2022-08 – Agile Mindset Competencies for Project Leaders

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.