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ABSTRACT Models for Project Management in 2016 Olympic Games

The 2016 Olympic Games will take place in Rio, Brazil. It will be the major event of sports industry of 2016 and it will be necessary to manage several sports structures and to integrate diverse kinds of resources with efficiency. In order to accomplish that goal the companies that are conceiving and developing the games structures adopted several project management models. In order to analyse the project management models this research will try to answer the research question “Which project management model best fit a mega event like the 2016 Olympic Games?” The limitations of resources, costs and time are variables that influence the project management model adoption.

According to studies made on the past Olympics Project Managers face various challenges and the models adopted can made an integration of various and disperse project management tools. The project management maturity models benefits management approaches and reinforce the definition and use of strategic plans enhancing the control techniques of project management and also the sustainability model is necessary to orchestrate the successful completion of a project with the amplitude of Olympic Games.

The sustainability model is based on the monitoring and reporting on the economic, environmental, and social performance of the preparation of a project. Using this model Olympic Games organizers and public bodies in charge of the Games will become more responsible and accountable. However, it must be acknowledged that fully integrated sustainability practices in the Games organisation are at the earliest stages of the project and it will continue for many years. For the Olympic Games to become an example of sustainability, they must be integrated early into long-term urban and regional policies based on principles of sustainable development. They must also be rooted in inclusiveness and transparency, as well as the pursuit of excellence, which should not only be the focus of athletes but also of organizers and city planners, considering the United Nation’s definition of sustainable development that focus on the balance between people’s economic and social needs and the ability of the earth’s resources and ecosystems to meet present and future needs.

According to the structure of this paper it will presents a literature review that covers project management models, namely, maturity models and sustainability project management model. It will discuss the importance that project management can deliver as a useful integrative tool for managers in the 2016 Olympic Games and will also present a model proposal of project management sustainability of this mega-event.