Strategic potential of program and project management in the digital transformation of the branches of the national economy of Russia

Abstract

The article reveals strategic opportunities for achieving digital maturity of national economy sectors through the implementation of state programs and national projects. The purpose of the work is to substantiate the strategic potential of the implemented programs and projects, their integrative nature in the digital transformation of key sectors of the national economy of the Russian Federation, the social sphere and public administration. Priority tasks are defi ned: 1) study of the role of program and project management in the fi ve-sector structure of the national economy of the country; 2) interpretation of the strategic and managerial resources of the IT industry as a driver of the digital economy; 3) clarifi cation of the strategic plan and content of the digital transformation of the branches of the domestic economy based on the IT industry; 4) defi nition of strategic guidelines for state support of economic agents of the digital national economy of Russia. Methods of work: generalization of scientifi c and author’s results within the framework of the ordinalist (qualitative) and cardinalist (quantitative) approaches in the economic analysis of the strategic potential of the implemented programs and projects of digital transformation. The scientifi c work was carried out in the context of methodological approaches of Russian scientists V.L. Kvint, I.V. Novikova, V.L. Makarov and A.R. Bakhtizin. The conclusion is made: the use of the potential of software and project management is in demand, since strategic development and digital development are the key benchmarks for achieving technological sovereignty of Russia.