New project management articles published on the web during the week of July 4 – 10. And this week’s video: Nick Bostrom’s TED talk on why machine learning will eventually require machines to have human values.

Must read!

Art Petty points to Volkswagen as example of what happens when an ethical lapse allows an organization to take a shortcut to success.

Daniel Newman looks into the business potential of chatbots and deep learning. If you manage projects with customer-facing capabilities, this stuff is in your near future.

Henny Portman describes the changes to the latest refresh of the Scrum Guide.

Established Methods

Nick Pisano makes an elegant case for trial and error, and always being in a yellow status.

Glen Alleman builds on the baseball metaphor in “Moneyball” to illustrate the need to manage software development, based on continuous analysis.

Harry Hall recounts a recent health scare to illustrate how to identify and deal with “sneaky” risks.

Mike Cohn recommends two simple actions that will help meeting participants be more mindful.

Isidora Roskic covers the basics of stakeholder management, from a team perspective.

Cornelius Fichtner interviews test preparation coach Julie DeSot on how to identify the correct answer in the PMP exam. Just 39 minutes, safe for work.

Agile Methods

Ryan Ripley interviews Ellen Gottesdiener on the importance of discovery as an enabler of delivery. Just 17 minutes, safe for work.

David Taber has some very specific recommendations for making Agile methods and traditional waterfall concepts work together.

Jeff Himmelright shares an interactive team training exercise in responding to unexpected contingencies, inspired by a scene in Apollo 13.

Aaron Smith summarizes the key findings in the recent Changepoint study, “Business Agility: Is It Easy to Pivot?”

Applied Leadership

Braden Kelly expounds on the value of thought leadership.

Apple Pineda explains why it takes a different approach to earn a Millenial’s loyalty.

Andy Jordan looks at some of the issues related to managing multiple generations in the workplace.

David Cotgreave notes that project risk management and handling requires a team where everyone’s opinion is considered – not just the leader’s.

Brad Egeland lists a few reasons why the human touch is still needed in project management – robots need not apply.

Working and the Workplace

Bertrand Duperrin describes the need to “consumerize” the workplace: “If they had to pay to rent the workplace, would they pay or look for another place?”

James Clear makes an interesting point: our environment imposes limits that we can’t easily change, no matter how motivated we are.

Lisette Sutherland interviews Michael Sliwinski on maximizing productivity by actively curating notifications and interruptions. Just 40 minutes, safe for work.

Elise Stevens interviews Nicole Nader, who makes the case for women attending a project management networking event. Just 21 minutes, safe for work.

Bruce Harpham interviews technical recruiter Ronald Yoon for insights on how recruiting works and what recruiters are looking for.

Susanne Madsen tells us how to demonstrate leadership, on the way to earning your next promotion.

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