New project management articles published on the web during the week of July 10 – 16. Note that this week marks an anniversary—I start curating this list seven years ago. And this week’s video: Brandon Rodriguez shares an interesting animation explaining the power of constraints on creativity and innovation. It turns out that we need at least a minimal box, after all. Just 5 minutes, safe for work.

Must read (or Hear)!

Glen Alleman contrasts scheduling software release based on the cadence of the development team with scheduling based on needed product capabilities. 2 minutes to read.

John Goodpasture explains the Hybrid (mixing Agile and established methods) Operating Principle: Agile projects are simultaneously strategically stationary and tactically iterative and emergent. 2 minutes to read.

Umberto D’Alessandro shares a case study of a project that failed because they were not solving the actual problem. An excellent lesson in data collection and analysis. 8 minutes to read.

Established Methods

Elizabeth Harrin interviews Pam Shergill on how she made the transition to project management by making herself redundant and now works as an independent project management consultant. 5 minutes to read.

Elise Stevens interview Ashleigh Waters on really knowing your stakeholders. Podcast, 19 minutes, safe for work.

Elise Stevens interview Ashleigh Waters on really knowing your stakeholders. Podcast, 19 minutes, safe for work. Harry Hall tutors us on procurement management and how to improve our processes. 3 minutes to read.

Pat Weaver reviews differences in the upcoming PMBOK Guide 6 th Edition and how it will impact PMI’s professional credential exams. 5 minutes to read.

Edition and how it will impact PMI’s professional credential exams. 5 minutes to read. Deb Schaffer gives us the basics on writing a problem statement. 5 minutes to read.

Agile Methods

Stefan Wolpers curates his list of Agile content, from product discovery and product-market fit to a hypothesis backlog, to a Manifesto for Change Management. 4 minutes to read, 11 links.

Leigh Espy provides a detailed overview of the Scrum Master’s responsibilities. 6 minutes to read.

Scott Selhorst starts with a sight gag and expands into a discussion of selected human behavior principles, as they apply to product design. 5 minutes to read.

The Clever PM interviews Suzanne Abate on her latest project: collecting the stories, advice, and experience of 100 product managers. 6 minutes to read.

Johanna Rothman explains how to create delivery milestones when using iteration-based methods. 4 minutes to read.

Hemant Kothiyal tutors us on story points and how to use them. 4 minutes to read.

John Yorke quotes ancient Roman Publilius Syrus to demonstrate that Agile thinking has a deeper history than you might imagine. 1 minute to read.

Applied Leadership

Nancy Settle-Murphy extracts several essential questions from James Ryan’s book, “Wait, What, and Life’s Other Essential Questions.” 5 minutes to read.

Gina Abudi recommends that you regularly ask your team for feedback: How well am I doing as a team leader? 2 minutes to read.

Mike Clayton explains transformational leadership, as opposed to transactional leadership. Video, 5 minutes, safe for work.

Technology, Techniques, and Human Behavior

RTS Labs explains what Net Neutrality is and why it should matter to those of us who make our living with technology. 5 minutes to read.

Prateek Singh explores Conway’s Law (“How do committees invent?”) and Little’s Law of queuing to chart a path to flat, customer-centered organizations. 11 minutes to read.

Ryan Ogilvie notes the three special challenges that IT service managers face in communicating with their customers. 3 minutes to read.

Working and the Workplace

Katie Perry collates a few action items for cubicle dwellers making the transition to digital nomads. 7 minutes to read.

Rebecca Greenfield reports on a growing trend: the end of telecommuting. 4 minutes to read.

Lisette Sutherland highlights five of her favorite segments from the last 50 Collaboration Superpower interviews. Podcast, 19 minutes, safe for work.

Marcio Santos shared an infographic on common productivity killers and ways we can avoid them. 3 minutes to read.

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