New project management articles published on the web during the week of September 30 – October 6. And this week’s video: Harry Hall explains how to categorize risks for a more comprehensive view of the project risk profile. 8 minutes, safe for work.
Business Acumen and Strategy
- Nicolas Crouzet and Janice Eberly found that companies are investing less in “property, plant, and equipment” and more in intangible assets like software and intellectual property. 6 minutes to read.
- Peter Williamson and Arnoud De Meyer explains how to (and why you should) monetize a business ecosystem. 4 minutes to read.
- The World Economic Forum has published their Regional Risks for Doing Business 2019 report. 40 pages of data and analysis, well worth the read.
Managing Projects
Mike Clayton goes through the elements of the project planning process in a simplified sequence. Video, 12 minutes, safe for work.
- Brenda Taylor explains the concept and value of component-based work breakdown structures. 8 minutes to read.
- Thomas Redman and Roger Hoerl tell us how to identify and conduct analytics projects that don’t require a lot of data but deliver a lot of value. 5 minutes to read.
- John Goodpasture pooh-poohs percent complete as a worthless metric; remaining effort, however, is actionable. Just 1 minute to read.
- Tammy Graves makes the case for defining and aligning key roles from the start of large, complex projects. 4 minutes to read.
- Dave Prior interviews Mike Anderson on the case for the role of the agile project manager. Podcast, 35 minutes, safe for work.
Managing Software Development
- Stefan Wolpers curates his weekly list of Agile content, from discussion gridlock to coach assessments better product decisions. 7 outbound links, 3 minutes to read.
- Tom Cagley delineates five types of meetings and then maps them to Scrum ceremonies. Each post about 2 minutes to read.
- RJ Gazarek reports on what’s new and what’s changed in the newest iteration of the Scaled Agile Framework, SAFe 5.0. 7 minutes to read.
- Mike Cohn and Brendan Wovchko collaborate to present three free (for a short time) Kanban training videos. 3 minutes to read, 15 minutes for the first video, 10 for the second.
- Songtham Tung provides a few examples of refactoring to reduce technical debt. 3 minutes to read.
- Piet Hadermann assesses the cost of waiting for feedback in software development. 5 minutes to read.
Applied Leadership
Leigh Espy gives us detailed coaching on keeping the inevitable team conflict productive and non-destructive. 7 minutes to read.
- David Dye coaches us on what to do when our team resists changes. 3 minutes to read.
- Anne Shaw shares an infographic on making a globally distributed team feel a “local” bond. 2 minutes to read.
Cybersecurity and Data Protection
- Ericka Chickowski identifies five disruptive trends transforming cyber security, from Cloud sprawl to micro-services and API’s. 5 minutes to read.
- Isaac Kohen catalogs twenty security risks. Most organizations face nearly all of them. 7 minutes to read.
- Robert Muggah analyzes the threat to city governments and urban infrastructure posed by cyber attacks. More than 70% of all reported ransomware attacks in the US target state and local governments. 7 minutes to read.
- Seth Godin points out the superstition and security theater behind most corporate password rules. 2 minutes to read.
Pot Pourri
- Sharlyn Lauby shares an infographic showing the key components of both types of non-disclosure agreements. Vital for every contract negotiation! 4 minutes to read.
- Radhika Chugh tutors us on Heat maps and how to use them in analyzing traffic to a website. Include a link to an ebook. 8 minutes to read.
- Stav Ziv tutors us on the three most common resume formats and explains how to choose the right one. 8 minutes to read.
Enjoy!