Attaining Strategic Goals of Socio-Economic Development for NWFD Regions in the Context of Strategic Planning Quality Problems

The article presents the results of a study attempting to assess to what extent the results attained by the regions meet the targets of socio-economic development set by the defined strategic goals. The purpose of the study is determined by the need to form a well-founded opinion on the sufficiency of the methodological support for the process of strategic planning for regional socio-economic development with the minimum necessary and effectively used tools for forecasting and planning, which most directly determines the quality of strategic planning. The object of the study is a separate macro-region of Russia represented by the regions within the North-West Federal District (NWFD). The study confirmed that devising an effective methodology of strategic planning and forecasting of regional development is a serious and challenging task that requires rethinking the traditional methodology, searching for new approaches and tools for the prudent management of the future, and integrating them into the practice of the regional authoritative bodies.