Future trends in project management

Abstract

Project management is a vast and complex area in which changes occur constantly. In this area there are several standards of good practices. The use of these standards and guidelines for project management increases the knowledge of managers and helps the organization to achieve better results. These are associated with several areas of knowledge or competencies, each with their own processes to develop. From the study of these standards a comparative / prospective model was developed. For the development of this model, 12 standards were studied. This work seeks to understand each of them, as well as the areas associated, and finally characterize the changes that have occurred between editions. This model intends to show the evolution in project management as well as its possible future. The objective would be the classification and structuring of the area and the concepts. Therefore, it is intended with this paper to contribute with a well-founded perception of the future development of project management, anticipating links between important themes for the development of this discipline.