Investigating Entry-Level Software Project Managers’ Skills and Responsibilities: An Empirical Analysis of LinkedIn Job Ads

Clara Berenguer, Sávio Freire, Manoel Mendonça, Rodrigo Spínola

2024

Abstract

Context. Project managers play a central role in software development projects. Knowing the skills required and responsibilities expected from entry-level software project managers can help those starting a job search and organizations that want to articulate their staffing needs clearly. Aims. To investigate the required skills and expected responsibilities prevalent in the job market for entry-level software project managers. Method. This work collects and analyzes, qualitatively and quantitatively, 50 online job advertisements from the LinkedIn Jobs platform. Results. Overall, organizations look for professionals with a vast list of skills and able to address several job responsibilities. The most expected responsibilities are planning, organizing, and coordinating team activities, establish a good communication with the client, and analyze and communicate project risks. The most required skills are communication, technical knowledge, and planning/managing. Both hard and soft skills are expected. However, soft skills are slightly prevalent. Conclusion. Job ads are a valuable source to gain insights into current job market trends and project management role expectations for professionals, organizations, and researchers.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Berenguer C., Freire S., Mendonça M. and Spínola R. (2024). Investigating Entry-Level Software Project Managers’ Skills and Responsibilities: An Empirical Analysis of LinkedIn Job Ads. In Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS; ISBN 978-989-758-692-7, SciTePress, pages 214-221. DOI: 10.5220/0012681700003690

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceis24,
author={Clara Berenguer and Sávio Freire and Manoel Mendonça and Rodrigo Spínola},
title={Investigating Entry-Level Software Project Managers’ Skills and Responsibilities: An Empirical Analysis of LinkedIn Job Ads},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS},
year={2024},
pages={214-221},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012681700003690},
isbn={978-989-758-692-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS
TI - Investigating Entry-Level Software Project Managers’ Skills and Responsibilities: An Empirical Analysis of LinkedIn Job Ads
SN - 978-989-758-692-7
AU - Berenguer C.
AU - Freire S.
AU - Mendonça M.
AU - Spínola R.
PY - 2024
SP - 214
EP - 221
DO - 10.5220/0012681700003690
PB - SciTePress