New PM Articles for the Week of December 23 – 29

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New project management articles published on the web during the week of December 23 – 29. And this week’s video: ER doctor Darria Long explains key lessons from hospital emergency rooms on handling stress and chaos. Great examples from a great storyteller. 14 minutes, safe for work.

Ethics, Business Acumen and Strategy

  • Karen Hao calls for the ethical development and application of AI and related technologies. 3 minutes to read.
  • Emily Daniel pinpoints the trends in AI development and application that will command real investment in 2020. 4 minutes to read.
  • Peter Diamandis gives his take on how 3D printing will completely change retail. 4 minutes to read or 7 minutes to the podcast, safe for work.
  • Anna Prist predicts the trends for voice technology in the coming year. 5 minutes to read.

Managing Projects

  • Mike Clayton presents a capstone essay on how to be the best project manger you can be. 14 minutes, plus a couple of linked videos.
  • Anna Balyuk and Anna Bashyrova analyzed over 50 job requisitions at Amazon, Apple, and Google to determine what they are looking for in project managers. 7 minutes to read.
  • Roger Swannell shares his thoughts on how Microsoft Teams might be used by actual teams, as well as how it might be improved. 6 minutes to read.
  • Glen Alleman recommends Brent Flyvbjerg’s new book, The Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management. 2 minutes to read.
  • John Goodpasture shares his short course on risk management. About 3 minutes to read through the 23-slide deck.

Managing Software Development

  • Kiron Bondale gets to the essence of a recent Dilbert strip on shipping a product quickly, for the wrong reasons. 2 minutes to read.
  • Christiaan Verwijs helps us determine whether someone is an actual stakeholder or just an audience member. 4 minutes to read.

Applied Leadership

  • Charles Richard explains seven keys to leading effective team meetings. 4 minutes to read.
  • Liane Davey recommends that we let our team have that heated conversation. Conflict debt is a thing. 6 minutes to read.

Cybersecurity and Data Protection

  • David Balaban describes several social engineering tricks that are often used in targeted attacks. I’ve recently seen two of these in the wild—be aware! 6 minutes to read.
  • Trevor Daughney makes six cybersecurity predictions for 2020. 5 minutes to read.
  • Terry Sweeney explains SIM-swapping attacks, from what they are to how they are achieved (access to the device isn’t required) to potential consequences. 4 minutes to read.

Pot Pourri

  • Sharlyn Lauby states that employee retention will continue to be one of the top priorities for 2020 and provides links to relevant articles on turnover. 2 minutes to read.
  • Suzanne Lucas quotes from a new study that found a partial explanation for the pay gap: men who report to other men get promoted faster. Be aware, be fair. 3 minutes to read.

Enjoy!

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New PM Articles for the Week of December 23 – 29
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New PM Articles for the Week of December 23 – 29
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New project management articles published on the web during the week of December 23 – 29
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The Practicing IT Project Manager LLC