New project management articles published on the web during the week of July 3 – 9. And this week’s video: Scott Wadsworth and Cy Swan revive the old American tradition of shooting an anvil into the air on Independence Day. Just three minutes, safe for work.
Must read!
- Joanna Plucinska reports that the G20 will collaborate with the private sector to fight terrorism online.
- Anshu Sharma describes Amazon as “the company with 100 CEOs” and explains why that model lets them do anything. Anything.
- Deepali Uppal explores coming trends in organizational structure. It’s not just Holocracy.
Established Methods
- John Goodpasture explains the concept of “the most valuable milestone” and why we should protect it.
- Leigh Espy provides a decision guide for choosing between Agile methods and detailed planning methods, based on characteristics of the project and the team. Sorry, I can’t bring myself to use the epithet “waterfall.”
- Stuart Easton contemplates the most common complaint from PMOs: “We have too many projects!”
- Kerry Wills describes that annual corporate game of gambling and bluffing: Budget Poker.
- Lynda Bourne uses the Sydney Opera House as an example of a project that may or may not have been successful, depending on what success criteria you use.
- Harry Hall details three of his favorite techniques for identifying risks.
Agile Methods
- Stefan Wolpers curates his weekly Agile content list, from hiring Scrum Masters, to applying the Theory of Constraints to Agile, to a list of 113 mental models.
- Mike Cohn share a few recommendations for your summer reading list (and leaves the door open for commenters to add their recommendations).
- Puja Nigam describes the current state of the quality manager role in an Agile world.
- Ryan Ripley shares an audio recording of his Advanced Scrum presentation at the Path to Agility conference in Ohio. About an hour and twenty minutes, safe for work.
Applied Leadership
Jesse Lynn Stoner makes the case against team alignment.- Elise Stevens interviews Mike Clayton on the importance of building resilience in advance of running into challenges. Just 19 minutes, safe for work.
- Suzanne Lucas tells how to manage people you don’t like.
- Richard Lannon explains why coaching skills should be part of your professional development plan.
Technology, Techniques, and Human Behavior
- Elle Mirman summarizes the top five trends found in Crayon’s analysis of the top 1,000 landing pages.
- David Pierce updates us on why and how we need to protect our phones from exploits.
- Adam Shostack points out the potential commercial impact of the Presidential Advisory Commission’s commitment to release voter data (including the last four of SSN) to the public.
- Shannon Kempe reveals the most popular posts published by Dataversity in the first half of 2017.
Working and the Workplace
- Elizabeth Harrin recaps the “four sins of meetings” described by Gerry Lewis in his book, “Shine.”
- Lisette Sutherland interviews Lily Snyder, COO at Doghead Simulations, on their new virtual reality collaboration software for remote teams. Just 37 minutes, safe for work.
- Art Petty explains why (and how) we should remove the negative influences from our life and career.
Enjoy!
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New PM Articles for the Week of July 3 – 9
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New project management articles published on the web during the week of July 3 – 9
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Dave Gordon
The Practicing IT Project Manager LLC
