New project management articles published on the web during the week of June 11 – 17, 2012.  Dave and Sandra read all of this stuff so you don’t have to!  Recommended:

• PMI and INCOSE have released a new guide that identifies 300 best practices for teams implementing Lean Management.
• Sarah Runge says the root causes for IT project failure lie not in what we’ve done, but in what we haven’t done.
• Lynda Bourne says there is no ‘root cause’ when a project fails.
• Elizabeth Harrin interviews Todd Williams, author of “Rescue the Problem Project.”
• Todd Williams completes his earlier story about the ethical dilemma uncovered in conversations with an executive at a prospective client firm.
• Mark Thiele argues that the decision to use cloud-based applications or infrastructure is a strategic one.
• Gareth Byatt, Gary Hamilton, Jeff Hodgkinson, and Phil Terrill look at the risk register and how to use it as a monitoring tool throughout the life of the project.
• Mike Griffiths looks at risk management, too, as a set of collaborative team exercises.
• Kerry Wills explains his notion of “multipliers,” as a characteristic of team member productivity.
• Peter Saddington looks at high individual productivity from the perspective of behavior.
• Bob Galen tells about the company that just didn’t “get” the idea of demonstrating working software at a sprint review, and how he coached them to agility.
• Leon Orr looks at Agile and Prince2, and decides that it’s possible to leverage both approaches.
• Vincent McGevna provides a practical example of planning a project using a hybrid approach, which he calls “Iterative Waterfall.”  Lots of detail!
• Derek Huether tells the Dr. Seuss story of the Sneetches in explaining his disdain for those who offer a 100% guarantee that you’ll pass the exam if you attend their training.
• Joel Bancroft-Connors and his gorilla, Hogarth, mash up coaching, Nanny McPhee, “Groundhog Day,” hackerpreneurs, and goals.  And yes, they do have a point.
• Margie Warrell shares the seven habits of highly effective job hunters.
• Geoffrey James identifies five toxic beliefs that limit us and ruin our careers.
• Mike Clayton, author of “Smart to Wise,” asks, are you a smart PM or a wise project manager?
• Andy Jordan advocates for quality thinking time.  Full disclosure: I have an overstuffed reclining chair in my office, for quality thinking.  Really.
• Glen Alleman has a list of the sources of problems, even for mature organizations.
• Johanna Rothman follows up on her recent column on management and leadership, identifying the path to becoming a leading manager.
• Bruce McGraw considers an interesting idea: what if project managers under stress were subject to mandatory counseling?

Enjoy!