New PM Articles for the Week of June 15 – 21

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Three BaloonsNew project management articles published on the web during the week of June 15 – 21. We give you a high-level view so you can read what interests you. Recommended:

Must read!

  • Susanne Madsen suggests a few things to do during your first month on a new job or project to set yourself up for success.
  • Richard Lepsinger reviews three leadership tactics that work fine in a hierarchic bureaucracy but usually fail in a matrixed organization.
  • Naomi Caietti briefly explains the key behaviors and skillsets of three key roles: project sponsor, project manager, and business analyst.

PM Best Practices

  • Dave Wakeman has some suggestions for ensuring your project retains its strategic focus.
  • Elizabeth Harrin points out three common mistakes that project managers make, even when they know better.
  • Henny Portman reviews “The Abilene Paradox and other meditations on management,” by Jerry B. Hervey. Looks interesting.
  • Mike Clayton reviews “Transforming Business with Program Management,” by Satish Subramanian.
  • Matthew Squair reviews the history of nuclear reactor failures in explaining how the choice of a risk response can be influenced by uncertain estimates of the severity of a failure.

Agile Methods

  • Mike Cohn hypothesizes a couple of situations where the product owner should be able to drive technical decisions.
  • Sally Elatta answers questions posed during her webinar, “Scaling Agile Metrics and Measuring What Matters.”
  • John Goodpasture addresses the need for preserving and accessing the knowledge created during the project, after it concludes.
  • Johanna Rothman has some advice for managers who want to reward individuals, rather than teams.

 Estimating

Podcasts and Videos

  • Dave Prior interviews Agile coach Derek Huether on how he uses Personal Kanban. Just 33 minutes, safe for work.
  • Cornelius Fichtner interviews Kim Wasson on the peope and relationships side of project management.
  • Samad Aidane interviews Wellpoint VP of Business Solutions Sarina Arcari, leader of PMI’s PMO of the Year Award winner. A little over an hour, safe for work.
  • Margaret Meloni tells a story of a project that needed a planning session, but in order to do that, needed to hit the Pause Just two minutes, safe for work.

Outside the Lines

  • Lynda Bourne summarizes the scientific research into the relationship between happiness at work, productivity, and health.
  • Bruce Harpham outlines a strategy for expanding your job, as an approach to building your career.
  • Evil HR Lady Suzanne Lucas makes the case for not working on the weekend. It’s now summertime here in the northern hemisphere – enjoy it!
  • Ron Rosenhead tells how to solicit feedback as input to your personal development plan.
  • Venkatesh Rao introduces a series on the theories and teachings of John Boyd, Air Force strategist and father of the OODA Loop.
  • Linky van der Merwe summarizes the four pillars of emotional intelligence.

 

Enjoy!