The relevance of research. The effectiveness of the implementation of strategic plans is the most important condition for the implementation of strategic planning systems, particularly at the level of the territory, as the closest to the population. This determines the relevance of improving the quality and efficiency of strategic management and development of territories, where great importance is attached to small and medium-sized businesses in the strategic planning system, which is not just a separate area of development of the regional economy, taking into account sectoral and territorial factors, but also a tool for reforming the entire socio-economical system, an important factor in the stabilization and development of the social sphere, services, improving the quality of life of the population. Purpose of the study. In the conditions of modern realities, effective development of territories is impossible without the use of tools for innovative modernization. At the same time, it is advisable to develop strategic directions for the development of the territory on the basis of their classification according to the level of development of innovative potential. The article generalizes the system of indicators characterizing the multidirectional development of territories based on the materials of the Karaganda region. The object of the research is the regional economic environment influencing the development of the territory of the Karaganda region. The subject of the research is indicators that reflect the interests of the main participants in regional strategic development. Research methodology and methods. The research methodology is a set of methods, mechanisms, principles, measures to improve the efficiency of the development of single-industry towns of strategic importance. The methodological basis of the study was the dialectical method of analyzing economic processes and a systematic approach. To solve the set tasks, the work used general scientific methods of analysis and synthesis, the unity of historical and logical, inductive and deductive, abstraction, a graphical method for presenting the results. Research results. When conducting regression analysis, the author, based on the indicators of the mining industry (quarrying,), as well as the volume of innovative products, showed the influence of these factors on the GRP of the Karaganda region and their predicted values. As a result, it was found that in connection with the development of strategic management and planning, the relationship of strategic priorities of regional and industrial development, the rates of socio-economic development of territories are increasing, in particular, based on the materials of the Karaganda region..