Kseniia Vasylieva
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Hello, I am Kseniia

+3 years of experience. Data-driven IT Project Manager and Researcher with expertise in agile software development, empirical research, and data-informed decision-making. I bridge the gap between technical insights and real business needs. Based in Hamburg, Germany.

Projects

Population Patterns: What Drives Growth and Fertility

Capstone Project at neuefische GmbH
Apr 2025
Explored how female education, GDP, and infant mortality relate to fertility and population growth. Processed large datasets using SQL and Python, and visualized insights in Tableau.

Experience

  1. •

    Trainee Data Analytics

    neuefische GmbH

    A full-time bootcamp where we learn to identify the right business questions and solve them with data, using Tableau, Pandas, SQL, and other technologies.
  2. •

    Research Asisstant

    Reutlingen University

    I conducted extensive research as part of the ANUKI research project funded by the German Aerospace Center. The goal of the project is to develop AI-based approaches that enable the project team to make more informed planning and management decisions in large, reliable projects.
  3. •

    IT Project Manager

    Payever GmbH

    Payever is a Fintech and Commerce startup, where I managed development teams. I provided feature recommendations, coordinated schedules, and conducted software testing. Additionally, I produced essential project documents, including roadmaps, product plans, and mockups.
    Reference

Education

  1. •

    Master´s degree, Computer Science

    Passau University

    Focus Area: Information and Communication Systems. Graduation Thesis: “Software Development Process Success Factors”. GPA: 2.4
    Letter of recommendation
  2. •

    Master´s degree, Computer Science and Information Technologies

    Kharkiv National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”

    Voluntary work as the head of the faculty's trade union organization.
    Letter of recommendation
  3. •

    Bachelor´s degree, Computer Science

    Kharkiv National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”

Publications

How Agile Are you? Discussing Maturity Levels of Agile Maturity Models

  • 📚 Published
  • 📍 SEAA2023
Based on a systematic mapping study and a systematic literature review, in this paper we draw a big picture of the field of agile maturity models. We focus on the investigation of maturity levels and their computation. An analysis of 19 agile maturity models yielded two dimensions of maturity levels: team-related and general maturity. For each dimension, we could derive seven (team) and eight (general) maturity levels. Furthermore, we could identity the practices used for evaluating/computing the maturity.

Breaking Old Habits: On Success Factors in Software Process Improvement

  • 📚 Published
  • 📍 ICSSP2024
In this paper a large-scale systematic mapping study is updated. 103 of the 168 publications that addressed success factors and barriers for data extraction were selected. We identified 1,320 success factors, which were reduced to 124 generic factors in a two-step analysis. An AI-based classification grouped these into 42 categories, defining the candidates for forming a set of generic success factors for software and systems development.

Enhancing Transparency in Space Metrics Use: Insights from an Initial Study

  • 📚 Published
  • 📍 PROFES2024
In regulated domains, like aerospace, metrics are defined and fixed, and often used in compliance analyses. Therefore, most customers often “just accept” the measurement packages provided by the suppliers. Nevertheless, standardized and potentially new/individual metrics are not explained and, therefore, require close collaboration and negotiation to make effective use of the measurement packages. This particular gap is addressed by the paper at hand by providing a tool to support the development and management of general metric catalogs and the derivation of project-specific measurement packages from this catalog.

Competences

  • Jira

  • PSPO I

  • Git

  • Microsoft Office

  • Agile

  • English C1, German B2

  • PostgreSQL

  • Python (Pandas)

  • Tableau

  • Power BI

About me

My name is Ksenia. I am originally from Ukraine and currently live in Hamburg. Thanks to my strong foundation in computer science and passion for leadership, I have built my career at the intersection of technology, research, and agile project management.

As a certified Scrum Product Owner with over three years of experience, I specialize in leading cross-functional teams and delivering complex software projects using Agile methodologies. I have worked in commercial and research environments, including fintech development at Payever GmbH and a German Aerospace Center – funded research project focused on empirical software development.

I recently expanded my skillset by completing a data analytics bootcamp, where I deepened my knowledge of tools such as SQL, Python (Pandas), and Tableau to transform complex data into actionable insights. I am passionate about evidence-based decision-making and enjoy bridging the gap between data, development, and human-centered project outcomes.

In both my professional and personal life, I seek meaningful long-term challenges in which I can invest my knowledge, energy, and soul.

Kseniia Vasylieva