Approach to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Managing the Territorial Community Development

Problem setting. The paper specifies the application of benchmarking methods to evaluate effectiveness managing territorial community development. Available open data on research objects activities have been used, which is especially relevant in conditions limited funds and resources for additional obtain analytical information. Based benchmarking, development urban communities, belong main industrial centres Lviv Region, except city Lviv, was compared. This approach meets requirements selection research, particular, similarity their economic, demographic, geographical, other conditions. takes into account three groups indicators that characterize environmental, social areas communities. Such selected depend quality management, them publicly available. It important these can be used future analyze changes condition communities monitor number may vary areas. each area, a total nine. approach, received relative scores (from 0 1) nine indicators, comparative analysis. closer result 1, better state specific indicator, characterizes environmental or Using this makes it possible compare not only within single indicator but all at same time. results such evaluation make identify weaknesses one elements initial monitoring managerial competencies management.