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New Project Management Articles from May 13 – 19

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New project management articles published on the web during the week of May 13 – 19.  Dave and Sandra read all of this stuff so you don’t have to!  Recommended:

  • Samad Aidane presents the coolest infographic of the week! “The Brain: A Project Manager’s Guide to Emotions.”
  • Elizabeth Harrin mines Eskerod and Jepson’s “Project Stakeholder Management” for insights on why stakeholders contribute.  Or, not.
  • Tristan Wember goes into detail on the three primary colors – red, amber, and green.  Well, they’re the primary colors on status reports.
  • Ian Webster analyzes a speech by George Osborne, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, and finds a status report!
  • Wayne Grant details three techniques for conducting retrospectives – The Cool Wall, Lean Coffee, and the Questions Retrospective.
  • Shim Marom asks some hard questions about what the Agile Manifesto actually means.
  • Glen Alleman is appalled at the notion, expressed in Neil Killock’s blog, that there are alternatives to estimates of cost and schedule.
  • Vincent McGevna uses a case study to show us how to use a decision tree to find the “best” alternative.  Truly excellent!
  • Kenneth Darter has some thoughts on keeping your project schedule on track.
  • Paul Bruno tells the story of the Battle of Saratoga, and points out some critical lessons learned for project managers.
  • Robert Bell took his daughter to the circus and somehow learned something about project management.  Hopefully, not from the clowns?
  • Kevin Korterud says that we need to add value to our earned value metrics.  Like focus, and communication.
  • Kimberly Gerber gives us some strategies for improving communication with our virtual teams.
  • Cheri Baker has decided to stop giving her most precious commodity away to anyone who asks.  Which means more time for herself.
  • Penelope Trunk: “One of the biggest changes in the workforce in the new millennium is that we have to be information synthesizers instead of information producers.”
  • Daniel Goleman offers some ideas on how to salvage a negotiation that seems to be going badly.
  • Barb at Vyrtunet has some interesting thoughts on portfolio management and the “strategy to action life cycle.”
  • Ron Rosenhead looks at succession planning, transitions, and managing changes in the project team.
  • Paul Culmsee is excited to announce that the Melbourne Sharepoint conference will be keynoted by an organizational psychologist.  It’s a collaboration tool, right?

Enjoy!

New PM Articles for the Week of May 6 – 12

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New project management articles published on the web during the week of May 6 – 12.  Dave and Sandra read all of this stuff so you don’t have to!  Recommended:

  • Tres Roeder explains how to prioritize your stakeholders.
  • Brett Beaubouef explores aligning IT with business objectives.
  • Margaret Meloni reviews a simple and powerful process for conducting lessons learned.
  • Guillermo Solis gets back to the basics, with some pointers on how to manage successful meetings.
  • Esther Derby fills in the blank, “When I feel empowered, I can …”
  • Bruce Benson notes that project management consists primarily of team building.
  • Toby Wolpe explains that failure is acceptable.  In fact, to get good at it, you need to fail more often.
  • Cheri Baker has been talking to a few departing managers who just wanted to be allowed to do the right thing.
  • Toni Bowers, a fellow stickler for good grammar, points out some more mistakes in your resume.  And she didn’t even have to read it!
  • Harrison Smith asserts that, even while LinkedIn and Big Data are great “pull” solutions for recruiters, the resume will never die.
  • Soma Bhattacharya interviews Derek Huether, agile coach and blogger.
  • Paul Culmsee continues his series on powerful questions, with the key focus are question.  Just 23 minutes, safe for work.
  • Roman Pichler builds on user stories to form scenarios and storyboards.
  • Peter Dinham reports that a new survey conducted in Australia blames poor governance for a large number of failed major projects.
  • Mario Trentim argues that the key to maximizing the business benefits of your project portfolio lies in effective sponsorship.
  • Roger Grimes lists eleven signs your IT project is doomed.  Be sure to share this list with your project sponsor!
  • Dave Vellente interviews Kate Parsons of EMC on the success drivers of their SAP implementation, Project Propel.  Ten minutes, safe for work.
  • Michael Wood explains the difference between a framework and a methodology.
  • Kerry Wills was sitting at the airport, so he decided to share some random thoughts on business travel.

Enjoy!

New PM Articles for the Week of April 22 –28

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New project management articles published on the web during the week of April 22 – 28.  Dave and Sandra read all of this stuff so you don’t have to!  Recommended:

  • Tom Hammell applies some of Daniel Kahneman’s work on thinking fast and slow to project management decisions.
  • Elizabeth Harrin concludes her interview with Dr. Wilhelm Kross, on risk communication.
  • Kyle Roozen explains the four-step approach his Scrum team uses to estimate timelines.
  • Donna Reed shares a recording of a presentation by Star Dargin, “Coaching Skills for Project Managers.”
  • Samad Aidane answers a common question, “How do I motivate my team?”  His uncommon answer, “Don’t try.  You don’t need to.”
  • Kailash Awati presents a noir satire of the PMO as the methodology police.
  • Patti Gilchrist takes a look at how the PMO is evolving from process policeman to innovation advocate.
  • Andy Jordan notes that, just as every project needs an issues log, so does every PMO.
  • Bruce Benson figures that a manager who insists on a “personal commitment” to achieve a deadline is probably working with an unrealistic schedule.
  • Brad Egeland suggests that we listen to our team members carefully, rather than uncritically.
  • Margaret Meloni wants you to bring your inner child to work.  Why?  Well, because children ask, “Why?”
  • Cyndee Miller reports from the PMI Global Congress 2013 in Istanbul, where keynote speaker Avinash Chandarana noted, “Culture eats process for lunch.”
  • Robert Bell offers a few more reasons to pull team members from around the globe.
  • Glen Alleman responds to a post on TechWell on Agile and the federal government.
  • Chuck Morton begins a new series on project change management (as opposed to organizational change management, or systems change management).
  • Mike Griffiths has a story of fragmented, part-time teams taking an Agile approach, and succeeding.
  • Soma Bhattacharya has some suggestions about making the transition to Agile methods.
  • Kelsey van Haaster learned a lot about making the transition from non-agile to Agile, by visiting a website devoted to mastering housework.
  • Todd Wilms shares a slide deck with ten leadership lessons he wishes he had learned in his twenties.
  • Patrick Gray looks at the recent controversy (and firings) that grew out of the tweeting of tasteless remarks at a Python developer’s conference.
  • Penelope Trunk has been coaching her husband, the farmer.  Big insight: your approach to dealing with mistakes defines your success.

Enjoy!