New project management articles published on the web during the week of September 17 – 23. And this week’s video: an animation featuring the late Studs Terkel, as he ruminates on the comforting sound of the human voice, in a story about the machine-generated voice of the tram at the Atlanta airport. 3 minutes, safe for work.

Business Acumen and Strategy

Dave Gershgorn reports that some US Senators are asking whether AI algorithms could violate civil rights laws by perpetuating biases. 2 minutes to read.

Stephen Blyth notes that big data and machine learning won’t prevent the next financial crisis. The principal driver is irreducible uncertainty. 4 minutes to read.

Kasia Wezowski notes that while body language varies significantly across cultures, microexpressions are remarkably consistent. Just a minute to read but study the photos.

Managing Projects

Glen Alleman does a deep dive into Monte Carlo simulation and includes a truly massive list of references. 11 minutes to read.

Glen Alleman does a deep dive into Monte Carlo simulation and includes a truly massive list of references. 11 minutes to read. John Goodpasture contrasts Monte Carlo simulations with PERT. 6 minutes to read.

Jory MacKay tutors us on stakeholders and how to identify and engage them. 11 minutes to read.

Elizabeth Harrin speaks out on allocating resources to tasks: “Availability is not a skill set!” 4 minutes to read.

Nenad Trajkovski addresses the question: do we need to assign a resource to a milestone task? If so, under what conditions? 3 minutes to read.

Johanna Rothman philosophizes on the differences between project work and product work. 3 minutes to read.

Managing Software Development

Stefan Wolpers curates his list of Agile content, from whiteboarding skills to Monte Carlo forecasting to a new survey. 7 outbound links, 3 minutes to read.

Mike Clayton presents a complete guide to the bewildering list of credentials available to Agile practitioners. 12 minutes to read.

Chee-Hong Hsia explains why architecture will emerge and evolve, even though you should take the time to start with a good design. 3 minutes to read.

Andy Makar describes three real-world Agile team challenges and recommends ways to deal with them. 5 minutes to read.

David Bernstein shares some pointers on pair and mob programming. Great minds don’t always think alike; sometimes they fill in each other’s gaps. 3 minutes to read.

Kristin Jackvony describes the critical elements to consider in localization testing. 4 minutes to read.

Applied Leadership

Alexander Maasik curates his list of leadership articles, from failing at your goals to protecting from human errors to choosing which advice to follow. 5 outbound links, 3 minutes to read.

Alexander Maasik curates his list of leadership articles, from failing at your goals to protecting from human errors to choosing which advice to follow. 5 outbound links, 3 minutes to read. Art Petty describes a presentation to senior managers that could have gone badly but benefitted from a calm response to strong objections. 6 minutes to read.

Pawel Brodzinski extols the virtues of flat organizations and distributed decision-making in the context of autonomy. 5 minutes to read.

Kerry Wills notes that there is a formula for transparency. Just a minute to read.

Research and Insights

Thomas Hornigold reports on MIT research: robotic arms that taught themselves to pick up objects the way people do. 5 minutes to read.

Mark Wilson cites research into career peaks—it seems that you can do your best work at any time in your professional career, and “hot streaks” are a real thing. 3 minutes to read.

Tom Van De Ven and Steven Van Dalen explain the impact of dedicated chips like the Bionic A12 in the new iPhone which are only engaged for specific tasks. Video, 6 minutes, safe for work.

Working and the Workplace

Dominic Price shares some vital signs that can help you determine whether your office culture is healthy. 3 minutes to read.

Maura Thomas examines the impact of Email on company culture. Some ground rules are needed! 5 minutes to read.

Geoffrey Morrison shares some advice on simple things to pack along on any business trip. 4 minutes to read.

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