Galyna Mostova, Product Manager in Wrocław, Poland
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Galyna Mostova

Verified Expert  in Product Management

Product Manager

Location
Wrocław, Poland
Toptal Member Since
March 12, 2021

Galyna has been in the software industry since 2007. Before she became a product owner, managing and delivering innovative software products in the medical sector, Galyna worked as a senior software developer, test developer, and certified scrum master. In addition to leading SDLCs in Agile environments, Galyna excels in multinational and globally distributed teams, working on complex projects with many dependencies. Her professional experience is backed by a master's degree in computer science.

Project Highlights

Software for Fine-tuning Hearing Aids
As a product owner, led the design and development of a software application used by thousands of hearing care professionals to fine-tune hearing aids.

Expertise

Work Experience

Product Owner

2022 - PRESENT
GlobalLogic
  • Worked with client stakeholders on the project discovery phase and created the product roadmap.
  • Defined, prioritized, and documented main product features.
  • Created product backlog and performed regular backlog refinement.
  • Led a team of four business analysts to cover the product management needs of the project.
  • Collaborated with management and performed project handover according to company processes.
  • Followed scrum process to plan and deliver product increments.

Product Owner

2017 - 2022
Demant
  • Built a product roadmap and set project milestones.
  • Organized workshops with stakeholders and technical specialists to define the project scope and built the project backlog.
  • Managed the project backlog, taking into account business value and technical and cross-functional dependencies.
  • Managed stakeholders and implemented project communications.
  • Led two cross-functional, globally distributed scrum teams.
  • Worked with the following technologies: Atlassian Jira, Confluence, Microsoft 365, and IBM Rational DOORS.

Software Test Developer and Scrum Master

2010 - 2017
Demant
  • Analyzed and reviewed system and platform requirements.
  • Created test artifacts to ensure sufficient coverage of requirements.
  • Coordinated system and platform test execution and created test reports.
  • Reviewed and contributed to test plans, test execution plans, and testing process improvements.
  • Supported a product owner in backlog refinement, task analysis, and status tracking.
  • Collaborated with a release manager on development progress, identification of risks, and coordination of task-related issues and dependencies.
  • Facilitated scrum events and scrum artifacts, removed impediments that blocked the team from achieving sprint goals, and coached the team on Agile/Scrum practices.
  • Introduced story point estimates in a scrum team, resulting in more realistic sprint planning.

Senior Software Developer, SME

2007 - 2010
Amdocs
  • Analyzed customer requirements and wrote detailed design and impact analysis documentation.
  • Led project development for MetroPCS from the design stage to production.
  • Provided product support in system tests, user acceptance testing, and production phases at a customer's site in the United States.
  • Performed knowledge transfer sessions and wrote best practices/lessons learned documents.
  • Mentored and assisted team members.

Software for Fine-tuning Hearing Aids

https://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/oticon-medical-introduces-ponto-4-25290

As a product owner, led the design and development of a software application used by thousands of hearing care professionals to fine-tune hearing aids.

Led two distributed Scrum teams and collaborated with multiple stakeholders to develop and deliver a complex medical application. The software is
used worldwide by hearing care professionals and audiologists in clinics and private cabinets to fine-tune the newest models of bone conductive hearing instruments.
2000 - 2005

Master's Degree in Computer Science

National University of Oil and Gas - Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

JULY 2019 - PRESENT

Change Management

INPROGRESS

MARCH 2017 - PRESENT

Project Management Tools and Methods

Peak Consulting Group

JUNE 2015 - PRESENT

Certified Scrum Master

Scrum Alliance

MAY 2012 - PRESENT

ISTQB Certified Tester

ISTQB

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