OUR TEAM

Certified practitioners. One consistent standard.

Every INSTAR consultant brings active delivery experience alongside their credentials.

FOUNDERS
Anna Starynska

Anna Starynska

Founder · Principal Management Consultant
PMP certified · 20+ consulting projects implemented

Founded INSTAR in 2008, building it from a two-person consulting practice into Ukraine's leading PM consulting and training firm. 20+ consulting projects in PM system development across banking, energy, industrial, technology, and non-profit sectors.

SPECIALIZATIONS
  • Development and optimization of project management systems
  • Corporate university design and PM competency frameworks
  • Program and portfolio governance architecture
  • Risk management in project programs and portfolios
  • Management of global and international projects
  • Leadership development, communications, and emotional intelligence
Alina Piddubna

Alina Piddubna

Co-owner · Director
All verified credentials on Credly

Joined INSTAR as co-owner in 2020. Led the company's transformation from on-site to fully online delivery, and now from PM training provider to AI-era management consulting and training firm. Holds the PfMP - the rarest PMI credential. PMI commendation recipient 2018–2020.

SPECIALIZATIONS
  • PMO establishment, development, and optimization
  • AI-era portfolio and program management
  • Organizational AI transformation and change management
  • AI governance and AI-enabled management systems
  • Training and consulting: PMP, PgMP, PfMP, PMI-ACP, AI management
OUR CONSULTANTS
Anna Starynska

Anna Starynska

Principal Management Consultant

Successful implementation of over 60 consulting projects of development and optimization of project management systems and other products in companies: “XXI century”, “Donbass Arena”, “Eurotek”, “Vesy Corporation”, “Donetsk Investment and Building Company”, “Enran”, “Ukrtatnafta”, “Raiffeisen Bank Aval”, “Ukrainian Scientific-Technological Center”, “Resta”, “ Color Development”, “ Northern Investment Group”, “ Yuzhteploenergomontazh”, “Greenwood”, “Dneprospetsstal”, “Ukrgazbank”, “Enakievskiy metallurgic plant”, “Kievskaya Mobile Mechanized Column No.2”, “VNIPITRANSGAZ”, “Slav-Invest”, “SVS Dnepr”, “Northern and Central GOK”, “Kievstar”, “Kiev Investment Group”, “Dongorbank”, “Western Oil Group”.

Dmytro Pishyi

Dmytro Pishyi

Project, programme and portfolio management consultant

Project manager with an MBA and 20+ years of experience in the IT industry. PMP®, ITIL, MOF certified 20+ years' experience in the IT industry, particularly in the management of complex projects and programs; IT project management in international companies; Successful implementation of digital solutions at the enterprise and business unit levels; Building PMO and creating systems for monitoring project portfolio performance; Management of transformation programs.

Oksana Tymoshenko

Oksana Tymoshenko

Project management and organizational change management consultant

Mentor at PMI Chapter Ukraine Certified SAFe 6 Agilist, ICP-ATF, CSPO, ICP-APO, ICAgile Certified Professional 10+ years in project management Prosci Certified Change Practitioner 5+ years of experience in implementing changes, including as a Product Owner, Programme Manager of office transformation Project and change management trainer (5+ years)

Olha Chekmeniova

Olha Chekmeniova

Agile coach and organizational change management consultant

18 years' experience in management and transformation in an international bank (Transformation Office, HR, Change Management, and Retail Business). Over six years' experience in private coaching for leaders, CEOs, and teams in a dynamic environment. Over 13 years as a business coach. Over 10 years facilitating sessions for teams. Agile transformation as an external agile coach.

Vitaliy Opara

Vitaliy Opara

PMIS and PMO Consultant

Over 15 years' experience in project and program management and consulting; Management of approximately 20 software development projects (with 10–60+ team members); Establishment and standardisation of project and programme management processes at an organisational level; Creation of a competency system for the entire delivery function, based on SFIA, PMBOK, BABOK; Program management with budgets of up to $10M and implementation of complex BI/ERP/CRM solutions

Alina Piddubna

Alina Piddubna

Principal management consultant · Director

Professional project manager with more than 15 years of experience. Trainer and consultant in project management, project portfolio, PMI development and organizational change.

Victoria Klymenko

Victoria Klymenko

Senior Management Consultant

Victoria is a PMI-authorized PMP and ACP instructor. She has guided multiple thankful candidates through PMP certification and has co-authored corporate project management methodologies used across nonprofit, industrial, and financial sectors.

Natalia Starynska

Natalia Starynska

Senior Project Management Consultant

Contract management in international projects; Project management; Arrangement of project management systems in small and medium business; Training for certification for РМР® degree; Personal couching for PMP® certification; Business simulation.

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