Desenvolvimento de um protótipo de sistema de gestão de projectos de construção civil: Flecha Constructores

Abstract

The construction sector faces significant challenges in project management, especially in the control of activities, resource allocation and management of the flow of information between stakeholders. In the context of the company Flecha Constructores, it was found that the management processes are carried out using tools such as Excel spreadsheets and Microsoft Project, as well as through manual procedures for requisitioning materials, which contributes to delays, communication failures and difficulties in the real-time monitoring of the works. In view of this scenario, the present work aimed to develop a prototype of a construction project management system, to improve the control of activities, optimize resource management and make the process of requisition of materials more efficient. From the methodological point of view, the study is characterized as descriptive, with a qualitative approach, having used techniques such as bibliographic research, document analysis and semi-structured interviews carried out with five employees of the company, directly involved in the management of the projects. The development of the prototype followed an incremental approach based on the agile Extreme Programming (XP) method, allowing the progressive implementation of the features with continuous validation of the users. Object-oriented programming was adopted, with modeling through the UML language. In technological terms, tools such as React.js for the development of the user interface, Node.js in the backend and MariaDB as a database management system were used. As a result, a functional prototype of a web system was designed and implemented that integrates essential functionalities such as project and activity management, resource control, issuance and monitoring of material requisitions, as well as monitoring the progress of the works. The prototype allows to simulate the flow of information between the different stakeholders, providing greater agility in the resource request process and better visibility on the status of the projects. It is concluded that the developed prototype demonstrates the potential of an integrated system to improve efficiency, control and decision-making in the management of construction projects, and can serve as a basis for the development of a complete solution to be implemented in the company.