Lechler (1998) reported that soft skills or competencies contribute more to project success than technical skills such as control or planning. Likewise, Posner (1987) reported that interpersonal skills are more important to project success than technological skills. Continuing this theme, Turner and Müller (2006) reported that traditional project manager skills are basically entry-level skills and do not as often lead to successful project outcomes as do soft (interpersonal) skills. Unfortunately, these soft skills (to include personality traits and attitudes) have not received adequate attention in the project management literature (Skulmoski & Hartman, 2010; Hyvari, 2006). Gehring (2007, p. 50) posited that “… to increase the probability of project management success, the project manager must understand the leadership competencies that are required and what personality traits he or she has that compliments or competes with these competencies.” Dvir, Sadeh, and Malach-Pines (2006) emphasized the importance of aligning a project manager’s personality and management style with project type. Thal and Bedingfield (2010) found associations between personality traits and project manager success. Although we value these specific analyses, we believe that an enlarged scope of personality dimensions, through a larger, theoretical model, is necessary for a complete view of the important role various personality dimensions play on project management
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