Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center Experts in Munich
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Munich, who have recently used Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center
Martin Petermann
Last position:
Business Analyst and Test Manager at ProSiebenSat.1 Tech & Services GmbH
- Analysis of affected business processes taking numerous stakeholders into account
- Interface analysis, architecture and system design
- Communicating and coordinating various subprojects and interface partners
- Creating epics and user stories, maintaining the backlog, workshops and review presentations
- Support during implementation between business departments and development
- Test management including strategy and approach definition
- Test case definition, execution and approval
- Cross-team organization of integration and acceptance tests
- Support of test environments
- Technologies and tools: Java, Angular, Kubectl, REST, AWS SNS/SQS, Kafka, S4/HANA, Bruno
Stefan Wimmer
Last position:
Architect/Software Developer at Global Logistics Support GmbH
Task
- Further development of a new ERP system with Blazor
- Creation of e-invoices in the XRechnung and ZUGFeRD formats
- UI/UX design Client-server system
- Windows 11 Technology
- Microsoft .NET 9, Git, Azure DevOps, ASP.NET, MSSQL, Blazor Programming languages
- C#, MVVM Development tools
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2022 Database
- MSSQL Industry
- Other
Carsten Büche
Last position:
Test engineer at DAT (Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH)
- Conducted manual testing for claims creation, forwarding, repair cost calculation, parts selection and logging on the Gold.dat.de platform
- Automated key processes using ASKUI, including login, claim creation, calculations and parts selection
- Simulated user interactions (e.g., drag-and-drop) with ASKUI
- Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for early error detection
- Executed over 50 test scenarios and identified critical defects
- Reduced test time by 50% through automation
- Improved platform quality and user experience
Martin Moser
Last position:
Test automation for trading software at Martin Moser IT Consulting GmbH
- Set up GUI test framework for testers and developers to easily create GUI tests
- Implemented automated GUI tests with QF-Test for stock trading software and PDF file comparisons
- Created comparison runs between different versions
Used technologies: QF-Test, Java, Jython
Wolfgang Tomaschek
Last position:
Overall Project Manager at itzbund
Project content: The use of “Generative Pretrained Transformer” technologies (GPT) will massively change the world of work in the coming years. ITZBund is developing a base service for this, which can be used by its 200 customers. This base service is offered as an on-prem and a cloud variant. Started in 12/23, from 05/24 productive systems (based on MVP) could already be rolled out and operated successfully for several agencies and federal ministries.
Project metrics:
- Budget in 2024 approx. €20M
- approx. 70 people in the core project context
- regular (indirect) contact with approx. 80 people in the wider project environment
My main tasks:
- Overall responsible external project manager
- Project definition phase/project setup and establishment of the project organization
- Strategic and operational project planning, as well as shaping and ongoing adjustments of the project
- Ongoing coordination with project owners and stakeholders in ITZBund
- Ongoing coordination with subproject managers, agile roles and other project staff
- Responsibility for project controlling, quality management, risk management and change management
- Responsibility for providing the base service on on-prem and cloud environments and its continuous development
- Planning and leading several hypercare phases
- Collaboration and ongoing coordination with a partner project of a federal ministry and provision of an MVP
- Coordination with agile teams
- Coordination with operations, release and deployment
- Responsibility for the implementation of the first customer projects
- Responsibility for creating an AI governance
- Ensuring accessibility (BITV)
- Responsibility for setting up a subproject for marketing activities
- Support in building an efficient proposal process
- Stakeholder management
Methodology:
- V-Model XT ITZBund
- Scrum
Tools used:
- Microsoft Office, Skype, MS Project, Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, Miro
Johannes Engel
Last position:
E2E Test Manager / Technical Project Lead at Sky Media GmbH
Iterative test planning
Providing test infrastructure
Resource planning
Test design
Coordination of test teams
Defect management
Release management
Project planning
Cohort planning
Test planning
Test execution
Trial test planning
Rollout
Business analysis
Requirements engineering
Change management
E2E test coordination
Christoph Becker
Last position:
Test Manager at TÜV Süd AG
- Corporate merger of TÜV Süd AutoPlus GmbH and TÜV Süd AutoPartner GmbH (ensuring the functionality of all production and billing processes within the scope of the merger)
- Creation of the test strategy to ensure the functional integrity of existing business processes after the merger
- Definition of test goals, test types and test phases (e.g., functional tests, integration tests, end-to-end tests, regression tests)
- Identification of critical business processes and derivation of appropriate test data and test cases
- Planning of the test environment and ensuring the availability of required test systems and test data
- Close collaboration with IT departments, business units and external service providers
- Execution of acceptance tests with the business units to ensure system stability before go-live.
