A Study on the Personality Types of PMO Leader on Project Performance: Focusing on the Mediating Effects of Positive Psychological Capital

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of organizational management competency according to the personality types of Project Management Office (PMO) leader on the Project Performance and to further verify the mediating effect of positive psychological capital. Research design, data and methodology: The collected data of this study was statistically checked using SPSS 25.0 program and AMOS 25.0, and the result analysis and hypothesis verification were conducted by applying demographic frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, model fit, reliability, validity, correlation analysis, and structural equation modeling. Results: The personality types of the project Management Office (PMO) leader had an effect on positive psychological capital and positive psychological capital had a mediating effect between project performance. Conclusion: Since the essence of project Management Office (PMO) leadership for organizational management exists in a smooth mutual relationship between the leader and the project members, it is necessary to expand the leadership education that strengthens the positive psychological capital and to manage the communication ability of the PMO leader continuously in terms of personnel management practice.