The project manager’s personality traits directly impact the success of the projects to a great extent. The literature reveals that all the famous projects were led and managed by great personalities. Big Five Personality Traits of the... more
The project manager’s personality traits directly impact the success of the projects to a great extent. The literature reveals that all the famous projects were led and managed by great personalities. Big Five Personality Traits of the project managers at all tiers have an overriding role in deciding the project performance. This paper endeavors to unearth the impact of project manager’s personality through Five Factor Model upon the project success. Regression analysis of the empirical data; collected from 170 people, engaged with projects, validates the hypothesized research model. The results suggest that Big Five Personality Factors i.e. Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability and Openness to Experience can be used as determinants of the project’s success. The research can be applied in two ways, firstly to ascertain the success of the project and secondly, it may be helpful in selection of the project managers. This research is based on a limited and narrow sample size and demands further validating exploration through a larger and wider sample size.
