New project management articles published on the web during the week of June 15 – 21. We give you a high-level view so you can read what interests you. Recommended:

Must read!

Susanne Madsen suggests a few things to do during your first month on a new job or project to set yourself up for success.

Richard Lepsinger reviews three leadership tactics that work fine in a hierarchic bureaucracy but usually fail in a matrixed organization.

Naomi Caietti briefly explains the key behaviors and skillsets of three key roles: project sponsor, project manager, and business analyst.

PM Best Practices

Dave Wakeman has some suggestions for ensuring your project retains its strategic focus.

Elizabeth Harrin points out three common mistakes that project managers make, even when they know better.

Henny Portman reviews “The Abilene Paradox and other meditations on management,” by Jerry B. Hervey. Looks interesting.

Mike Clayton reviews “Transforming Business with Program Management,” by Satish Subramanian.

Matthew Squair reviews the history of nuclear reactor failures in explaining how the choice of a risk response can be influenced by uncertain estimates of the severity of a failure.

Agile Methods

Mike Cohn hypothesizes a couple of situations where the product owner should be able to drive technical decisions.

Sally Elatta answers questions posed during her webinar, “Scaling Agile Metrics and Measuring What Matters.”

John Goodpasture addresses the need for preserving and accessing the knowledge created during the project, after it concludes.

Johanna Rothman has some advice for managers who want to reward individuals, rather than teams.

Estimating

Podcasts and Videos

Dave Prior interviews Agile coach Derek Huether on how he uses Personal Kanban. Just 33 minutes, safe for work.

Cornelius Fichtner interviews Kim Wasson on the peope and relationships side of project management.

Samad Aidane interviews Wellpoint VP of Business Solutions Sarina Arcari, leader of PMI’s PMO of the Year Award winner. A little over an hour, safe for work.

Margaret Meloni tells a story of a project that needed a planning session, but in order to do that, needed to hit the Pause Just two minutes, safe for work.

Outside the Lines

Lynda Bourne summarizes the scientific research into the relationship between happiness at work, productivity, and health.

Bruce Harpham outlines a strategy for expanding your job, as an approach to building your career.

Evil HR Lady Suzanne Lucas makes the case for not working on the weekend. It’s now summertime here in the northern hemisphere – enjoy it!

Ron Rosenhead tells how to solicit feedback as input to your personal development plan.

Venkatesh Rao introduces a series on the theories and teachings of John Boyd, Air Force strategist and father of the OODA Loop.

Linky van der Merwe summarizes the four pillars of emotional intelligence.

Enjoy!

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