
Danijela Nestorovic
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Belgrade, Serbia
Toptal member since July 12, 2018
Danijela is highly motivated and self-driven when creating products and strives to exceed expectations when delivering the end product. Experienced in implementation of Scrum methodologies and managing people, she is adept at balancing the needs and expectations of stakeholders and their requirements.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- AI Product Management
- Data Product Management
- Medical Applications
- Medical Devices
- Product Delivery
- Product Discovery
- Product Management
- Project Discovery
Work Experience
Product Owner
Symphony
- Worked on defining a prototype-based on requirements of client building of clickable prototype in Figma for problem testing with users.
- Scoping and delivery of MVP—from the definition of scope needed, setting priorities, check of market needs, and organization of work and team.
- Defined the design sprint process, templates, and organization of sessions.
Project Manager
Seavus
- Managed waterfall/scrum projects, led presales cases, conducted offers (answers to RFP, RFQ).
- Worked with a variety of industries including automobile, betting, and logistics systems.
Project Coordinator
Infobip
- Led implementation projects with Telecom companies, coordinating the Scrum team and implementation of Scrum process.
- Coordinated with providers, operators, and clients.
Project History
Project Under NDA
Led a distributed team and successfully delivered the project in a timely manner using agile methods.
I led a team of 3-4 developers in a dynamic development environment throughout several offices. The goals of the project were: coverage of the scope of the project, ensuring the project is developed on time, provide an issue-free application, follow the client's development procedures, ensure the client's testing team provide verification of the application, and ensure the project is completed on budget.
My main responsibilities for the project included planning, progress monitoring, team management, risk management, and serve as a single point of contact from Seavus to the client.
Agile methodology was used in project development.
Product Owner
Stabilized existing platform and defined requirements and mock-ups for building a new platform which would replace existing.
-prioritization and definition of MVP for the stakeholders
-analysis of existing platform (which features are crucial)
-analysis of the technology stack based on the need and plan for long-term roadmap
- defining roadmap
-KPI definition
-market research
ServiceNow Platform
Improved performance of the existing system and analysis of the other ITSM solutions.
I led a team of four developers and one testing engineer. The goals of the project included covering the scope of the project, ensuring the project is developed on time, following the client's development procedures, ensuring that the client's testing team provided verification of the application, and ensuring the project is completed within the provided budget.
The main challenge of the project was leading a distributed team and completing the project with limited time. My main responsibilities included planning, progress monitoring, team management, risk management, and serving as a single point of contact for the client.
Centili
Adjusted the mobile payment system for different operators and led the Scrum team with parallel integrations in process.
Tracked and planned the project according to the provided deadlines. Coordinated with other development teams and sales for additional information. Communicated with the client to organize the backlog and long-term roadmaps. Led Scrum meetings, managed risk, and served as a single point of contact to the client.
Financial Panel in Infobip
Implemented different payment methods and upgraded a system based on the fast-growing company needs.
My responsibilities in the project were to coordinate, monitor, and hold daily meetings and communicate with the development team. Coordinated with the product owner and ordered the product backlog in order to deliver a proper, bug-free solution.
Under NDA (Intelligence Business Research Company)
Improvement and further growth of the trademark screening process.
Technologies used include Java Swing, EJB 2.1, JDBC, and PL/SQL
I led a team of 4-6 developers in a very dynamic development environment. The goals of the project consisted of project scope, on-time completion, follow the client's development procedures, ensure verification of the application by the client's testing team, and completion within the specified budget.
Project Under NDA
Reverse engineered the legacy system, built repairer apps from scratch, and created a portal for auto insurance companies.
Technologies used include Java, HTML, CSS, Titanium
I led a team of 8-10 developers, 1 BA, and 1QA engineer in a dynamic development environment.
The goals of the project included coverage of the scope of the project and reuse what was needed from the legacy system, ensure the project is developed on time, follow the Audatex development procedures, ensure that the project is on budget.
My main responsibilities for the project were planning, progress monitoring, team management, risk management, and to serve as a single point of contact from Seavus to the client. The project was developed using the Scrum methodology.
Instant Estimate
Building apps from scratch with an integrated 3D solution in a timely manner and with high quality.
Instant Estimate leverages the concepts introduced by GoTimeDriver (US) and AudaExpress (PL) but built from the ground up with a roadmap to automate the estimate generation process (instant estimate) and a view to leverage for international usage. The application contains a 3D model with all supported models of vehicles on which you can draw damage.
Technologies: Android, Java, iOS
I led a team of 8-10 developers and two testing engineers in a dynamic development environment.
The goals of the project were to ensure the project was developed on time, deliver high quality, ensure that the client’s testing team provided verification of the application, and complete the project within budget.
Betting/Gaming App - ESport Solution
Delivery of the MVP defined in accordance to the Malta license authority and inline with GDPR.
During this project, I led the team of ten members and had the possibility to be included in defining the requirements.
The project was built using the latest technology stack for front-end, back-end, and cloud-based solution for data storage.
MVP for Music Industry Startup
- Defining user stories and scope together with stakeholders - Coordination of the team and check of work - Demo sessions
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems and Technologies
Faculty of Organisational Science - Belgrade, Serbia
Certifications
Certified Product Owner
Scrum Alliance
Master of Business Administration
My Lean MBA (MyLeanMBA.com)
ITILF ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
http://www.exin.com/
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum.org
Skills
Tools
Trello
Paradigms
Kanban
Industry Expertise
Automotive
Other
Remote Work, Virtual Work, Hybrid Project Management, Product Management, Product Roadmaps, Feature Analysis, Product Discovery, ITSM, Business Analysis, Product Ownership, Product Owner, Product Delivery, Medical Applications, Project Discovery, Discovery Workshops, Music Industry, Medical Devices, Data Product Management, AI Product Management, Technical Project Management, Design Sprints, Event Storming, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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