Validación de un instrumento de evaluación
de proyectos latinoamericanos
SECOND EDITION
By María Elizabeth Arteaga-García
Professor at Universidad Espíritu Santo, Ecuador elizabeth.arteaga@uees.edu.ec https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4786-0094
and
Cecilia Alexandra Portalanza-Chavarría
Professor at Universidad Espíritu Santo, Ecuador aportalanza@uees.edu.ec https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9782-5089
Ecuador
Abstract
this research aims to adapt and validate the Project Implementation Profile (PIP) instrument for evaluating projects carried out in Latin America. Four hundred twenty professionals participated as leaders or team members in projects completed in 2020-2021. As the instrument was developed in English, a translation and retranslation procedure was used, in which professional and academic experts in project management participated, along with certified translators, for its adaptation to the Spanish-speaking population in Latin America. For the exploratory factor analysis, the unweighted least squares extraction method was selected, obtaining four critical success factors: Communication with the client, monitoring and planning, senior management, and technical capabilities, with Cronbach Alpha coefficients between .876 and 933. Subsequently, confirmatory factor analysis was applied, demonstrating that the instrument has convergent and discriminant validity and, consequently, can be used in academia for future research on project management and professionally to evaluate the performance of Ecuadorian projects, considering the limitation that the percentage of participation of projects from other Latin American countries in the study sample was 22%.
Keywords: project management, performance, critical success factors, success criteria, Latin America
Resumen
esta investigación tiene por objeto adaptar y validar el instrumento denominado Perfil de Implementación del Proyecto (PIP) para la evaluación de proyectos realizados en Latinoamérica. Participaron 420 profesionales involucrados, ya sea como líderes o miembros de equipos, en proyectos culminados en el periodo 2020-2021. Como el instrumento fue elaborado en inglés se utilizó un procedimiento de traducción y re-traducción, en el cual participaron expertos profesionales y académicos en gestión de proyectos junto con traductores certificados, para su adaptación a la población hispanoparlante en Latinoamérica. Para el análisis factorial exploratorio se seleccionó el método de extracción de mínimos cuadrados no ponderados, obteniéndose cuatro factores críticos de éxito: Comunicación con el cliente, seguimiento y planeación, alta gerencia, y capacidades técnicas, con coeficientes Cronbach Alpha comprendidos entre .876 y .933. Posteriormente se aplicó el análisis factorial confirmatorio, el cual demostró que el instrumento posee validez convergente y discriminante y, en consecuencia, puede ser utilizado en la academia para futuras investigaciones sobre la gestión de proyectos, y en lo profesional para evaluar el desempeño de proyectos ecuatorianos, contemplando la limitación de que el porcentaje de participación de proyectos de otros países de Latinoamérica en la muestra de estudio fue del 22 %.
Palabras clave: gestión de proyectos, desempeño, factores críticos de éxito, criterios de éxito, Latinoamérica
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Editor’s note: Second Editions are previously published papers that have continued relevance in today’s project management world, or which were originally published in conference proceedings or in a language other than English. Original publication acknowledged; authors retain copyright. This paper was originally published in Retos Revista de Ciencias de la Administración y Economía, 14(27), 127-142. https://doi.org/10.17163/ ret.n27.2024.09
Suggested citation: Arteaga-García, M. E. and Portalanza-Chavarría, C. A. (2024). Validation of an assessment instrument for Latin American projects. Retos Revista de Ciencias de la Administración y Economía, 14(27), 127-142. https://doi.org/10.17163/ ret.n27.2024.09 Available online at http://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/250213-mgutierrez9Validationofanassessmentinstrumentfor.pdf (English) and http://pmworldlibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/250213-mgutierrez9Validationofanassessmentinstrument-Spanish.pdf (Spanish)
About the Authors
Elizabeth Arteaga-Garcia
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Ma. Elizabeth Arteaga-García is a doctoral candidate in Administration and Management of Organizations at Universidad Espíritu Santo (Ecuador), with a solid academic and professional background in project management. She holds master’s degrees in Project Management from BES La Salle (Universidad Ramón Llull, Spain) and Business Administration from Université du Québec à Montréal (Canada) and ESPAE ESPOL (Ecuador). Elizabeth is a PMP-certified professional, currently serving as the Quality and Accreditation Leader and Director of Master’s programs in Operations and Technology at UEES. She has been recognized for her academic contributions, including several publications, awards, and editorial roles in prominent scholarly journals. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4786-0094
Cecilia Alexandra Portalanza-Chavarría
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Alexandra Portalanza-Chavarría is the General Director of the Online Division at Universidad Espíritu Santo in Ecuador, with over 15 years of experience at the institution. She served as the Executive Director of the Center for Research, and previously led the Graduate School from 2009 to 2016. Alexandra holds a PhD in Management Sciences from Universidad del Rosario (2012-2018), an MBA from Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (1994-1996), and a Commercial Engineering degree from Universidad Laica ‘Vicente Rocafuerte’ de Guayaquil (1988-1993). Her academic background and leadership experience make her a key figure in higher education and research management in Ecuador. She can be contacted at aportalanza@uees.edu.ec or https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9782-5089
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9782-5089
