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2025-02-10

Project management performance in Ecuador: proposal for a structural model

Desempeño de la gestión de proyectos en Ecuador: propuesta de un modelo estructural

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https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v92n236.117173

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gestión de proyectos, factores críticos de éxito, criterios de éxito, PLS-SEM, análisis multigrupo (es)
project management, critical success factors, success criteria, PLS-SEM, multigroup analysis (en)

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Esta investigación tuvo por objeto evaluar un modelo estructural que explica el desempeño de los proyectos a partir de cuatro factores críticos de éxito: comunicación con el cliente, seguimiento y planeación, alta gerencia y capacidades técnicas, resultante del proceso de adaptación y validación del instrumento Perfil de Implementación del Proyecto (PIP) al contexto ecuatoriano.  El PIP adaptado fue distribuido online a directores e involucrados en proyectos realizados en Ecuador, obteniéndose 328 respuestas.  Para el estudio de las ecuaciones del modelo estructural y su análisis multigrupo entre líderes y miembros de equipos de proyectos se utilizó SMART PLS 4. La evaluación dio como resultado que el poder explicativo del modelo es moderado y que las relaciones propuestas entre los factores críticos capacidades técnicas y alta gerencia y el desempeño son positivas y estadísticamente significativas. El análisis multigrupo demostró diferencias de percepción sobre el éxito del proyecto entre líderes y miembros de equipo. Los resultados de esta investigación contribuyen con nuevo conocimiento en el área de la gestión de proyectos a la academia ecuatoriana.

This research aimed to evaluate a structural model that explains the performance of projects based on four critical success factors: client communication, monitoring and planning, senior management, and technical activities, resulting from the process of adaptation and validation of the Project Implementation Profile (PIP) instrument in the Ecuadorian context. The adapted PIP was distributed online to directors involved in projects conducted in Ecuador, obtaining 328 responses. SMART PLS 4 was used to study the equations of the structural model and its multi-group analysis among project team leaders and members. The evaluation showed that the model's explanatory power was moderate, and the proposed relationships between technical capabilities, senior management, and performance were positive and statistically significant. The multigroup analysis demonstrated differences in the perception of project success between leaders and team members. The results of this study contribute new knowledge in the area of project management to the Ecuadorian Academy.

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Arteaga-García, M.E. y Portalanza-Chavarría , A. 2025. Project management performance in Ecuador: proposal for a structural model. DYNA. 92, 236 (feb. 2025), 36–41. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v92n236.117173.

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Arteaga-García, M. E.; Portalanza-Chavarría , A. Project management performance in Ecuador: proposal for a structural model. DYNA 2025, 92, 36-41.

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Arteaga-García, M. E. & Portalanza-Chavarría , A. (2025). Project management performance in Ecuador: proposal for a structural model. DYNA, 92(236), 36–41. https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v92n236.117173

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ARTEAGA-GARCÍA, M. E.; PORTALANZA-CHAVARRÍA , A. Project management performance in Ecuador: proposal for a structural model. DYNA, [S. l.], v. 92, n. 236, p. 36–41, 2025. DOI: 10.15446/dyna.v92n236.117173. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/117173. Acesso em: 27 dic. 2025.

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Arteaga-García, Ma. Elizabeth, y Alexandra Portalanza-Chavarría. 2025. «Project management performance in Ecuador: proposal for a structural model». DYNA 92 (236):36-41. https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v92n236.117173.

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Arteaga-García, M. E. y Portalanza-Chavarría , A. (2025) «Project management performance in Ecuador: proposal for a structural model», DYNA, 92(236), pp. 36–41. doi: 10.15446/dyna.v92n236.117173.

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Arteaga-García, M. E., y A. Portalanza-Chavarría. «Project management performance in Ecuador: proposal for a structural model». DYNA, vol. 92, n.º 236, febrero de 2025, pp. 36-41, doi:10.15446/dyna.v92n236.117173.

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Arteaga-García, Ma. Elizabeth, y Alexandra Portalanza-Chavarría. «Project management performance in Ecuador: proposal for a structural model». DYNA 92, no. 236 (febrero 7, 2025): 36–41. Accedido diciembre 27, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/117173.

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Arteaga-García ME, Portalanza-Chavarría A. Project management performance in Ecuador: proposal for a structural model. DYNA [Internet]. 7 de febrero de 2025 [citado 27 de diciembre de 2025];92(236):36-41. Disponible en: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/117173

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