It will be understood by Management to a set of coordinated activities to direct and control an organization (ISO, 2003).
The lack of management in projects can cause different effects, some very common in companies, and that can have serious effects on the organization such as:
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- Increased costs
- Completion of projects outside the initially agreed date
- Dissatisfied customers
- Non-compliance with dates agreed with clients
It is for this reason that it is important to manage the different areas of a project, according to Ugas, each of these have an important purpose. These areas are listed below:
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- Scope management: Refers to the processes to define and plan the scope of a project. It is important to define the scope of the project, especially with the client, since changing construction plans, for example, brings with it costs that "someone" must bear.
- Time management: Refers to the duration of projects, start date and end date. This is one of the most relevant points since an increase in the execution time of a project involves unplanned costs.
- Cost management: Refers to cost estimation and budgeting. This point is directly related to the planning of the other management areas.
- Quality management: Refers to the control and quality assurance of the project. Quality is paramount when it comes to achieving customer satisfaction.
- Risk management: Refers to the identification of risks and the respective mitigation measures for these. The risks associated with a project have to be clearly defined to mitigate them in time.
- Human resources management: Refers to the estimation of the number of people needed for a given project, in addition to the definition of the profiles of each of these. It is important to keep the staffing plan according to plan since any deviation involves extra costs.
- Communication management: Refers to all the means to have and give information about the status of projects.
- Procurement management: Refers to the processes of contracting and purchasing goods and / or services for the project. This is a key area of management since projects tend to delay their execution time due to lack or delay in the delivery of materials, either due to poor procurement management or a lack of planning.
