SUCCESS IN PUBLIC PROJECTS: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Through a bibliometric analysis, this research maps the scientific production on Success in Public Projects in journals made available on the Web of Science database, covering all publications made available until the end of May 2019. The sample comprised 248 articles published in 154 international journals. The results show that attention to the topic has grown considerably since 2013. However, Brazilian relevance is very low, when compared to countries such as the United States, China, England and Australia, which together represent almost 50% of the sample, while Brazil represents less than 1%, which brings an alert of the need for research on the topic. The papers were analyzed and the Critical Success Factors were classified according to Shenhar, Dvir & Levy (2001), being the factors: Preparation for the Future (39%) and Business Success (27%) the ones that appeared more frequently. For the literature, this research contributes to a framework on the theme. For project managers, this research contributes to a list of the critical factors most mentioned in the literature, which can help them to increase the success rates in their public projects.