New project management articles published on the web during the week of February 6 – 12. And this week’s video: Kevin Kelly’s TED talk on “cognification,” the inevitable process of making things smarter so humans can focus on inefficient things like innovation and discovery. Best line: “Efficiency is for robots.” Just 14 minutes, safe for work.

Must read!

Samad Aidane tells what you should keep in mind when leading multi-cultural teams. Global projects are here to stay, and so are the people who will plan and execute them.

Nancy Settle-Murphy provides detailed guidance on making much better decisions with a distributed / virtual team.

PMI released the 2017 Pulse of the Profession survey, which says that more projects are meeting their original goals and fewer are failing.

Established Methods

Harry Hall tells a story about a project launch two different ways, with two different endings and a soundtrack by the Kingston Trio.

Cornelius Fichtner interviews Jay Payette on aligning projects with strategic goals. Just 30 minutes, safe for work.

John McIntyre posts a few PMO events scheduled for this month.

Michael Smith tutors us on tracking task dependencies.

Kenneth Ashe gets us back to the basics with a look at the stakeholder register.

Agile Methods

Stefan Wolpers curates his weekly list of links to Agile content, from strategic agility in the enterprise to the clumsy corporate comedy of Dilbert.

Natalie Warnert contemplates whether it is useful to estimate technical debt and defect resolution, in addition to new development work.

Johanna Rothman looks at a backlog consisting of tasks, rather than stories. Not a good way to create value!

Chris Thelwell proposes a maturity model for design teams adopting Agile methods.

Derek Huether notes some gaps in making Scrum work in an organization where the team is just one part of a much larger whole.

Bart Gerardi considers the question of whether the ScrumMaster should attend the daily stand-up.

The Clever PM debunks the myth of consensus. Agreement on next steps is more important and immediately actionable.

Ryan Ripley interviews Zach Bonaker and Amitai Schleier on the monetization of Agile and the nature of coaching.

Applied Leadership

Art Petty lists some excellent examples of real leaders being effective in the corporate workplace by quietly doing the things that help others be successful.

David Cotgreave examines the need for conflict resolution skills by the project manager.

Chris Cook reviews three biases that can negatively influence our decision making.

Technology and Techniques

Kara Swisher interviews former New York Times technology reporter John Markoff, who explains why we need robots to take our jobs. Just 58 minutes, safe for work.

Cade Metz reports on the Asilomar conference on artificial intelligence, where the conversation turned to the looming loss of middle-class jobs.

Belle Cooper reviews the science that tells us we need to reduce the noise level, for productivity and health.

Working and the Workplace

Hired released the second edition of their Global State of Tech Salaries report. Looks like there’s more to Austin than just the City Limits.

Lisette Sutherland interviews Nick “The Podcast Monster” Jaworski on building authentic relationships with remote clients. Just 39 minutes, safe for work.

Suzanne Lucas reports that IBM is acting to dramatically reduce the number of employees working from home.

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