Contratação de Gerentes de Projetos: relevância da certificação PMP na Construção Civil

The goal of the study was to understand the relevance of the PMP certification – Project Management Professional in the hiring process of managers within the civil construction field. In order to achieve this goal a qualitative research with interviews in 11 companies was conducted. Common patters in the hiring process of project managers in the civil construction companies were observed. Although, opposite to what previous research had shown, in this field the PMP certification is not a required hiring criteria for project managers. According to the companies the tools and knowledge proposed by PMI institute are considered as important after managers had been hired. From evidence that the nature of the activity and the organizational structure chosen by the specific company influence in the hiring criteria and also in the success of the projects, a research agenda is suggested.

Does absorptive capacity affect project performance? A study based on project management practices, organization learning, and knowledge

The literature has emphasized that absorptive capacity (AC) leads to performance, but in projects its influences still unclear. Additionally, the project success is not well understood by the literature, and AC can be an important mechanism to explain it. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of absorptive capacity on project performance in the construction industry of São Paulo State. We study this influence through potential and realized absorptive capacity proposed by Zahra and George (2002). For achieving this goal, we use a combination of qualitative and quantitative research. The qualitative research is based on 15 interviews with project managers in different sectors to understand the main constructs and support the next quantitative phase. The content analysis was the technique used to analyze those interviews. In quantitative phase through a survey questionnaire, we collected 157 responses in the construction sector with project managers. The confirmatory factor analysis and hierarchical linear regression were the techniques used to assess the data. Our findings suggest that the realized absorptive capacity has a positive influence on performance, but potential absorptive capacity and the interactions effect have no influence on performance. Moreover, the planning and monitoring have a positive impact on budget and schedule, and customer satisfaction while risk coping capacity has a positive impact on business success. In academics terms, this research enables a better understanding of the importance of absorptive capacity in the construction industry and it confirms that knowledge application in processes and routines enhances performance. For management, the absorptive capacity enables the improvements of internal capabilities reflected in the increased project management efficiency. Indeed, when a company manages project practices efficiently it enhances business and project performance; however, it needs initially to improve its internal abilities to enrich processes and routines through relevant knowledge.

Alternativas para constituição de garantia sobre direitos de crédito em favor de credores estrangeiros em operações de project finance de plataformas e sondas de perfuração

O presente trabalho tem como escopo analisar a estrutura de contratação de plataformas de produção e sondas de perfuração e as formas por meio das quais se pode garantir o direito dos financiadores aos créditos decorrentes do afretamento desses equipamentos. A estrutura de sua contratação geralmente ocorre por meio da celebração de contratos coligados de afretamento, com sociedade de propósito específico estrangeira (SPE), de prestação de serviços, com empresa vinculada constituída no Brasil. O financiamento, por sua vez, estrutura-se como um project finance internacional, em que a SPE toma financiamento junto a bancos estrangeiros, para pagamento da construção. Os direitos de crédito resultantes do afretamento servem como meio de pagamento do financiamento. Este trabalho analisa as principais características dos quatro arranjos contratuais por meio do qual os financiadores poderiam garantir seu acesso aos créditos, analisando as principais justificativas para sua possível adoção e os principais riscos relacionados à sua celebração, especialmente em vista da possibilidade de que a SPE seja parte de processo de recuperação judicial no Brasil, em razão da insolvência de seus controladores, quando estes são brasileiros. As quatro estruturas analisadas são a cessão de créditos regida pelas regras do Código Civil (Lei nº 10.406/2002), cessão fiduciária de direitos creditórios, prevista no artigo 66-B da Lei nº 4.728/1965, penhor de direitos e contratos regidos por legislação estrangeira.