Gartner Expert
Joachim Herschmann
Sr Director Analyst
Joachim Herschmann is a Sr. Director, Analyst on the App Design and Development team. Mr. Herschmann's research focuses on enterprise strategies for Application Development and DevOps. He researches on Continuous Quality and how product teams can deliver value faster with higher confidence by using collaborative practices and fostering a quality culture. He currently focuses on how teams can leverage Autonomous Testing and AI-augmented technologies and practices to develop AI-enabled, resilient and bug-resistant applications.
Previous experience
Mr. Herschmann has worked with leading enterprise software companies throughout his career in various roles including solutions engineering, product management and product marketing. Prior to joining Gartner, he was with Micro Focus where he was responsible for the company's automated testing offerings. Previously at Borland, he was leading a global team of product managers and marketers and responsible for the company's Life Cycle Quality Management suite of products. Earlier in his career, he was a technical sales engineer and consultant in the software testing and quality assurance space. He was also a consultant specializing in the implementation, testing and launching of large-scale website projects.
Professional background
Micro Focus
Product Director
Borland
Director of Product Management
Segue
Technical Sales Engineer/Consultant
Areas of coverage
Application Leaders
Application Architecture, Development, Integration and Platforms
Application and Product Portfolio Governance
Agile and DevOps
Education
Master's degree, Computer Science, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1DevOps practices, tools and platforms
2Selection of DevOps toolchain components and building value stream visibility
3Software Quality practices, tools and platforms
4Autonomous Testing, the impact of AI-augmented testing tools and evolving testing practices
5Building the Digital Immune System