The vast amount of previous research on project management competence does not provide a basis for educational needs.
Analyzing previous research poses two challenges: the lack of a uniform list of competences, necessitating a taxonomy, and the use
of importance as a criterion, favoring general important competences. Criticality is introduced as the competence a project
manager adds to the team. Validation research using criticality and the taxonomy among experienced Dutch project managers is
more comprehensive and provides a lesser focus on general important competences than previous research. Criticality focuses
more on the essence of the profession.
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