Jesper Ottosen - Leading with imagination

In this episode of Leading with Quality, Rosie Sherry speaks with Jesper Ottosen, a senior advisory consultant at NNIT, about what it looks like to support teams with testing and quality across complex IT projects. Jesper talks about the mix of work he does, from helping teams understand their context to guiding large migrations and navigating security and compliance demands.

Rosie and Jesper explore what happens when one person becomes the go-to expert, how teams can grow new leaders, and why small steps often lead to better quality practices than strict rules. They also touch on the rise of AI in documentation and planning, and why conversations still shape most of the work that matters.

You will hear about:

• How advisory roles help teams set up testing and quality work in complex projects
• Why bottlenecks form when one person carries too much knowledge
• How migration, security, and compliance work shape real testing activities
• How teams can use AI to surface knowledge and support analysis
• Why discussions and context still matter more than written templates
• How leadership practices vary across teams, organisations, and domains

If you want to see how quality work happens inside large, complex, and fast-changing projects, Jesper brings stories and examples that show the decisions, trade-offs, and leadership moments that rarely get talked about. His experiences across migrations, compliance, security, and team growth offer a clear, practical look at what modern quality work involves.