Topic 1

1. What knowledge, skills, experience, and personality make for an ideal project manager?

2. How should a project manager balance management and leadership, how does emotional intelligence facilitate this balance, and what leadership style(s) do you believe works best in project management (and why)? Or if you believe that the best leadership style depends on the project and other factors, then expound on your views.

3. How important is it for a project manager to grow her/his sphere of influence, and how can she/he go about doing that?

Topic 2

1. How do you see project management (and the role of the project manager) evolving over the next five to ten years?

2. To what degree, if any, do you see agile project management gaining in popularity and adoption over traditional project management (or do you think it will be the other way around)? In some circles, agile project management is regarded as an unproven upstart or even a fad that won't last long. What do you think?