New project management articles published on the web during the week of August 11 – 17. We give you a high-level view so you can read what interests you. Recommended:

PM Best Practices

Pawel Brodzinski expands on Jerry Weinberg’s definition, as “a process of creating an environment where people become empowered.”

Mike Griffiths considers the limitations of graphical depictions of data, when the information we should be consuming doesn’t graph so well.

Ammar Mango plots alternative routes through conflict.

Bryan Barrow explains his alternative to Post-It Notes for facilitating a project planning exercise.

Michael Girdler extols the virtues of a good scope statement.

Roberto Toledo lists his guidelines for fostering innovation.

Bruce Harpham begins a series on regulatory project management.

Dovilė Misevičiūtė notes that most attempts to institute time tracking fail within the first few months, usually for the same reasons.

Rachel Burger spoils “Guardians of the Galaxy,” pointing out the project management lessons. You could have at least waited until the DVD came out …

Agile Methods

Kevin Aguanno compares use cases and user stories, and how each can be the right tool for the job.

Bart Gerardi explores Bill Wake’s acronym, INVEST, on how to improve the quality of user stories.

Mike Cohn reflects on the balance of specialists and generalists in that most Agile team, the sandwich shop.

John Goodpasture explores the need for a release sign-off when applying Agile methods. Because it’s not just about software developers.

Chuck Morton continues his series of comments on Peter Morris’ article in the October PM Journal. This episode: Agile is not a project management discipline.

Following the Trends

Albert Barron explains [whatever] as a service, using pizza. Yes, even your grandmother will understand this one. Admirable, Albert!

Marco Visibelli shares recent lessons learned that tell us how companies make (and lose) money on Big Data projects.

Rich Maltzman interviews Kim Marotta on how MillerCoors is applying a sustainability strategy to improve performance.

Matthew Kosinski interviews Workday’s Liz Dietz on their upcoming Higher Education product.

Podcasts and Videos

Cesar Abeid interviews Rich Maltzman of EarthPM on applying sustainability practices to project management and the PMBOK. Just 49 minutes, safe for work.

Cornelius Fichtner interviews Thomas Juli about integrating personal happiness and focus with project success. Just 32 minutes, safe for work.

Glen Alleman links us to seven podcasts from Mary Ann Lapham and Suzanne Miller of the Software Engineering Institute on the principles of Agile development.

New Books

Elizabeth Harrin reviews “Project Management Workflow: A Business Process Approach,” by Dan Epstein and Rich Maltzman.

Henny Portman reviews Alan Ferguson’s new book, “Integrating Prince2.”

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