Tools for flexible project management methodology in the construction industry

Abstract

This article is devoted to the consideration of Agile management tools and the possibility of their application in the construction industry. The subject of the study is the toolkit of flexible project management methodology. The object of the study is the enterprises of the construction industry. The author examines in detail such aspects as scrum and lean tools in a flexible methodology, identifies the advantages and disadvantages of a flexible methodology in relation to the traditional one, the possibility of using a management decision system in the construction industry. Particular attention is paid to the formulation of problems relevant to construction, which are the postponement of completion dates and changes in the project budget, the external and internal causes of their occurrence are considered, the possibilities of solving with the help of flexible methodology tools are determined. A special contribution of the author to the study of the topic is the determination that construction is currently an industry for which the most characteristic is the cascade project management technique. In the course of the research, the concepts of flexible project management for the construction industry were studied and generalized. Following the induction method, the author came to conclusions about the inexpediency of using a standard flexible methodology for managing construction and investment projects. As a result of the research, it was possible to make a logical study of the collected facts and to make a judgment about the need to switch from the cascade methodology to a new one. Examining the flexible project management tools provided in the course of the study, conclusions were drawn about the conclusion of a new hybrid project management methodology.