TestCon Europe 2026

 

October 20-23

Vilnius & Online

Alona Kovalenko

Senior Test Engineer

BEC Financial Technologies

Poland (I'm originally from Ukraine)

About

Alona is a QA professional with more than eight years of experience in software testing and team coordination, mainly in banking and e-commerce. She has worked with Credit Europe Bank, Ubisoft, and BEC Financial Technologies. She also holds a second master’s degree in psychology, which shapes her human-centered approach to QA, with a focus on collaboration and process improvement. Outside of work, she enjoys sports, nature, and driving.

Talk

Alona Kovalenko | Introverts VS Extraverts: Who Breaks More Software?

Soft Skills, Personality Types, Team Collaboration

In this presentation, Alona Kovalenko explores how personality diversity - introverts, extraverts, and ambiverts - shapes team performance, collaboration, and workflows in QA environments. She examines how different personality types process information, handle multitasking, and maintain focus during high-pressure testing tasks, such as managing large volumes of defects and tight deadlines.

Drawing on real-world experience, Alona highlights practical strategies for optimizing task allocation, improving communication, and supporting team members based on their strengths. By incorporating psychological insights into QA practices, the talk demonstrates how teams can reduce cognitive overload, enhance collaboration, and improve overall product quality.

Attendees will leave with actionable approaches to building more resilient, efficient, and cohesive QA teams through a better understanding of human factors.

2026-10-23

11:20

12:05

Hall 4