Numerous authors are persistent in investigating the competency profile of the ideal construction project manager in order to decrease the failure rate of construction projects. There is evidence for the change in construction project management, from traditional practices to practices more focused on people and working relationships. The literature demonstrates a positive correlation between project manager’s Emotional intelligence and project success but less is written about the mechanisms that interfere with that relationship. Furthermore, project manager’s relationships with stakeholders are recognized as an important determinant of project success in the construction industry. Considering the above facts, this study was motivated to examine how the construction project manager’s emotional intelligence influences project success, and whether the relations with internal and external stakeholders interfere as mediators in that relationship. In the conducted research, 110 project managers participated. The results demonstrate that the emotional intelligence of construction project managers significantly influences the project success and that internal and external stakeholder relationships play an important role as mediators among them. Moreover, it is found that some components of EI have more significant influence on stakeholder relationships and project success and that internal and external relationships in different amounts affect components of project success.

The paper presents project manager`s competencies that are critical for managing projects successfully in the digital era. In the beginning, there is literature review in the field of project manager`s competencies and then is presented research conducted on 52 project managers from the most renowned companies in Serbia. The research consists of two parts: the assessment of the competencies importance and the project managers self-assessment. The results showed that conceptual competencies (seeing the overall picture of the project and its connection with the environment, coordination of all elements of the project and having a vision) and relationships with people, are the most critical competencies that project managers should have. Technical skills are still significant but to a lesser extent. Regarding the possession of specific competencies, respondents have conceptual, political and human competencies. Thus, the digital age causes shifting from technical to soft skills such as analytical skills, decision making and working with people.

Worldwide project management organizations are constantly looking for the right set of skills for professionals in an agile world, training people to acquire them and offering different kinds of certifications. A person who wants to be certified in agile practice has a difficult choice when looking for a right certificate. This paper aims to provide a comparative analysis of the most eminent agile certifications in the global market in order to help people finding the most appropriate certification for them.