New project management articles published on the web during the week of March 17 – 23. We read all of this stuff so you don’t have to! Recommended:

Innovation

John Bauer provides a history lesson and some predictions on the evolution of corporate IT, their relationship with the business, and everything-as-a-service.

Peter Bruzzese sees the end of on-premises IT, as we move everything to the Cloud.

Ammar Mango examines the intersection of innovation and project management.

John Goodpasture suggests that when the evidence doesn’t indicate a clear course of action, you should make an informed judgment.

Bruce Benson observes one key project management lesson from ObamaCare is “Try something new.” Just providing an alternative can sometimes drive innovation.

Elizabeth Harrin provides her round up of project management news for this month.

Lyndsey Gilpin shares photos and stories of the women who created the technology industry: Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper, Hedy Lamarr, and more!

PM Best Practices

Vicki Wrona shares best practices for effective brainstorming, including a technique called Reverse Brainstorming.

Brad Egeland presents his approach to planning and conducting meetings that are productive, organized, and effective.

Graham Oakes examines risk management from the perspective of the trigger point, e.g. when the probabilistic risk event actually occurs.

Martin Webster presents a slightly facetious case for avoiding blame by avoiding risk.

Coert Visser explains why it seems like other people succeed so easily, when we have to work so hard. Short answer: we’re mistaken about how much it takes.

Cheri Baker models three short examples of pushing back.

Cesar Abeid interviews Dave Stachowiak on how to manage, lead, and influence without authority. Just 57 minutes, safe for work.

Srinath Ramakrishnan summarizes five change management models.

Glen Alleman extracts key points from James Dewar’s “Assumption-Based Planning.”

Andy Jordan recommends that we partner with the customer to select the right project execution approach (Agile vs. Waterfall).

Anne-Marie Charrett refutes the “waterfall is never the right approach mindset,” by debunking the most common memes.

Agile Methods

David Clarke explains why SaaS provider Workday has moved to a single codeline model for continuous development and release. Read this one twice!

Dave Prior interviews Dr. Sallyann Freudenberg on the psychological basis for the effectiveness of pair programming. Just 15 minutes, safe for work.

Mike Cohn explores the subtle differences in two definitions of velocity.

Clinton Ages explains how his business analyst skill set best fits in with a Scrum team.

Governance

Shim Marom begins a series on IT investment, with the need for a business case.

Emanuele Passera begins a series on portfolio management, using rigorous financial analysis.

Henny Portman provides a bullet list of questions to ask about the actions of the project owner before replacing the manager of a troubled project.

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