling business and system requirements using UML and BPMN notations. - Documenting the planned solution using Enterprise Architect, Agilian etc. ISO 9001:2008 consultant and auditor. SAP Business One consultant (pre-implementation analysis). Business and system analyst. Insurance sector. - Gathering and modelling business and system requirements using UML and BPMN notations. - Documenting the planned solution using Enterprise Architect, Agilian etc. ISO 9001:2008 consultant and auditor. SAP Business One consultant (pre-implementation analysis).

    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Author @ Software Developer`s Journal
      • Feb 2009 - Dec 2010

      Publications in QA and BA area Publications in QA and BA area

    • Business analyst
      • Jun 2008 - Mar 2009

      - Gathering and modeling business requirements (specialization in banking / financial sector),- Preparing requirements specification documentation – use case specification, process overview etc.

    • QA / Test Manager
      • Nov 2006 - May 2008

      Defect management specialist and Change Manager. Onsite test support and system’s maintenance support.Quality assurance manager- Test process planning - Establishing test requirements and test basis- Review of project functional and technical documentation - Writing test cases and test scripts based on system requirements or on risks- Test cases execution and reporting results- Functional testing- Integration testing (back end integration testing via logs and simulators)- Managing test team – test execution planning and coordination- Defect management and coordination with development- Reporting actual test results and progress to project stakeholders- Supporting customer test team testing (onsite)- End users coaching and training - Preparing user manuals- Production support Show less

    • Traineer
      • Dec 2006 - Jul 2007

      Leading courses for other employees- Functional testing- Test process- Test management- Change management- Business analysis – UML

    • Tester
      • Jun 2006 - Nov 2006

      - Documentation review- Preparing test cases and test scripts- Preparing test plans and test projects - TestLink- Executing functional tests and integration test- Reporting and managing defects in Bugzilla, JIRA, Test Director etc.

    • Technical writer / Business analyst
      • Oct 2006 - Jan 2007

      - Collecting business requirements related to time / cost reporting application - Writing up functional specification (process overview and business models (UML) documentation) - Collecting business requirements related to time / cost reporting application - Writing up functional specification (process overview and business models (UML) documentation)

    • Poland
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Common Criteria consultant and technical writer
      • Nov 2005 - Feb 2006

      Preparation of project methodology based on RUP and consistent with Common Criteria standard. - Working up project plan covering RUP and Common Criteria - Preparing technical documentation template (TAD, USC etc.) and other project documents (risk list, resource plans, scheduling) - Preparing procedures and guidelines Preparation of project methodology based on RUP and consistent with Common Criteria standard. - Working up project plan covering RUP and Common Criteria - Preparing technical documentation template (TAD, USC etc.) and other project documents (risk list, resource plans, scheduling) - Preparing procedures and guidelines

Education

  • Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie
    BS, Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2008)
    2008 - 2009
  • Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie
    Bachelor, Software Engineering
    2002 - 2006

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