Christoph Koldehoff
Last position:
Project Management/PMO/Multi-Project Management/Program Management at kmc - Koldehoff Management Consulting
- Industry focus: Automotive, IT, Chemicals, Insurance, IT Security
- Project planning & portfolio management with MS Project and cplace
- Implementation and operation of an Information Security Management System (ISMS)
- Process management (modeling & optimization) with BIC
- Delivery of automotive driver assistance systems (ADAS)
- Change management (evaluation to go-live)
- Migration projects and risk management
- IT development (SAP S4Hana, embedded software) using Scrum, Agile and Waterfall
- Data modeling (top-down, bottom-up, re-engineering)
- Master data management (infrastructure, interface, BPM, GPM)
- Customer relationship processes (CRM, ERP)
- Material data management (MDM) regarding consistency and quality
- Digital asset management (content, structure, standard metadata)
- Sales management (service policy, CRM, key account management, vendor management)
Harald Laschitz
Last position:
Project Management at Loocid LLC
- Conducted a comprehensive due diligence review for a potential acquisition of a Swiss manufacturing company as part of a pre-merger analysis
- Assessed production capacities and technical infrastructure
- Evaluated integration possibilities into existing business processes
- Performed risk assessment and developed recommendations for action
- Documented the findings and presented them to management
Vitor Rodrigues
Last position:
Test Coordinator Automation at Pro4all
- Designed and built from scratch the automation framework using Playwright, Typescript, JavaScript, Gherkin, Cucumber, BDD, Maven, IntelliJ IDEA
- Defined, developed and maintained test plans, test scripts, reports and other QA documentation in Confluence
- Created and maintained test data with SQL Server Management Studio, Toad and Faker.js
- Performed web services and API testing using Swagger Open API, SoapUI, JSON, HTML and XML
- Executed functional, smoke, regression, black box, GUI, cross-browser, UAT and E2E testing using CrossBrowserTesting and Safari Web Inspector
- Integrated and maintained automated scripts within sprints following Kanban, CI/CD, GitHub, Docker, Azure Pipelines, Agile, Scrum, Kafka and Kibana
- Raised and managed defects in Azure DevOps
- Conducted mobile testing with Robot Framework and Appium
Eva Zepke
Last position:
Manager Business Service Management & Digitalization at Dacoso GmbH
- Developed and operationalized a digitalization strategy to ensure a seamless value chain across all business areas in coordination with executive management
- Implemented a process management standard and led the process organization
- Program management: directed the design, implementation and coordination of the rollout across all value-adding business units
- Reported on the program to stakeholders and executive management
- Supplier management: selected, contracted and managed suppliers within the digitalization program
- Redesigned the process organization, defined new process standards and developed training programs
Michael Schuster
Last position:
Sabbatical at Auszeit
- Time off due to a complex bone fracture; my work ability is fully restored at this time
Ila Bhardwaj
Last position:
Senior Agile Coach/Principal Consultant at Expleo Technology Germany GmbH
- Led agile transformation programmes that reduced delivery cycles by 20% and significantly increased adaptability of distributed ARTs.
- Guided leadership and teams in establishing self-organization, psychological safety and continuous improvement, resulting in higher team satisfaction.
- Moderated PI planning and Inspect & Adapt workshops to ensure transparent and aligned collaboration across nine teams.
- Built high-performing cross-functional teams and supported their skills development and trust-building.
- Linked agile transformation with intercultural team development to enable more effective collaboration among globally distributed teams and dismantle cultural barriers.
- Advised executive leadership on fostering diversity and inclusive corporate culture through targeted diversity workshops.
- Led two project teams (each with 11 developers and 2 testers) focusing on delivery excellence and high team autonomy.
- Conducted SAFe and Scrum training for over 60 staff members, achieving a 90% success rate in certifications.
