New project management articles published on the web during the week of February 20 – 26. And this week’s video: Jason Fried lays out his theory of why the office isn’t a good place to get work done, and some suggestions that address the cause of that conundrum.

Must read!

Bryan Menegus reports on the latest massive leak of passwords and personally identifiable information. Change all of your passwords and then read the details.

Mark Rice and Timothy Korson explain how to apply Malcolm Gladwell’s “thin slice” expert opinion approach and Planning Poker to estimate timeline and budget.

Michael Lopp tells how to win the “Successfully deliver hard news” merit badge.

Established Methods

Johanna Rothman suggests several scenarios that let you report defects based on the risks that arise from them.

Matthew Heminger illustrates the consulting power of Why with a story about a hole in the ground.

Rob England explains that #NoProjects doesn’t mean there won’t be any projects, just that it won’t be the primary mode of operation in IT.

Harry Hall links quality of requirements to quality of the outcome with a simple anecdote.

Dmitriy Nizhebetskiy provides a short textbook and video on creating a robust work breakdown structure. Even the full online course is free.

Mike Clayton tutors us on the project business case. Even if you’re not using Prince2, this is a great explanation of an important business practice.

Eamonn McGuinness just published the second edition of The Collaborative Project Management Handbook.

Karthik Subburaman lists eight excellent books on project management and related skills.

The nice folks at Smartsheet posted The Complete Glossary of Project Management Terminology.

Agile Methods

Stefan Wolpers curates his weekly links to Agile content, including the brilliant jerks who make Agility impossible, slicing user stories, prototyping, and more.

Ryan Ripley interviews Tom Cagley on the role and impact that certifications have had on the Agile movement.

Paul Culmsee reports from Creative Melbourne, where he was one of the inaugural speakers. Sounds like an interesting group of smart people being fascinating.

Max Ogle interviews Irene Au, design partner at Khosla Ventures and former head of design at Google and Yahoo, on the need to base designs on what people actually do.

Applied Leadership

Magi Graziano defines three tenets of leadership IQ: self-awareness, executive brain function, and response agility.

Seth Godin explains why we do what’s urgent, rather than what’s important.

The Clever PM contemplates the human factors that make people resist behavioral change.

Leigh Espy interviews Kane Hadley, who says that his foundational experience in project management came from playing Dungeons and Dragons.

Technology and Techniques

Kailash Awati tutors us on the basics of machine learning. Yes, there’s more to it than regression analysis.

Conner Forrest summarizes a recent report on the technical hurdles facing artificial intelligence based on machine learning.

Paramita Ghosh reports on one of Hitachi’s machine learning initiatives: the Robot Boss. Hitachi claims an 8% productivity increase in enterprise IT functions. No word on how much of that was attributable to fewer meetings.

Hussain Bandukwala begins a short series for the first-time PMO leader on setting up the PMO.

Elizabeth Harrin reviews a new on-line training course created by Philip R. Diab, a former Chair of PMI, called RapidStart PMO.

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