Devising a multi-criterion approach to forming a portfolio of territorial community projects on the basis of public participation

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https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2026.365568

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set of initiatives, situational structuring, Kruskal-Wallis criterion, rank correlation, AHP method

Abstract

This study investigates the process of forming and optimizing the structure of the public participation project portfolio (public budget) of a territorial community given the multi-vector nature of residents’ requests and limited resource provision. The results aim to solve the task of ensuring the overall quality and balance in the formation of participatory budgets. This is achieved through the automated selection of innovative and social initiatives that correspond to the specificity and level of their funding.

A method of situational structuring of the public participation project portfolio by categories of thematic areas as sub-portfolios has been devised. Compared to conventional approaches, which are usually based on only one criterion of direct rating voting, the proposed approach is based on multi-criteria selection and situational adaptation of the portfolio architecture. The approach algorithm uses a combination of evaluation of the results of mathematical modeling using non-parametric statistics and the AHP method. This is explained by the fact that the multi-criteria structuring method allows for a better integrated result compared to traditional approaches.

The approach was tested on the basis of a set of real projects in three thematic areas. According to the test results, it was found that the integrated indicator of the socio-strategic effect of the portfolio using the cross-matrix model is 21% higher than when using the conventional rating selection. The efficiency of budget use increased by 11%.

Such results indicate the possibility of effective application of the designed toolset in practice for automating and eliminating subjective factor in the distribution of large arrays of participatory budget funds by local governments

Author Biographies

Tatiana Vorkut, National Transport University

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor

Department of Logistics and Project Management

Vitalii Kharuta, National Transport University

Candidate of Technical Sciences, Professor

Department of Logistics and Project Management

Anna Kharchenko, National Transport University

Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor

Department of Transport Construction and Property Management

Yurii Lushchai, All-Ukrainian Association of Road Transport Employers' Organizations "Ukravtotrans"

Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor

Yuliia Bozhok, All-Ukrainian Association of Road Transport Employers' Organizations "Ukravtotrans"

Candidate of Technical Sciences

Yuliia Artemchuk, National Transport University

Assistant

Department of Transport Systems and Road Safety

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Devising a multi-criterion approach to forming a portfolio of territorial community projects on the basis of public participation

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2026-06-30

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Vorkut, T., Kharuta, V., Kharchenko, A., Lushchai, Y., Bozhok, Y., & Artemchuk, Y. (2026). Devising a multi-criterion approach to forming a portfolio of territorial community projects on the basis of public participation. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 3(3 (141), 6–20. https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2026.365568

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Vol. 3 No. 3 (141) (2026): Control processes

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