Project Management in Public Administration

Abstract

The relevance of project management in the public sphere is due to modern challenges of the public administration system in Russia. They are: exacerbation of budget deficit, the need to implement accelerated modernization and restructuring of the national economy to ensure national security and international competitiveness of the country, low efficiency of administrative bodies. Under such conditions, the ability of the authorities to implement planned projects and timely achievement of the development goals in the context of limited budget resources become critical. Principles of project management are focused on mobilizing and optimizing resources to achieve the established goals of projects in various fields. The article is devoted to project-oriented approach to public administration used in Russia and other countries. Under conditions of limited resources of transition economy its use contributes to the concentration of government efforts in priority areas of the development. Such projects activate the growth points of the national economy. State organizational structures are more formalized than private companies. Their activities are strictly regulated and are subject to certain restrictions. This reduces motivation for informal leadership, the development level of self-government and self-organization, the speed of decision-making as a condition for effective project management in business practice. The purpose of the study is to identify the features and prospects of the project management use in the public sphere, including the disclosure of the advantages and barriers to its practical application.