Galyna Mostova
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
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
Expertise
- Agile
- Confluence
- Jira
- Product Owner
- Product Roadmaps
- Project Delivery
- Scrum
- Stakeholder Management
Work Experience
Product Owner
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
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
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
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.
Project History
Software for Fine-tuning Hearing Aids
https://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/oticon-medical-introduces-ponto-4-25290As 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.
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
National University of Oil and Gas - Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Certifications
Change Management
INPROGRESS
Project Management Tools and Methods
Peak Consulting Group
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
ISTQB Certified Tester
ISTQB
Skills
Tools
Jira, Confluence
Paradigms
Agile, Scrum, Testing, Manual Testing, Agile Workflow, Agile Software Development, Requirements Analysis, Agile Project Management, Unit Testing, Change Management
Industry Expertise
Healthcare
Other
Product Owner, QA Testing, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrum Master, Communication, User Stories, Backlog Management, Scrum Master, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Planning, Project Delivery, Test Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Business Requirements, Requirements, Stakeholder Management, Medical Software, Product Ownership, Test Specifications, Miro, Mobile Apps, Web Applications, Data, Programming, Information Systems, Automation, Integration, Process Improvement, Product Roadmaps, Project Analysis, C, System Design, Project Management, Risk Analysis, Scope, Milestones, Change Leadership, User Requirements, Agile Delivery, Product Delivery, Quality Management, Technical Product Management, Product Management, Mobile, Cloud, Roadmaps, UX Prototyping, Agentic AI
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