Zaverbnyi Andrii, Doctor in Economics, Professor of the Department of Foreign Economic and Customs, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7307-536X
e-mail: anzas@i.ua

Ilnytskyi Vitalii, Postgraduate Student of the Department of Foreign Economic and Customs, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine

e-mail: iln.vitalii@gmail.com

Influence of Organizational Management Structures on the Efficiency of Using Agile Methodologies in Technology Products Manufacturing

Annotation. Introduction. The article considers the influence of organizational management structures on the effectiveness of flexible project management methodologies. At the end of the twentieth century, more and more companies began to use informal flexible management structures, which emerged with the development of adhocracy.

Purpose. The purpose is to determine and highlight the level of effectiveness of organizational management structures when using flexible project management methodologies.

Results. The search for smart alternatives to bureaucracy began several decades ago. The development of the Internet has led to the creation of networking organizations that have increasingly used the adaptive Agile model. The modern market increasingly dictates the conditions aimed at rapid adaptability and flexibility. Usually, the choice of optimal organizational management structure depends on the business environment where the company operates. The use of Agile, when working on projects, involves a preliminary assessment of the operating structure of the company, its level of culture. Understanding the importance of each team member in the organizational structure of management, cooperation between them contributes to the effectiveness of flexible project management methodologies. Many companies are starting to operate on the basis of flexible management, although this policy is not suitable for all types of structures. Very often, in order to implement the Agile principles, it is necessary to start with the company’s departments that innovate and work on various company development projects. The principles and values of flexible project management methodologies run counter to the usual bureaucratic hierarchy, which provides the unquestioning subordination and control, where corporate culture remains unchanged.

Conclusions. Possibilities of changes and ensuring the effectiveness of the implementation of these methodologies are impossible without changes in the traditional corporate culture, which established principles that have been formed over the years. Often, changing the culture of the enterprise implies that everyone does everything, which is why such companies give birth to a friendly team, which in terms of efficiency and implementation of new ideas, is an ideal organizational form. However, it should be noted that before giving teams in the organization more autonomy, you need to make sure that all employees see opportunities for the development of the organization in one direction.

Keywords: organizational structure; hierarchy; bureaucracy; adhocracy; agile methodologies.

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