Analysis of Existing Approaches to Assessing and Monitoring the level of Preparation of Armed Forces of Ukraine for National Defense
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Purpose. Analysis of existing approaches to assessing and monitoring the level of preparation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the defense of the state, as well as determining the possibility of their integration to increase the effectiveness of training management.
Method. Based on the provisions of a systems approach to the management of complex organizational systems, according to which the processes of evaluation and control are considered as interrelated functions of a single management cycle. The study used a set of general scientific methods of cognition, covering empirical approaches, in particular observation and comparative analysis, which provide comparison and structuring of data, as well as theoretical methods of analysis, synthesis and generalization.
Theoretical Implications. The feasibility of combining assessment and control in a single closed loop of management of the Armed Forces' preparation for the defense of the state is substantiated, where assessment forms the basis for making corrective decisions, and control ensures verification of the state of implementation and the achieved result. Assessment and control provide an adaptive impact on the preparation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the conditions of their integration, taking into account the hierarchical generalization of indicators in accordance with the structure of capabilities, the mutual influence of components and their importance depending on the contribution to achieving the result.
Paper Type. Theoretical and Conceptual Analysis.
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