CIO published the findings of a Forrester Report in a new article, “The 10 Key Capabilities of Next-Generation Project Managers.” Forrester interviewed IT and project management professionals in order to learn what the future of project management will look like. Here are the top 10 capabilities they found:

    1. Emotional Intelligence
    2. Adaptive Communication
    3. People Skills
    4. Management Skills
    5. Flexibility
    6. Business Savvy
    7. Analytical Skills
    8. Customer Focus
    9. Results-Orientation
    10. Character

Another important finding is that project managers must be willing to embrace agile methods in the future in order to keep up with IT and software development trends. According to Forrester Analyst Mary Gerush,

In an Agile software delivery environment, the traditional command-and-control approach of project managers is counter-productive. [...] Instead of defining roles and making sure team members are following project management processes and procedures to a T, next generation project managers need to focus on improving collaboration and removing obstacles and distractions so that project team members can get their work done on time and on budget.

For more information on how to integrate agile and project management, check out the newest article by our CEO, Curt Finch, entitled “How to Create an Agile PMO.”