Justification of the approach to identifying promising managers for project management

The article deals with problems of project management in the context of a shortage of human resources at enterprises in the real sector of the economy as well as with promising areas of development to improve the efficiency of project management. The necessity of conducting work on preliminary analysis and selection of candidates is noted, with consideration to individual characteristics and expected goals. Within the framework of the tasks set for the study, the authors have shown the possibility of a three-factor evaluation of candidates to achieve results sufficient from the practical point of view in terms of choosing the most promising candidate from the available staff, and the possibility of obtaining a reasoned decision on the need to involve an external manager for the project implementation in the absence of the required competencies in the company’s staff of the. A brief overview of the methodological framework of management is given, which allows solving the problem of a reasonable approach to the recruitment for appointment to situational positions. It is shown that based on the developed approach, reasonable and strategically correct management decisions can be made. It can be used at enterprises in the real sector of the economy when making decisions on the appointment of project managers to improve the efficiency of work to achieve the goals stated in the project as well as for educational purposes to form decision-making skills and evaluate candidates for leadership positions.

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