Aplicación de metodologías ágiles para la gestión de proyectos de construcción.

Abstract

Today, project management is a hotly debated topic. The form of project management methodology has not changed significantly since the 1960s. In different sectors, the construction market, technology and the way projects are acquired today has changed. This situation leads to a problem, where a management perspective and how construction projects are executed has a big gap in the middle. This is the reason to change and look for new project management approaches in the future. The agile project management approach is adopted from the IT department, from where it has grown through empirical processes. It is mainly suitable for complex projects, where it is difficult to specify the requirements and final deliverables in advance. It is adopted by so many industries in other IT departments, where problems can be detected through repetitive testing and constant improvement. This thesis has investigated the opportunities and benefits of implementing an agile project management approach in the construction phase (execution phase) of any building project. There are many advantages to implementing an agile approach to increase the participation of each member of the development team in the project compared to the current situation. Plus, it increases customer engagement and a more focused group of employees.