There is a need for increasing the focus on leadership in projects. But what are the key qualities of the perfect project manager? This is what we will discuss in this article.

Engaged leadership creates results. However, results in projects do not come from leadership alone; management skills and domain expertise are just as important qualities.

The evolution of the way we do projects have been very slow when compared to e.g. the parallel evolution in technology. A project is rarely “by the book” simply because projects are complex by nature and thus there is no straight road to success.

This article discusses the historic drivers for success in projects and suggests the upcoming drivers that increase the chance of project success.