New project management articles published on the web during the week of July 27 – August 2. We give you a high-level view so you can read what interests you. Recommended:

Must read!

Elizabeth Harrin shares the ten “nots” – things you should never do, at the expense of your career.

Kristin Wong summarizes recent research that found it takes an average of 23 minutes and 15 seconds to get back to task after a significant interruption.

Harry Hall recounts his recommendations for sponsors. One of the top reasons for project failure is a lack of leadership and sustained engagement by the project sponsor.

PM Best Practices

Pat Weaver outlines the changes coming to the PMP exam, effective November 1, 2015. Based on the recent role delineation study, it reflects the way we manage projects today.

John Goodpasture analyzes a list of paradoxes prevalent in Digital Age leadership, as compiled by Nielsen and Meehan.

Cornelius Fichtner interviews Bill Dow on integrating social media into your project communication plan. Just 20 minutes, safe for work.

Lynda Bourne reviews our alternatives for dealing with stakeholders: crisis management, stakeholder management, and stakeholder engagement.

Ryan Ogilvie argues that the tool is not as important as how we plan to use it. “Don’t paint a rusty car.”

Ben Ferris introduces us to one of his colleagues: the office coffee machine.

Michael Greer has published his new project management resources book online, and it’s free!

Glen Alleman explains why estimating is not guessing, and vice-versa. Note: the term dead reckoning is a corruption of ded (deduced) reckoning.

Nick Pisano addresses a conundrum: software is getting slower at a faster rate than computer hardware is getting faster.

Gil Press profiles Michael Stonebraker on his recent Big Data work: getting past the extract – transform – load model of curating multiple data sources via machine learning.

Tushar Patel expounds on how the PMO can add value.

Bertrand Duperrin maintains that the only client of an intranet project is the employee end user.

Agile Methods

Mike Cohn helps us check our math on product backlog grooming: estimates tend to get better as we better understand what we’re estimating.

Randy Rayess notes that the skill set for “great coder” has no significant overlap with the skill set for “team leader.” We need to have alternative career paths.

Jennifer Quraishi and Huimin Li interview Johanna Rothman on the concepts in her new book, “Agile and Lean Program Management.”

Santosh Shaastry examines technical debt and the technical definition of done.

Managing Your Career

Cesar Abeid interviews Jen Gresham, author and coach, on how overachievers can find the clarity and courage they need to design the life they love. Just 58 minutes, safe for work, but don’t listen while multi-tasking – that would defeat the purpose!

Bruce Harpham reports from the World Domination Summit, equal parts enlightenment and entertainment.

Michael Adams reminds us that workplace diversity requires hard work and personal commitment.

Allen Ruddock makes the business case for project managers to use LinkedIn.

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