Strategic Analysis: Place and Role in the Formation of a Municipal Development Strategy

Relevance. At present, strategic management is a necessary condition for ensuring the sustainable development of the municipality, based on the rational use of resources, competitive advantages, strengths and opportunities of the external environment to achieve the goals in the long term.

The purpose of the study is to substantiate the place and role of strategic analysis in the development of a development strategy for a municipality.

Objectives: substantiation of the relevance of strategic planning and management in modern business conditions, determining the place and role of strategic analysis in the process of developing a strategy, describing the main stages in developing a strategy for a municipality, presenting the practical results of a strategic analysis of the municipality "Sovetsky District" Kursk region on the example of the development of the "Strategy for the socioeconomic development of the municipality "Sovetsky district" of the Kursk region until 2030 and the Action Plan for the implementation of the strategy for the socio-economic development of the municipality "Sovetsky district" of the Kursk region".

Methodology. In the course of the study, methods of empirical and statistical analysis, qualitative and quantitative analysis, methods of graphical and tabular visualization of the results of strategic analysis were used.

Results. The relevance of strategic planning and management in modern economic conditions is substantiated; the place and role of strategic analysis in the process of strategy development are determined; the main stages of the development of the strategy of the municipality are described; practical results of the strategic analysis of the municipal formation "Sovetsky district" of the Kursk region are presented on the example of the development of the "Strategy for the socio-economic development of the municipal formation "Sovetsky district" of the Kursk region until 2030 and the Action Plan for the implementation of the strategy for the socio-economic development of the municipal formation "Sovetsky district" of Kursk areas".

Conclusions. The results of the strategic analysis of the municipality play a key role in the development of the Strategy for the socio-economic development of the municipality and the Action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy for the socio-economic development of the municipality in the long term.

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