Abstract—The most common interpretation of the meaning or even ‘key message’ of the term ‘agile’ is “mindset, set of
principles and values” [1]. Various research has shown that management generally lacks involvement in agile projects.
However, the role of a project manager in agile projects is constantly evolving and needs to be redefined accordingly. The
authors aimed to define which meta-components of the project leader profile are key and which agile mindset competencies are relevant to agile environments.

In this study, the agile mindset competency profile of a project leader is elaborated on. The agile mindset competency profile of project leaders that resulted from the literature review and comprises 14 competencies was evaluated by practitioners. Moreover, four meta-components of the project leader profile in agile projects were defined and their
importance was evaluated, too.