Main competencies to manage complex defence projects

This research adds a comprehensive way of assessing competencies, contrasting with the usual reductionist approach that uses off-the-shelf instruments. The study reveals 27 competencies to manage complex projects based upon analysis 22 interviews senior practitioners associated most strategic from Brazilian Army. These were divided into 10 groups, namely influencing, communication, team working, cognitive, management, contextual skills, professionalism, project management knowledge, and personal skills attributes. Surprisingly, both emotional social not prominent. results contribute advance our knowledge by revealing involved in defence value more technical individual competencies. analyses across several sector, providing insights expanding academic debate focused on other industries single cases. Organisations might use recruit, select, develop human resources initiatives. • People rather than are needed as one moves simple environments. Hierarchy, discipline, power, authority, technology shapes importance focus given