Werner Buchner
Last position:
Product Visionary Sales & Operations Planning at BASF Digital Solutions GmbH
- Support of BASF units in change management for the introduction of a Sales & Operations Planning process based on OMP SOP
Meryem Gündoğdu
Last position:
Test Manager-SPOT at EON
- Overall process definition, planning, training, tools, effective execution, and progress and quality measurement of test activities at the release level
- Defining and improving the test process
- Scheduling of releases
- Coordinating alignment with release management for test setup and data provisioning
- Coordinating migration test planning for Westnetz, Mitnetz, and EON Grid
- Monitoring test progress, audit-proof documentation, progress tracking via defects, OSS reports, and incidents
- Designing and coordinating potential test automation
IT environment: Jira Zephyr, Confluence, SIGMA, PowerBI
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Statistics of experts using Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years (Germany: 24 years)
Position duration
2.2 years (Germany: 2 years)
Positions per freelancer
15 (Germany: 17)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Automotive, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Project Management, Quality Assurance, Information Technology
Bachelor's degree or higher
77% (Germany: 82%)
Master's degree or higher
55% (Germany: 48%)
Doctorate
5% (Germany: 9%)
Certifications per freelancer
3 (Germany: 4)
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97% (Germany: 98%)
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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Average rates of experts in Munich using Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center
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About the technology
Test management
Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center, often called ALM or QC, is used to plan, organize, and control software testing. It helps teams connect requirements, test cases, runs, and defects in one place. Companies use it when quality work needs clear traceability and disciplined release control.
What experts handle
- Test plan structure and test set design
- Requirement traceability and coverage checks
- Defect logging, triage, and status flow
- Release reporting for QA and business teams
Strong professionals understand how ALM / QC fits into the wider delivery process, not just the test repository. They know how to keep records clean, consistent, and useful for audits, go-live decisions, and cross-team coordination.
Tooling and integrations
The ecosystem often includes test libraries, workflow customization, and integrations with automation or reporting tools. Experts may work with older Quality Center setups, newer ALM deployments, and connected test automation frameworks. They also know when manual control is still better than forcing a tool into a rigid process.
When companies need help
Many companies bring in freelance expertise when an ALM setup is messy, underused, or being handed over between teams. That happens during migrations, process redesign, reporting fixes, or support for a demanding release cycle. In Munich, this often suits teams that need on-site workshops, while routine administration and documentation can stay remote.
What strong professionals do
- Map real test processes into usable workflows
- Clean up fields, statuses, and naming rules
- Improve report quality and defect visibility
- Train testers and business users on daily use
Good specialists do not just click through screens. They understand how testing, compliance, and delivery decisions depend on the quality of the data inside Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center.
Common hiring signals
If teams complain about broken traceability, duplicate defects, poor reporting, or unclear test ownership, they usually need outside help. The same is true when an ALM / QC instance has grown around local workarounds and no longer supports the release process well. A strong freelancer brings structure without slowing the team down.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center, in one place.
Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center is used to manage test planning, execution, defect tracking, and requirement traceability. Companies rely on it when they need a controlled QA process and a clear link between what was built, what was tested, and what still needs work.
Yes, in practice people often use the names interchangeably. ALM / QC refers to the same product family and its later branding, so search terms like Micro Focus ALM, Quality Center, and ALM are all common when companies look for help.
Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center is usually chosen for structured test governance, traceability, and formal release control. Jira-based setups can work well for lighter processes, but ALM / QC is often stronger when teams need deeper QA discipline and clearer audit trails.
A strong Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center specialist usually knows testing workflows, defect lifecycle design, reporting, and basic integration work. Familiarity with UFT, automation tools, APIs, Excel-based imports, and release management is often useful as well.
The right level depends on the task. For simple administration or report fixes, a specialist with hands-on Quality Center experience may be enough, while migrations, workflow redesign, or integrations need someone who has handled similar ALM environments before.
Both models can work with ALM projects. Remote support is often fine for configuration, documentation, and reporting, while on-site sessions in Munich help when teams need process workshops, stakeholder alignment, or access to sensitive environments.
Look for evidence of clean process design, not just tool knowledge. A good Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center expert can explain traceability, workflow changes, defect handling, and reporting in plain language and show how their work improves daily QA use.
Companies usually need outside help when Quality Center has become cluttered, hard to report from, or out of sync with the way teams actually test. Other signs are repeated manual work, weak governance, and a setup that no longer supports current release cycles.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center in their recent projects is 105 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 841 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center in their recent projects, 77% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 55% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center in their recent projects are German (97%), English (94%), and French (38%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Automotive (66%), and Banking and Finance (59%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Munich, Germany who have used Micro Focus ALM / Quality Center in their recent projects are Information Technology (97%), Project Management (84%), and Quality Assurance (84%).
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