The Key Competencies of Project Leader Beyond the Essential Technical Capabilities

The project leader is the architect of the project success. Project leadership competencies largely influence the project success. Research has shown that the project leader is one of the most important success factors of the projects. This paper aims to study and capture the project leader’s competencies beyond the essential technical capabilities in modern times through Thematic Analysis Method of qualitative research approach. To highlight the need for a new breed of project leaders, this paper discusses what could be the key competencies of project leadership beyond the essential technical capabilities. The study would assist corporate/firms to identify the key competencies of the project leader, so that corporate/firms can focus on identified competencies for new appointment/assignment of project leader or development of the existing project staff