Analysis of Agile Project Manager Competencies From Recruitment Signals

As Agile project management has become increasingly popular as a methodology, managers (AgPM) are important in leading and managing projects. However, professional bodies the academic literature lag behind industry practices articulating competency frameworks for understanding requirements of AgPM. This study examines organizational expectations AgPM competencies signaled to job market through advertisements. Using an integrated framework competencies, we conduct content analysis advertisements from Australian New Zealand market. Our results identified frequently personal, practice perspective including co-occurrences these recruiting Additionally, more utilized individual personal project-related well less Agile-focused competencies. The findings this will help movement consider that organizations learn; allow employers articulate their potential jobs; enable seekers understand develop required successful application roles. Overall, provides empirical grounding specific role industry.