Agile Product and Project Management: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building the Right Products Right

Build the right product, then build it right

Agile Product and Project Management: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building the Right Products Right is a practical, experience-driven guide to one of the most important ideas in modern delivery: agility is not only about speed, but about creating the right outcome for real customers. Mariya Breyter draws on years of leadership in software and organizational transformation to show how product thinking and project discipline work together instead of competing.

The book moves from discovery to delivery with a clear sense of purpose. Early chapters focus on understanding why a product exists, who the customer is, and how to test a product hypothesis before development gets too far ahead of reality. From there, the material turns to requirements, delivery approaches, estimation, planning, incremental improvement, and the practical challenges of scaling Agile work.

What the book covers

• The role of project and product management in software delivery and IT services
• Starting with the business or customer problem before building
• Customer understanding and product hypothesis validation
• Creating and maintaining IT requirements
• Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid delivery frameworks
• Agile estimation, planning, and continuous improvement
• Agile practices beyond IT, including budget, risk, and procurement considerations
• Scaling Agile delivery and thinking about career progression

A textbook feel with real-world relevance

Although the book is well suited to classroom use, it does not read like a detached theory manual. The chapter structure and supporting material suggest a guided learning experience with a strong emphasis on practical application. Readers can expect a careful blend of concepts, process, and reflection, along with appendices that add homework, self-review quizzes, and additional resources for deeper study.

Who this ebook suits

This title will be most useful to readers who want a structured introduction to Agile product and project management in an IT context, especially students, aspiring product professionals, project managers, and practitioners working across software delivery, business operations, or service design. It is also a sensible choice for anyone who wants to move beyond abstract Agile talk and focus on how better product decisions are made in practice.

For readers who want a thoughtful, step-by-step perspective on customer-centered delivery, this ebook offers a solid and well-organized place to start.