Project Management in Development Cooperation. Non-Governmental Organizations

This article analyzes the adoption of project management practices in development cooperation NGOs and their influence on project performance. This paper illustrates the impact in the implementation of methodologies, techniques and tools on outcomes, measured by success criteria of several projects...

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Autores:
Montes-Guerra, Maricela I.
De-Miguel, Aida R.
Pérez-Ezcurdia, M. Amaya
Gimena, Faustino N.
Díez-Silva, H. Mauricio
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2015
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/65907
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/65907
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/66930/
Palabra clave:
3 Ciencias sociales / Social sciences
Development cooperation
non-governmental organizations
project management
Spain.
Cooperación para el desarrollo
organizaciones no gubernamentales
gestión de proyectos
España.
Cooperação para o Desenvolvimento
Organizações não Governamentais (ONGs)
Gerenciamento de Projetos
Espanha.
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:This article analyzes the adoption of project management practices in development cooperation NGOs and their influence on project performance. This paper illustrates the impact in the implementation of methodologies, techniques and tools on outcomes, measured by success criteria of several projects recently implemented. Information from the project managers of the organizations was collected, and complemented by a literature review. We analyzed the correlation among the variables that determine the adoption of a project, and the criteria that determine its success. The positive effect of project management adoption in the performance of cooperation projects is demonstrated, in spite of the low use of methodologies, techniques and tools within the sector. The article shows the importance of project management in cooperation and aid projects, with the purpose of increasing researchers' awareness about the field as applicable knowledge and about the benefits of its use in the sector. The paper shows that project management can improve project efficiency and accountability in other sectors.