MODERN IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS: FUNCTIONAL AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND EVALUATION OF IMPLEMENTATION RESULTS

Abstract

In today's environment of digital transformation of organisations, effective IT project management is a key factor in ensuring competitiveness and sustainable development. The growing complexity of IT systems, the spread of flexible software development methodologies, and the transition to distributed and remote teams necessitate the use of specialised digital project management platforms. Such platforms integrate the processes of planning, performance monitoring, communication, resource management, and analysis of project results.

The purpose of the article is to conduct a functional and comparative analysis of modern IT project management platforms in terms of their compliance with the needs of IT teams of various sizes and project complexity levels, as well as to demonstrate their practical significance and implement them in the activities of a specific international IT company. The study uses methods of analysis and generalisation of scientific publications, comparative analysis of software products, and systematisation of the functional characteristics of digital project management tools.

The article analyses the most common IT project management platforms, including Jira, Trello, ClickUp, and Microsoft Project. Their main functionalities are identified, such as support for flexible methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban), project planning and visualisation, task and resource management, analytics, integration with other IT systems and DevOps tools. A comparative assessment of the platforms is carried out according to key criteria: level of functionality, flexibility of settings, ease of use, scalability, and team collaboration capabilities. The practical significance of implementation is illustrated by the example of the international IT company European Regional Agency LLC.

The results of the study show that there is no universal solution for all types of IT projects, and the choice of platform should be based on the specifics of the project, the size of the team, the methodology used, and the requirements for integration with the corporate IT infrastructure. The practical significance of the results obtained lies in the possibility of using them as an analytical basis for the informed selection and implementation of IT project management platforms in the activities of IT organisations and project teams.