Is Non Technical Person a Better Software Project Manager?

All over the world software industry is facing the threatening failure rate of software projects. The scenario is worst in Pakistan having very immature software industry where projects are mostly over budgeted, over scheduled, and get low customer satisfaction. Organizations are spending a lot on project management training to make their projects successful but still the rate of software projects failure is very high. Project managerpsilas knowledge, skills, and experiences are just not giving required results. This paper is based on the results of a survey conducted about the skill set of software project managers, their experience and education level, and success rate of their projects. The conclusions are made about the required skill set of technical as well as non technical project managers of Pakistan in particular and of the world in general.