In my recent post about Why an Agile Project Manager is Not a Scrum Master , I talked about the ongoing learning I expect a project manager to have. Of course, not all project managers have that. But the project managers who don’t continue to learn have the same year of experiences every year, year after year, do. MORE >>

Within Terror Cells, people die off by design ("martyrdom") - within Talent Pools, people get hired, retire, receive counter-offers, are no longer "on the radar" due to pressing projects, etc. Candidate Pool Joshua Letourneau Social Media and Talent Social Network AnalysisNeed some Recruiting Juice to get you going these days? Exactly. MORE >>

The certification I’m most familiar with is the Project Management Professional — the PMP. As a project manager, you didn’t need one five years ago in most markets. Now, to get a Project Manager position, you start seeing job descriptions with “PMP preferred&# on them. photo credit: katiew. The good news? MORE >>

company performs a gap analysis to determine the difference between it’s current performance and it’s projected or potential performance. Jenny Blake has worked at Google for five years, and is currently a Career Development Program Manager and internal coach. Follow her on Twitter @jenny_blake. Mind Mapping exercise. MORE >>

Structured meetings of the many minds such as cross-functional teams, executive leadership, and departmental kumbayas become the display case for project and/or product analysis. Controlling the spin of any project controls the potential for failure or missed marks. You are only as good as your last project. Control. MORE >>