Formation of the Project Office for the Regulation of Innovative Development of Food Industry Enterprises

¹ Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies, Voronezh, Russia
² Samara State University of Economics, Samara, Russia

^* Corresponding author: nikitina_nv@mail.ru

Abstract

The article describes the strategic approach to regional food development, identifies ways to solve the problems of import substitution in agricultural producers. The assumption about the need to introduce a project approach to the management of the food sector of the economy, the development and implementation of complex projects and programs, matching and coordination of the activities of the authorities and participants in the food market of the region. Implementation of project approach to the innovation development of the food industry can ensure the creation and implementation of project office – integrated framework that promotes sharing of resources, tools, methodology and methods of project management between the regional economic entities involved in the process of design, development and production of food products and coupled with their consumption of services; implementation and monitoring of the projects and programs of development of food sector of the region; providing support to the regional economic system through the introduction of project management standards and the formation of unified reporting on programs/projects aimed at the development of the food sector of the region's economy. It should be noted that the implementation of the project office will solve the problems of development, implementation and regulation of projects of innovative development of the food industry, as well as reduce the resistance of managers and staff to the use of project work methods, the implementation of qualified specialists’ training in project management, which will improve the project expertise.