Propostas de práticas de planejamento e controle de projetos governamentais de apoio à exportação

Abstract

The Apex-Brasil (APEX) is a legal entity allied to the federal government created to foment the exportations of Brazilian companies. To that end, it uses resources such as fairs, business round meetings, institutional mission to potentially importer countries and social promotion among others. Due to the amplitude of the national territory, Apex shares this mission with representative entities of Brazilian economy s different sectors, in which helps the affiliated companies to increase the exporter market thought projects that are intended to a specific target audience. The entities associated to APEX must follow a set of rules so the companies represented by them have access to public funds coming from the National Institute of Social Service known as the Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social - (INSS). With the intent to verify which planning practice and budget control are used and its effectiveness on these entities, this study analyzed, through a census survey sanded to all the units connected to APEX, which were the methodology applied to the planning practice and the assembled projects control. The survey was filled by 38 project managers (53,52%). Through the answers, it was identified the effective planning practices and budget control that need improvement. The following were positively identified: qualified professional, good financial management and cash flow reports that help the managers on the decisive project structure. Among the items that need improvement, it was pointed out the lack of professional capacitation for about 5% of the individuals involved in the project, the Fênix-Apex system insufficiency and the failure on the communication, action plan and budget control to all involved in the project. It was presented, to improve such failures, courses, training and constant capacitation to team members, periodic meetings with project managers and collaborators, restructuration of manual and the Fênix system, and a accountability process follow up.