The agility construct on project management theory

Autor(es)

Conforto, Edivandro Carlos ^[1] ; Amaral, Daniel Capaldo ^[1] ; da Silva, Sergio Luis ^[2] ; Di Felippo, Ariani ^[3] ; Kamikawachi, Dayse Simon L. ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos Sch Engn, Ave Trabalhador Sao Carlense, 400 Ctr, BR-13566590 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, DCI PPGEP, Rod Washington Luis Km 235, Campus Univ, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Fed Sao Carlos, Dept Language & Literature, Rod Washington Luis Km 235, Campus Univ, BR-13565905 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT; v. 34, n. 4, p. 660-674, MAY 2016.
• Citações Web of Science: 15

Resumo

Definitions of agility found in the project management (PM) and agile project management (APM) disciplines are inconsistent, incomplete and lack clarity. This paper presents a complete definition of the agility construct, built from a combination of systematic literature review and frame semantics methodology. A survey with 171 projects with different innovation levels and industry sectors combined with factor analysis was used to first validate the construct. The results show that the agility construct is cohesive and useful in different PM contexts. The implications for advancing the PM theory and practice are threefold: i) agility should be considered a team's performance, rather than a mere adjective for practices and methods; ii) agility, as a performance, might be dependent upon a combination of organization, team and project factors; and iii) the agility performance level can be measured within two main factors: rapid project planning change and active customer involvement. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. APM and IPMA. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 09/18267-8 - Avaliação da agilidade de práticas de gerenciamento de projetos para produtos e tecnologias inovadoras
• Beneficiário: Daniel Capaldo Amaral
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 09/16514-8 - Modelo para avaliação da agilidade das práticas de gestão de projetos em empresas inovadoras
• Beneficiário: Edivandro Carlos Conforto
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado