Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the contribution of a project management approach to develop a tool to support the management of Brazilian stricto sensu graduate programs (SS-GP). The Adaptive approach was chosen by applying the Project Management Life Cycle (PMLC) method. Design/methodology/approach The study corresponds to the concept of applied research. The qualitative approach was used. The research strategy was the action research, where participants cooperate to understand their environment, identify problems and seek a solution, simultaneously producing and using the knowledge produced. Findings The results showed one possible way to apply a contingency project management approach to develop the tool. In addition, indicated that its application facilitated the project work, especially when finding a solution for the project’s development and when dealing with the changes inherent to the uncertainties about the problem. Research limitations/implications The lack of more updated information and the limitation of time and resources led to the reduction of the environment scope and of the number of functionalities developed. Practical implications To contribute to the generation of knowledge and expertise to support the management of SS-GP in activities such as providing information to the CAPES evaluation system, academic production analysis, collaborative researcher network analysis and post-graduation program monitoring and evaluation. Originality/value To fill a gap pointed out by several studies, that it is not possible to automatically generate input lists to be processed by ScriptSucupira tool, based on filtered criteria, comprising the entire universe of the Brazilian SS-PG. The creators of ScriptSucupira also declared to ignore the existence of an artifact similar to that.
Highlights
The acceleration of the development and use of information has initiated a significant transition process, with major implications for societies throughout the world, affecting education and other aspects of life (UNESCO, 1996)
1.3 Objective The general objective of this study is to develop a project to create an automated tool to support the management of sensu graduate programs (SS-GP) based on data integration from the CAPES website and from the Lattes Platform
As a scientific initiative, this work corresponds to the concept of applied research, according to the classification proposed by Gerhardt and Silveira (2009)
Summary
The acceleration of the development and use of information has initiated a significant transition process, with major implications for societies throughout the world, affecting education and other aspects of life (UNESCO, 1996). The qualification of knowledge as one of the structural axes of productive activity has made education an indispensable condition for countries to integrate favorably in the global competitiveness process (Cabral Neto, 2012). Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) function in this scenario as organizations oriented Management toward the creation, transmission and dissemination of knowledge, playing a prominent role in support tool the processes that shape contemporary society (Bernheim & Chaui, 2003). The role of education became more valuable to the society and these programs were considered as an expression of HEI’s quality (Mainardes, Miranda, & Correia, 2011; Maccari & Teixeira, 2014)
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