Project management in the information technology sector

The article aims to demonstrate the importance of the application of information technologies within project management, through a critical analysis, in turn, explores the need to use agile methodologies within the IT sector. The research begins by addressing fundamental concepts regarding project management such as objectives and scope variables, information systems and methodologies needed to carry out an IT project are explored, as well as the challenges and needs that may arise during the implementation of an IT project. It was concluded that it is very important to use agile methodologies in IT projects, since this type of projects are characterized in obtaining results, therefore, it is necessary to have one or many multidisciplinary teams that work in an effective collaboration