Avaliação do Earned Value Management (EVM) como técnica de gerenciamento de prazo e de custo em obras de construção civil na cidade de Fortaleza-CE

Abstract

The management of civil construction works has always been a challenging task for companies operating in this market, given the number and complexity of the processes that take place in this segment. Currently, mainly due to the increase in input prices and to the constant change in the customers' profile, who are increasingly more careful and have new perceptions of value, the players in this market are forced to raise the level of control of their projects, being necessary to improve the existing techniques and seek more efficient tools for the exercise of this activity. Thus, evaluating the performance of the projects in terms of quality, schedule, and cost is the basic premise for achieving satisfactory results at the end of the project, so as to generate profit for those who build and meet the expectations of those who invest. In this scenario, earned value management (EVM), or even value-added analysis (VVA), is used as one of the techniques for construction management in Brazil. However, several surveys show that most projects in Brazil are still delivered on time and over budget, a reality that attests to latent deficiencies in construction management and reinforces existing gaps in the understanding and use of control tools such as EVM. This research both elucidates the correlation of this tool with the principles of Lean Construction and also revisits the concepts that are fundamental to the analysis of value added aiming at simplifying the understanding and exemplifying the use of these and, furthermore, to examine the efficiency of this technique through the evaluation of a case study of the construction of two high-standard enterprises carried out by a company in Fortaleza-CE which uses EVM as a tool for managing its works.