Perttu Tolvanen

Perttu Tolvanen is a web concept design and content management system expert.

Perttu consults with clients on project planning and defining requirements, and supports customers in selecting content management systems and implementation partners. His areas of specialisation include facilitating concept design workshops and selecting content management systems.

Perttu has ten years of experience with web and intranet projects, including serving as a project manager and consultant. Earlier in his career Perttu has worked in procurement and as a project manager at a large media company, a content management system consultant at a large IT company and an independent, neutral consultant at his own firm. He is also a well-known seminar speaker and blogger. Perttu is also the editor of Vierityspalkki.fi, a Finnish blog about the Finnish internet and its creators.

Articles written by Perttu

A total of 45 articles

Report: Web technologies in Finland in 2022

6 May 2022

Intranet Search Engine Optimization

8 March 2022

Many end up choosing two web content management systems

23 November 2020

37% of large organizations use WhatsApp – and that’s a problem

25 June 2020

Would you dare to rent a home directly on the Internet?

26 February 2019

IBM abandons its web store platform

23 January 2019

Forget the latest Forrester report about WCM systems

5 June 2017

Expert advice: Native mobile apps, bots or web apps?

14 November 2016

Different conceptual approaches to self-service channels

23 August 2016

How to start intranet renewal

6 April 2016

Office 365, Slack and other intranet technology trends

7 March 2016

When do mobile apps make sense?

29 February 2016

Intranets in large enterprises

13 October 2015

Philosophical differences: Sitecore vs. EPiServer

6 October 2015

E-Commerce systems in Finland

29 September 2015

My favorite startups in web content management

21 September 2015

Multilanguage management: US style vs. European style

6 June 2015

Low-cost website builders have become surprisingly good

2 June 2015

Good usability in CMS? A myth?

3 February 2015

Story of Sitecore by Lars Nielsen

16 December 2014

Peculiarity of Finland: Liferay a popular web content management system

15 October 2014

Modern CMSs are built for power users – interview of Tony Byrne

2 September 2014

eCommerce is the new name for web content management – interview with Boris Kraft

25 August 2014

Contentful — CMS for mobile applications and custom web services

13 August 2014

Marketing has inherited the web, but doesn’t know what to do with it

25 June 2014

WordPress agencies in Finland

3 June 2014

Future, present and history of CMS user interfaces

26 May 2014

CMS battle: Drupal vs. EPiServer

20 May 2014

Interview with Drupal insider Vesa Palmu

3 March 2014

Concept design for websites – advice for clients

3 February 2014

About North Patrol

We’re eight experienced consultants — designers and technology specialists — focused on vendor-neutral, practical results. Every year, we complete 30-40 customer engagements with customer satisfaction at 9.5/10. Clients come to us to make confident decisions and deliver better digital services.

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How to work with us

  • Small consulting engagement

    A small engagement is ideal when you need a clear answer to a specific question, a tough decision supported by independent analysis, or simply a quick outside view.

    Pricing is a fixed fee agreed in advance to keep things predictable, and getting started is as simple as sharing your goals and any background material so we can propose a crisp scope and price.

  • Prestudy & feasibility evaluation projects

    A prestudy is the right choice when you are framing a larger initiative, building internal alignment, or testing whether an idea is worth pursuing — for example a platform change, a new digital service, a consolidation effort, or an AI/automation use case.

    In four to eight weeks we interview key stakeholders, map needs, assess the current state across content, architecture, integrations, and governance, and combine vendor‑neutral market insight with technical feasibility and risk analysis.

    We then outline effort, budget, and timeline ranges with clear assumptions and scenarios, and we shape a high‑level solution concept and target architecture sketch.

  • Supervision & quality control for technical implementation

    Independent supervision is most effective when you already have a delivery partner and want oversight that keeps scope, quality, and budget on track.

    We manage risks, provide executive‑level updates, support acceptance testing, and conduct readiness reviews before go‑live.

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