Abstract
The application of the SCRUM methodology to construction projects may provide improvement and significant benefits to their management without compromising the project’s rigor and control, thus, minimizing risks, lowering costs and reaction times for the required changes during the project evolution. In the first place, the more relevant aspects with regard to the state of the art of the mentioned methodology are highlighted in the present work. Also, a review of different applications for construction projects is performed. Then, a generic comparative study is performed of the SCRUM methodology with regard to the classic project management methodology established by the Project Management Institute, PMI. In order to verify the applicability of the SCRUM methodology to construction project management, it is applied to the construction of a wind farm. Advantages and disadvantages of SCRUM are identified compared to those of the traditional PMI methodology.
