O uso do “Project Management Body of Knowledge” no Programa de Desenvolvimento de Submarinos: um Guia para a Gerência de Projetos de Engenharia no PROSUB

Abstract

The Brazilian Navy has large projects in progress, involving large resources, so excellence in management is a key factor in achieving success. The Navy's Nuclear Program and the Navy Submarine Development Program (PROSUB) are examples of these projects, w hich have great importance in the country's defense capacity, as they are based on the National Defense Policy and the National Defense Strategy. Due to the magnitude and complexity of these projects, it is vital to prioritize their management, to fully me et the established requirements, functionalities, performances, delivery schedules and controlled costs, given the budget constraints and the resource cuts and contingencies that affect the nation. This work deals with the theme "The use of the Project Man agement Body of Knowledge (PMBOK TM ) in MB's major projects" and presents the main methodologies used in the Navy for project management under the PROSUB; the methodology for project management established in the PMBOKTM; and as final objective, the synthet ic, summary and judicious composition of these methodologies. The PMBOK TM is a guide, a collection of good practices in project management worldwide, edited by the Project Management Institute, which brings together half a million experts in the field. The PMBOK TM provides management guidelines and defines project - related concepts, describing their process life cycle. To the composition between the practices already adopted in the Navy and the PMBOK TM - adapted and planned as a new methodology for the manag ement of engineering projects - we will call PMBOK - MB Guide. In particular for PROSUB, this work will allow the evolution in management activities, in a complex, in - progress project with several phases and cycles. The advantages of PMBOK - MB in relation to existing publications include the use of management practices of world - wide accepted engineering projects, adapted to the reality and culture existing in the Navy, as well as the use of recommendations already in use by governmental agencies, e.g. the Cour t of Auditors of the Union, which regularly audits PROSUB. Consequently, the result of this thesis is timely, promising and unprecedented in the Brazilian Navy, whenever considering its scope and degree of detail.