Maria Aarneva

Maria Aarneva has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies. Maria started their career at ICL Personal Systems Oy as a Usability Specialist from October 1992 to December 1996. Maria then joined Teamware Group and held multiple roles, including Usability Specialist, Product Manager, and finally, Product Director from October 1992 to February 2011. During their time at Teamware Group, Maria was responsible for usability testing, evaluation, style guides, consultation, and training. Maria also played a crucial role in user interface design, functional specifications, and driving the adoption of user-friendly development methods.

In 2011, Maria joined Profit Software Ltd as a Business Analyst. Maria worked as a Product Owner in a large agile (SAFe) customer project, collaborating with stakeholders to plan development increments. Their responsibilities included requirements analysis, functional design of software for insurance business, and product ownership. In September 2018, they were promoted to the role of Senior Business Analyst, where they continued to excel in requirements analysis, software product design, and initiating a corporate foresight activity.

Overall, Maria Aarneva's work experience showcases their expertise in business analysis, product management, usability, and driving user-centric design practices.

Maria Aarneva has a diverse education history. Maria earned their MSc in Psychology from the University of Helsinki in 1998. In 2000, they obtained a Diploma in Leadership from the University of Helsinki's Center for Adult Education. In the same year, they also completed a course in Adult Education (40 ov) from the University of Helsinki's Open University. Maria further expanded their knowledge in various fields by completing courses in Work and Organisational Psychology (15 ov) from the University of Joensuu's Open University, Ergonomics (15 ov) from the University of Kuopio's Open University, Science of Nutrition (25 op) from the University of Helsinki's Open University, and Sports and Exercise Medicine (60 op) from the University of Kuopio's Open University in different years, but the specific start and end years are not stated. Maria also completed a course in User Interface and Development (15 credits) from The Open University in 1999.

In 2018, Maria pursued a course in Service Design from the University of Lapland, and in 2019, they studied Futures Studies at Turun yliopisto - University of Turku. Additionally, Maria obtained a certification as a Certified Scrum Product Owner from the Scrum Alliance in March 2011.