Challenges of Megaproject Management of Education in Contemporary Russia

Abstract

This article discusses the theoretical foundations of megaproject management. Based on consideration of education management in contemporary Russia, the issues of implementing megaproject management are identified. The purpose of the study is to determine the problems and opportunities of megaproject management in education. The project classification is made on various grounds, and information on one of the key Russian national projects, namely, Education is provided. The article considers the relationship of megaprojects with the government’s economic policy, as well as the ratio of expenditures as a percentage of GDP in the most important sectors of society’s development. The use of logical and statistical methods allowed concluding the prevalence of large-scale projects in the Russian economy regardless of their effectiveness. The reasons for the inefficiency of megaproject management are quite numerous, including methodological problems, features of the institutional environment, and the emerging centralized model of economic management in Russia.