New project management articles published on the web during the week of September 3 – 9, 2012.  Dave and Sandra read all of this stuff so you don’t have to!  Recommended:

• Gil Broza shares his thoughts on coaching in the sixth and final extract from his book, “The Human Side of Agile.”
• Andrew Makar gives us a preview of Microsoft Project 2013.  It’s still in development, but this might be the solution that makes us all move to the Cloud.
• Michael Wood looks at the past, present, and future of project management, as frameworks, tools, and methods.
• Carolyn McDonald reports on how the Olympics Delivery Authority put together a risk management framework that met their safety, schedule, and cost goals.
• Elizabeth Harrin talks with two experts about the ramifications for the organization of BYOD – Bring Your Own Device.
• Sam Palani explains how to secure your passwords using LastPass and Google Authenticator.
• Serena Grant explains how to use concise language, facts, and different communication methods to lead.
• Ron Rosenhead quotes a post from Suzanne Madsen, on how she’s learning to overcome her need for control.
• Scott Edinger says an investment firm client found that people who work remotely are slightly more engaged than folks who work in the office.
• Bertrand Duperrin looks at making more effective use of “social” tools in the enterprise.  Parts one and two.
• Will Weider explains why a good PMO is like air traffic control.
• Andy Jordan explores the PMO as administrative support for the project managers.
• Chris Niccolls expounds on how to design a PMOto identify and fill the gap that is preventing project success.
• Bruce Benson tells the story of a project that was approved for twelve months, against all experience, and took the same old eighteen months as previous projects.
• Glen Alleman explains the ramifications of parallel and series tasks and merge bias, and why the mean critical path date is not the most likely end date
• Jeff Haden shares an interviewing strategy for job candidates that reveals a lot about them, and whether they’ll be a fit for your organization.
• Peter Saddington reviews SonicAgile, a new SaaS Scrum management tool.
• Donna Reed will deliver a webinar on 9/17, “Coping with multi-tasking during project meetings.”
• Kerry Wills has been making influential friends, in security and administration.
• Geoff Mattie is starting to approach his job as if he had life tenure, and didn’t have to worry about whether doing the right thing might end his career.
• Mark Horstman on silver bullets: “For what you’ll spend trying to find silver, you can get a HUNDRED in pewter. Shine them yourself. Work at it.”
• Vincent McGevna explains what he refers to as “the chain of quality,” meaning the interim products that are used by others to create their products.

Enjoy!