Organizational and economic mechanism of project risk management in ІТ companies

Abstract

The purpose of the article is the theoretical substantiation and development of scientific and methodological provisions for improving the organizational and economic mechanism of project risk management in IT companies, taking into account the specifics of their activities. To achieve the goal of the research, the methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, classification, expert survey, statistical analysis, structural and logical generalization were used. The article provides a statistical analysis of the dynamics of spending on the IT sector in the world; volume of export and import of computer and information services in the structure of foreign trade in services in Ukraine. Scientific views on the definition of the concepts «management mechanism», «organizational mechanism», «economic mechanism», «organizational and economic mechanism» have been analysed and summarized. The author’s interpretation of the term «organizational and economic mechanism of project risk management» is given as a set of principles, functions, methods, digital tools, technical means, software, aimed at minimizing project risks, reducing the level of costs for organizing customer service processes of IT companies, increasing quality provided computer and information services. The structure of the organizational and economic mechanism of project risk management in the management system of the IT company was built, which includes three blocks: the formation of the organizational and economic mechanism; functioning of the organizational and economic mechanism of project risk management and integration into the management system; evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation of the organizational and economic mechanism and determining the prospects for the development of the project risk management system in the IT company. An algorithm for implementing the organizational and economic mechanism of project risk management in the management system of an IT company is proposed.