What attributes should a project manager have can an

Question

1. What attributes should a project manager have? Can an individual be trained to be a project manager? If a company were changing over to a project management structure, would it be better to promote and train from within or hire from the outside?
2. Do you think that functional managers would make good project managers?
3. What types of projects might be more appropriate for functional management rather than project management, and vice versa?
4. Under what conditions can a project be considered as both a success and a failure at the same time?
5. Is the goal of a paperless project management system easier to achieve with formal or informal project management?
6. Is it possible to attain an informal project management approach without first going through formalized project management?

Note: This is a project management course / systems approach to planning, scheduling, controling