Innovation project management of agricultural enterprises

Subject of study is peculiarities of project management at enterprises of the agrarian sphereduring the preparation and implementation of innovation projects.The purpose of the study is to generalize and provide rationale for the conceptual approach to themanagement of innovation projects of agricultural enterprises of Ukraine.Research methods. The methodological principles the paper rely on a combination of set of generaland specialized methods of scientific cognition, including methods of analysis, synthesis, synthesis,induction and deduction, and others.Results. Operational, process and functional approaches to analyze the management of innovationprojects of agricultural enterprises are discussed. The key elements of project management in theimplementation of innovative projects in agricultural enterprises are analyzed: goals, subjects, objects,fundamental provisions, principles, functions, methods, instruments, components, as well as thesupport system and the place of innovation projects management in the general management systemof the business entity.Conclusions. Management of innovation projects of agricultural enterprises requires theconstruction of a complex and multidimensional system based on the use of the latest achievementsin the field of project management and taking into account the peculiarities of business processes inthe agricultural sector. This system should include a wide set of coordinated elements, functions andprinciples aimed at the effective implementation of the innovation project and the achievement of thestrategic goals of the agricultural enterprise. It is extremely important to perform post–ante controlof the project in order to provide the management with information that will improve the innovationprocess of the enterprise. Therefore, with the help of project management, owners of agriculturalenterprises can increase the efficiency of investments in innovative modernization. In practice, thiswill give agricultural enterprises a significant economic effect manifested in: reducing the risk that theproject may turn out to be ineffective; shortening of investment payback periods and thereby increasingopportunities for further investments in innovative development; and increasing opportunities to selectthe most promising innovative projects for an agricultural enterprise.