O guia PMBOK e as pequenas empresas construtoras: estudo de caso

Abstract

Project management for developing products has been increasingly used in institutions nowadays. In order to face market competition, such institutions seek cost and delivery time reduction without changing the quality of the offered product. Thus, the management of projects is enhanced as a way to improve project process to achieve a more efficient production. In this context, PMI - Project Management Institute - has created a reference guide to be used by project managers called the PMBOK guide - Project Management Body of Knowledge. The civil construction industry has some particularities, compared to other types of industries, which hamper the strict application of project management methodologies. This difficulty can be observed especially in small and medium-sized companies. This research aims to propose guidelines to facilitate the use of the PMBOK guide by small building companies. It follows a methodology of qualitative and applied research, with case study of project management in small building companies in Juiz de Fora, MG. Interviews were conducted with a consultancy in project management, aiming to understand how the project management processes are carried out in practice, and with five small building companies in order to assess the way that they carry out project management, and the difficulties they found during the process. It was verified that the small companies do not follow a methodology of project management, it deals with difficulties to apply all the processes encompassed by project management. However, they perform some processes, especially regarding time and cost. Based on the results obtained, guidelines are proposed that can be used by small building companies in order to help them in manage their projects.