Mykola Kalakutsky
A Product, Project, and Delivery Management practitioner with over 12 years of experience in IT, product, and outsourcing companies. Works at the intersection of business, product, technology, and team management.
Has experience building and developing B2B and B2C products in E-commerce, FinTech, EdTech, and iGaming, including web and mobile products for Android and iOS.
Has managed the full product development lifecycle — from problem research, hypothesis generation, and MVP definition to planning, development, launch, and results analysis. Works with product metrics, prioritization, product experiments, and data-driven decision-making.
Throughout his career, he has delivered a range of international projects and products. Has experience managing large-scale teams and project portfolios. Managed a multidisciplinary department of up to 45 specialists, large cross-functional teams, as well as development teams across parallel client projects.
Team management is another key area of his professional expertise. He has built 18 teams from scratch, conducted more than 400 mentoring sessions and consultations, mentored Project Managers, and helped teams improve planning, communication, prioritization, and delivery processes.
Holds certifications in project and product management.
Areas of expertise:
- Project and portfolio management
- Product management and Product Discovery
- Digital product development and growth
- MVP, Roadmap, and Product Backlog development
- Prioritization and product hypothesis management
- Cross-functional team management
- Agile and Kanban approaches
- Dependency, risk, and change management
- Product and business analytics
- Process optimization and time-to-market reduction
- Delivery planning and control systems
- Mentoring and development of Project and Product Managers
Mykola combines a technical background as a developer with extensive experience in product, project, and team management, allowing him to view products from the perspectives of business, users, and development teams.