New project management articles published on the web during the week of April 3 – 9. And this week’s video: Art Petty tell us to find the opportunities lurking in situations characterized by ambiguity and uncertainty. Less than 4 minutes, safe for work.

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Michael Wood offers some career counseling for those considering a move to project management consulting.

Greg Satell says that looking for a good problem will lead us to find a great idea.

Bertrand Duperrin observes that there are no more technology companies—only companies using technology. Just ask Tesla Motors, now calling itself Tesla, Inc.

Established Methods

Elizabeth Harrin explains how to hold people accountable, in her weekly Project Management Café Facebook Live session. Join the group! Just 18 minutes, safe for work.

Harry Hall walks us through creating a project human resource management plan.

Moira Alexander tutors us on RFIs and RFQs from the perspective of both the potential customer and the vendor.

Anna Murray explains the nature of complex projects, using the assembly of an Ikea desk as a metaphor. If you’re thinking “schedule risk,” I think you get the idea.

Glen Alleman tutors us on interpreting a probability distribution, using the measured similarity in two very different climates to illustrate.

Agile Methods

Stefan Wolpers curates his weekly list of Agile content, including posts on how many teams a Scrum Master should handle and whether they should work themselves out of a job.

Jimeque Turner counts the soft skills that allowed her to transition from teacher to project manager, to Scrum Master.

Johanna Rothman contrasts an iterative approach with a cadence-driven approach.

The Clever PM debunks five common myths about “iteration.”

Pulkit Agrawal explains why a start-up firm chose to re-design their product, choosing growth and sustainability over short-term customer retention.

Coray Seifert reflects on lessons learned from using Hansoft for Agile project management on his most recent game development project. And more widely applicable than that.

Applied Leadership

John Goodpasture summarizes “The Right Kind of Crazy: A true story of teamwork, leadership, and high-stakes innovation,” by Adam Steltzner and William Patrick.

Michael Lopp extends Kim Scott’s model for Radical Candor into one of Radical (communication) Efficiency.

Margarita Mayo notes that, although humble people make the most effective leaders, we keep following charismatic narcissists.

Technology, Techniques, and Human Behavior

Nancy Settle-Murphy and Elise Keith list the criteria to decide whether a face-to-face meeting is necessary or a virtual meeting will work as well.

Matt Weinberger looks out a decade to the end of the smartphone, and maybe new models for being human.

Seth Godin: “Technology destroys the perfect and then it enables the impossible.”

Peter Vishton argues that to break our own bad habits we should use the same training techniques that work on dogs.

Working and the Workplace

Ryan Ogilvie shares an anecdote that illustrates the need for excellent metrics when pursuing excellence.

Lisette Sutherland interviews Frank Cottle, CEO of Alliance Virtual Offices, on the virtual office movement and “third place” working. Just 45 minutes, safe for work.

Michael Hyatt uses Elon Musk as a counter-intuitive example to illustrate why the 100 hour work week is counter-productive.

Tom McFarlin shares a lesson from “Essentialism,” by Greg McKeown, on separating the vital few from the trivial many.

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