ABSTRACT

Social projects are an important mean to reduce social problems and they have an increased relevance in contexts of high social inequalities, as it is the case of Brazil. However, the existence of these projects may not be enough, they need to be properly managed, including projects risks. In this context, this paper aims to evaluate the application of risk management in social projects in Brazil. A survey was performed with social project managers and data was analyzed through TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution), to rank the items application levels, according to the ISO 31,000’s guidelines. Results provide an overview of Brazilian situation. According to the findings presented, the items related to projects context analysis, and responsibility assignments in the projects were the items better applied, while the items related to the understanding of team members regarding risks in social projects and to the amplitude of risk management in the projects were the items with the worst rank positions. The findings presented here contribute to expand the debates on the subject.

摘要

社会项目是减少社会问题的重要手段，在高度社会不平等的情况下，它们具有更大的相关性，巴西就是这种情况。然而，这些项目的存在可能还不够，它们需要得到妥善管理，包括项目风险。在此背景下，本文旨在评估风险管理在巴西社会项目中的应用。与社会项目经理进行了一项调查，并通过 TOPSIS（通过与理想解决方案的相似性进行偏好排序的技术）分析数据，根据 ISO 31,000 的指南对项目应用级别进行排名。结果概述了巴西的情况。根据所提出的调查结果，与项目上下文分析和项目中的责任分配相关的项目是更好地应用的项目，而与团队成员对社会项目风险的理解程度和项目风险管理幅度相关的项目是排名最差的项目。此处提出的调查结果有助于扩大有关该主题的辩论。