Proposed method for evaluating the effectiveness of strategic management, based on a synthesis of qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the enterprise activity, allows you to fully determine the level of effectiveness of management of strategic development. The main results include the transition from the common qualitative (linguistic) characteristics in the evaluation of this type of management to quantitative, to lighten the immediate assessment process and not high complexity of the analysis of results. The developed system of indicators has been tested in several local enterprises from Volgograd region in Russian Federation and has shown it’s effectiveness. In addition, we propose a general mechanism for action for increasing the indicator of the industrial enterprises strategic development management effectiveness.