New project management articles published on the web during the week of August 3 – 9. We give you a high-level view so you can read what interests you. Recommended:

Must read!

Suzanne Lucas, the Evil HR Lady, explains the alternatives businesses will face when implementing the Department of Labor’s new overtime rules.

Chris Wilder notes that information, intelligence, and the internet of things is driving fundamental changes to the supply chain.

Lynda Bourne builds on two earlier articles on stakeholder engagement, with a focus on tools and techniques.

PM Best Practices

Glen Alleman debunks a few pronouncements on the differences between Agile and Waterfall.

David Cotgreave on getting the right PM assigned to the project: “Outsourcing PMO is a very effective filter against the risk of poor cultural alignment!”

Cynthia Zieman notes that the key to standardizing contract management is flexibility.

Susanne Madsen defines the four components of building trust

John Goodpasture shares some insights on negotiating.

Soma Bhattacharya interviews Mark Woeppel, author of “Visual Project Management,” on his model for visual PM, called Viewpoint.

Harry Hall lists seven techniques that, taken together, will dramatically improve the quality and reliability of project cost and schedule estimates.

Kiron Bondale considers the alternatives to crashing a project schedule.

Allen Ruddock identifies common problems with meetings and the ways to prevent them.

Michael Wood explains how to become as business-savvy as your management and customers expect you to be.

Agile Methods

Johanna Rothman clarifies the differences between product manager and product owner, and why the team’s manager should not also be the product owner.

Mike Cohn gets to the flimsy basis for the claim that 64% of software features are rarely or never used.

Henny Portman reviews David Scott Bernstein’s new book, “Beyond Legacy Code.” Not just for coders – this sounds interesting for everyone associated with software projects.

Bart Gerardi describes the virtuous cycle of action that is Agile.

Brian de Haaff starts a list of things developers should stop saying. Especially #11.

Mike Griffiths gives us two-sentence overviews of how the DSDM, SAFe, DAD, and LeSS frameworks address strategic alignment.

Podcasts and Videos

Cesar Abeid interviews communications diva Jenn Swanson on applying communication skills to a new job (or project). Just 55 minutes, safe for work.

Elizabeth Harrin lists a few tips for making virtual meetings work. Less than four minutes, safe for work.

Dave Prior interviews Gil Broza at Agile 2015, on why so many organizations are disappointed with their Agile implementations. Just 15 minutes, safe for work.

Working with People

Seth Godin notes the prevalence of superstition at work, where stuff is just so complicated.

Peter Tarhanidis says that the key to training project managers is to move away from pedagogy, toward adult learning.

Bruce Harpham interviews Donald Asher on his new book, “Who Gets Promoted, Who Doesn’t, and Why.”

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