New project management articles published on the web during the week of October 21 – 27. And this week’s video: Leila Gharani demonstrates the Excel IF() function, from the basics through nested IF()s and embedding OR() and AND() functions. I’ve been using these functions in templates for years, and they really help leverage Excel for reports, testing status summaries, risk logs, and other applications where we want to be alerted to critical conditions in rows of constantly changing data. 15 minutes, safe for work.

Business Acumen and Strategy

Cornelius Fichtner interviews Sunil Prashara, President and CEO of PMI, on PMI’s transformational journey. 35 minutes, safe for work, and a valuable insight into organizational strategy from a top executive who lives and breathes project management.

Laura Huang summarizes her research into outcomes when big decisions were made by leaders using their gut when the available data isn’t actionable. 4 minutes to read.

Greg Satell reflects on the nature of revolutionary change. “The goal of a revolution should be to become mainstream, to be mundane and ordinary.” Like a computer on every desk. 5 minutes to read.

Managing Projects

Mike Clayton maps the continuum between Adaptive and Predictive project management methods—Agile and Waterfall, for those who prefer slogans. Long read, about 20 minutes, but worth bookmarking.

Mike Clayton maps the continuum between Adaptive and Predictive project management methods—Agile and Waterfall, for those who prefer slogans. Long read, about 20 minutes, but worth bookmarking. Jigs Gaton translates five common checklists and operational rules used by pilots to project management. 8 minutes to read.

Kiron Bondale shares twelve lessons project risk management lessons learned at the School of Hard Knocks. 10 minutes to read.

Joe Wynn outlines a strategy to use social media to improve stakeholder relations. 3 minutes to read.

LeRoy Ward coaches us on creating a Benefits Realization Plan—key to successful delivery of programs and projects. 2 minutes to read.

Mike Griffiths reports on the upcoming changes to the PMP Exam, effective in July 2020. 4 minutes to read.

George Pitagorsky describes the coming transformation from project management to work management. 5 minutes to read.

Managing Software Development

Stefan Wolpers curates his weekly list of Agile content, from business agility (as a flywheel) to transformation failures to LEGO agility. 8 outbound links, 3 minutes to read.

Stefan Wolpers curates his weekly list of Agile content, from business agility (as a flywheel) to transformation failures to LEGO agility. 8 outbound links, 3 minutes to read. John Goodpasture describes the three eras of Agile. The road to maturity always wends through some crappy neighborhoods. Just a minute to read.

Karolina Tóth interviews Rich Archbold on the challenges of scaling-up software development teams. Podcast, 31 minutes, safe for work.

Jesús Darío coaches us on how to conduct better code reviews. 5 minutes to read.

Kristin Jackvony gets deep into automated test flakiness, from impact to causes to cures. 5 minutes to read.

Yuliya Bagriy posted the second half of her article on how to test API usability. Part 1 is here, 9 minutes to read, and Part 2 is here, 7 minutes to read.

Applied Leadership

Sarah M. Hoban coaches us on how to break bad news. 3 minutes to read, or listen to the podcast; 5 minutes, safe for work.

Nishi Grover Garg helps us overcome barriers to communication for teams that aspire to be agile. 4 minutes to read.

Dan Rockwell summarizes Amy Jen Su’s Five P’s—principals to inform and guide your actions as a leader. 2 minutes to read.

Cybersecurity and Data Protection

Susan explains the basics of penetration testing, including the stages of testing and tools in common use. 4 minutes to read.

Susan explains the basics of penetration testing, including the stages of testing and tools in common use. 4 minutes to read. Michael Maltsev explains Clickjacking, where a malicious website can learn the identity of a visitor. 6 minutes to read.

John Shin outlines the pros and cons of outsourcing to achieve cybersecurity compliance, especially PCI. 4 minutes to read.

Pot Pourri

Carmine Gallo coaches us on how to look and sound confidant during a presentation. 6 minutes to read.

Elizabeth Harrin tell us how to ask management for a part-time schedule. 7 minutes to read.

Martin Gaston helps us get started with technical writing. Not just blogging; writing for publication. 8 minutes to read.

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