Development of the mechanism of formation of additional capabilities of the network design team as the basis of competitive advantages of IT companies

Abstract

The article shows the relevance of creating network project teams to improve the efficiency of project management. The purpose and objectives of the study is to create a mechanism for the formation of additional capabilities of network design teams to improve competitive advantages. The paper presents the results of experiments conducted by Jonathan Cummings and Carol Pletcher on the observations of several successful and unsuccessful design structures in the conditions of creating new products, communicating with customers and working on increasing operational performance. The results of the experiment revealed the advantages and disadvantages of network design structures and formed the requirements for an ideal project management system. The results of the experiments determined the additional capabilities of network design teams that form the competitive advantages of IT companies. These capabilities are presented as an external and internal resource of the network project team. The article develops a scheme of response of network structure to external influences. This scheme will further determine the competitive advantages of network design structures by creating new competencies. The response of the conventional and network project team to the need for new competencies is also reflected in the present work. The mechanism of compensation of the revealed shortcomings and formation of additional opportunities of network design structures is presented. A schematic diagram of the cause-and-effect relationships of processes and subsystems that make up the mechanism of increasing competitiveness through the use of a network approach.