New project management articles published on the web during the week of September 29 – October 5. We give you a high-level view so you can read what interests you. Recommended:

PM Best Practices

Glen Alleman points out the judgment heuristics that introduce errors and biases in our discussions of the success rates of software projects.

Seth Godin notes the frustration some have with leaders who remain calm.

George Ellis reminds us that, as the leader, we should share credit but assume responsibility.

Bruce Benson finds additional lessons from the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange debacle.

Russell Whitworth describes the process of conducting a project health check. His agenda is well worth cribbing!

Gina Abudi tells of the importance of engaging all of the stakeholders – not just the ones with senior management titles.

Henny Portman describes an interesting one-page approach to communicating a program: the Program Canvas.

Latesha Goodman lists five collaboration tools increasingly in use a government agencies.

Lawrence Putnam identifies the ways in which estimates are refined throughout the project life cycle.

Agile Methods

Mike Cohn has an excellent suggestion: add requests for additional documentation to the product backlog.

Venkatesh Krishnamurthy spoke at the Agile PM meet-up in Melbourne, about Craig Larman’s Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) framework.

Maxim Kur identifies a number of misperceptions, logical flaws, and of bad reasons for struggling with Agile methods.

Don Kim notes a disturbing trend: Agile is becoming more rigid!

Diversity

Johanna Rothman reflects on being told that she was “too abrasive, too direct, maybe even too assertive.”

Kieran Snyder reports on her survey of women who have left the tech industry – it’s the culture. Managers, if you aren’t driving the solution, you’re part of this problem!

John Goodpasture points out the difference between inclusion and tolerance.

Naomi Caietti announces the first e-book in a series, written by five Glass Breaking women in leadership positions.

Elizabeth Harrin created a video diary of the APM’s Women in Project Management Special Interest Group 21st Anniversary conference. Just 5 minutes, safe for work.

Professional Development

Bruce Harpham begins a series on how project managers can learn and use the principles of strategy.

Matthew Wall reports on the impact of Big Data, gamification, and lexical analysis on selecting job applicants.

Henny Portman explains APMG’s new Agile Program Management framework and certification, apparently based on MSP.

Susanne Madsen explores the differences between management and leadership.

Michael Wood details the abilities and behavior traits required to become a successful, even great project manager.

Coert Visser reviews “The Marshmallow Test,” by Walter Mischel. “Willpower is not a predetermined and fixed characteristic of people but a learnable skill.”

Suzanne Lucas shares three management lessons learned at a Turkish wedding.

Enjoy!

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