Adherence between project management practices and environmental critical factors in biotechnology companies

Abstract The traditional project management, agile project management and the combination of both, called hybrid project management or a combined approach are among the project management strands. This study analyzes the critical factors of projects in the area of biotechnology and the appropriateness of approaches to the development projects of the area. The data were obtained from the questionnaires administered in a sample of incubated biotechnology companies from the state of São Paulo in the regions of Ribeirão Preto and Piracicaba. The results indicated that the analyzed companies, which were from different fields of biotechnology (agricultural, pharmaceutical and industrial), have peculiarities regarding the characteristics of the projects and the project management environments of these companies involve both traditional and agile management, suggesting that initiatives of project management techniques should consider a hybrid project management model.

摘要 传统项目管理、敏捷项目管理，以及二者结合的混合项目管理（Hybrid Project Management）或组合式方法，均属于项目管理的分支范畴。本研究针对生物技术领域的项目关键影响因素，以及该领域开发项目适配的管理方法展开分析。研究数据来源于针对圣保罗州里贝朗普雷图（Ribeirão Preto）与皮拉西卡巴（Piracicaba）地区的入驻孵化生物技术企业开展的问卷调查样本。研究结果显示，本次分析的企业涵盖农业、制药与工业三大生物技术细分领域，各企业在项目特征层面存在独特性，且其项目管理环境同时融合了传统与敏捷管理模式，这提示项目管理技术的落地应用应当采用混合项目管理模型。