Title: Exploring the project manager and project management in agricultural operations: a review

Authors: Caio Senna do Amaral; Fernando Tobal Berssaneti

Addresses: Production Engineering Department, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto – 1380, Butantã – 05508-010, São Paulo/SP, Brazil ' Production Engineering Department, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto – 1380, Butantã – 05508-010, São Paulo/SP, Brazil

Abstract: This article analyses how the project manager and project management methodologies are used in the agricultural supply chain. The methodological approach was a systematic literature review based on bibliometric techniques, network analysis, and content analysis. The literature analysis reveals that despite the constant use of projects as a way of obtaining strategic results for the agricultural supply chain and the use of project management techniques and tools by this community, there is no mention of the role of the project manager and very little of the use of methodologies showing a low level of maturity in terms of project management. As a practical application, this paper exposes the need to discuss traditional models of the structure of the agricultural supply chain, suggesting the inclusion of the project manager as an agent of business integration. The originality of this paper is reviewing the role of both project management and the project manager in the agricultural market.

Keywords: project manager; project management; agriculture; supply chain.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSAMI.2023.134087

International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics, 2023 Vol.9 No.4, pp.386 - 403

Received: 20 Oct 2022
Accepted: 23 Mar 2023
Published online: 10 Oct 2023 *

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