Virtual Project Management Soft Skills (VPMSS)

Project management is an important subject in any field, and required skills for project management have been under research since the Industrial Revolution. Thus, in this paper, the focus will be on soft skills that are required, especially in virtual project management. In particular, this research is investigating the required soft skills for a virtual project manager. The paper puts a lot of emphasis on virtual because, unlike other project managers, this one handles different teams in different geographical positions, which means there is a possibility of them being in different time zones but are still required to deliver in their specific tasks. This research is a review that highlights the soft skills that can be used in project management generally by the project managers by listing them down and giving a description of what they entail and when they can be effective. It further goes down and looks at the most important soft skill for specifically virtual project managers. Afterward, results and charts give a pictorial view of what has come out of the project. The paper ends with five vital soft skills that cannot be achieved without technological literacy, which is the core of virtual work success.