A gestão do processo de desenvolvimento do produto (PDP) é vital para a competitividade e sobrevivência das organizações buscando a implementação de ferramentas que auxiliem a minimizar os custos e maximizar os resultados de produtividade. Este trabalho foi desenvolvido a partir de uma pesquisa-ação realizada em uma empresa multinacional alemã fabricante de redutores industriais e apresenta parte dos resultados contidos na dissertação de mestrado de Vieira (2016). O objetivo principal do artigo foi comparar as diferenças entre o modelo de PDP desenvolvido em um projeto de redutores planetários e o modelo de PDP anteriormente existente na empresa. Como principal resultado obteve-se a implantação de um modelo de PDP integrado e simultâneo com ganho de tempo de desenvolvimento e de manufatura (redução de 70% nos retrabalhos de desenhos e 50% do tempo de projetos), minimizando os custos do equipamento em 7,5%. Outro resultado dessa implementação foi a elaboração de um catálogo de redutores planetários modulares traduzido para cinco idiomas e distribuído em mais de treze países. Concluiu-se que a troca de modelo impactou positivamente na configuração das equipes de projeto, no paralelismo de atividades, na integração dos participantes e na possibilidade de utilizar ferramentas de apoio ao desenvolvimento de produtos durante o processo de projeto. Palavras-chave: Desenvolvimento integrado de produtos; Engenharia simultânea; Redutores de velocidade planetários.
Aiming to understand the relationships between the functions of project management offices (PMO) and the performance of new product development projects, this paper presents correlations between the effort in performing PMO functions and the results of performance indicators on a sample of 35 companies that develop new products and have PMOs in their organizational structure to support it. It was analysed these functions from the point of view of performance indicators related to project´s triple constraints. The data was analysed using Spearman correlation. In general, it was observed that PMOs are not focused on activities as providing project success on time, cost or scope. Schedule performance is correlated to functions of reporting project status to senior managers. Cost performance is correlated to benefit management. No function presented any correlation with preventing scope changes. These results point that the presence of PMO on the companies' structure does not guarantee the success on project´s triple constraints maybe because it is focused on organizational project management and not in performing project management as well.
This paper aims, through a longitudinal case study, to present and analyze the transitions in operational activities and the performance of a Project Management Office (PMO) in a technology-based company. The paper discusses functions, tensions, stakeholders' interfaces, performance and how they drove the major changes faced by the PMO. The changes in the PMO were mainly based on non-planned events rather than in a change of the management process. The results demonstrated that political tensions in the organization, rather than project management performance, explained the PMO transitions. Managers must look for identifying tensions in the project management environment, project performance and stakeholders' satisfaction in order to propose and direct PMO changes and the sustainability of project ongoing bestpractices. This study also contributes to the collection of evidences that corroborate previous literature appointments, as well as to question some results that need to be contextualized according contingencies for avoiding mimicry in the PMO implementation and transformation.
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