Project Management Methodologies and Project Success: A Quantitative Study of the Relationship Between These Concepts

Authors

  • Leandro Alves Patah Universidade Nove de Julho
  • Marly Monteiro de Carvalho Universidade de São Paulo - Departamento de Engenharia de Produção da Escola Politécnica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/gep.v3i2.94

Keywords:

Project Management, Project Success, Performance Indicators.

Abstract

To investigate the relationship between the adoption of project management methodologies and the project success is the main objective of this work. The methodological approach consisted in a longitudinal field research conducted in 3 countries: Argentina, Brazil and Chile, during a period of 3 years. Data from 1387 projects were obtained. The results show a positive and significant influence from the implementation degree in the project success, from the schedule point of view.

Author Biographies

Leandro Alves Patah, Universidade Nove de Julho

Doutor e Mestre em Engenharia de Produção pela Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo; Engenheiro Mecânico pela Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos da Universidade de São Paulo; Professor da Universidade Nove de Julho, da Fundação Vanzolini e da Fundação Instituto de Administração.

Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, Universidade de São Paulo - Departamento de Engenharia de Produção da Escola Politécnica

Livre Docente em Engenharia de Produção pela Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo; Pós-Doutora em Engenharia Gestional pelo Politécnico de Milão (Itália); Doutora e Mestre em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Engenharia de Produção Mecânica pela Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos da Universidade de São Paulo; Professora Associada do Departamento de Engenharia de Produção da Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo.

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Published

2012-08-30

How to Cite

Patah, L. A., & Carvalho, M. M. de. (2012). Project Management Methodologies and Project Success: A Quantitative Study of the Relationship Between These Concepts. Revista De Gestão E Projetos, 3(2), 178–206. https://doi.org/10.5585/gep.v3i2.94

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