New project management articles published on the web during the week of July 14 – 20. We gather all of this stuff so you don’t have to search for it! Recommended:

PM Best Practices

Agile Methods

Neil Killick shares his heuristic for “slicing” work into granular chunks, to facilitate collection of empirical data to support forecasting.

Mike Cohn suggests we simplify ordering our backlog with just two priorities: “now” and “not now.”

Andrea Brockmeier advocates for the daily standup, from a project manager’s perspective.

The Limits of Agility

Glen Alleman points out the problem with incremental delivery, when the customer can’t derive value from the interim releases.

Shim Marom sees a potential down side to the embrace of late changes inherent in Agile methods.

Tushar Patel notes that Agile development presents problems for project managers, who still have responsibilities to stakeholders outside the team.

Professional Development

Cheri Baker proposes a structure for ethical behavior in leaders and managers.

Mariel Norton explores the impact of body language in meetings.

Lindsay Scott explains how “impression management” applies in job interviews. Note that interviewers are trying to manage their impression of you, too!

Jen Skrabak sees the increasingly common chief strategy officer as a potential career opportunity for portfolio managers.

Podcasts and Videos

Cesar Abeid interviews Liz Pearce, CEO of project management software house LiquidPlanner. Just 22 minutes, safe for work.

Cornelius Fichtner interviews Wayne Turmel, who says we need to meet like we mean it. Just 36 minutes, safe for work.

Rich Maltzman and Dave Shirley share a Green IT webinar. Just over an hour, safe for work.

Dave Prior interviews Melanie Franklin on her new book, presenting an Agile framework for planning and implementing change. Just 24 minutes, safe for work.

Margaret Meloni provides some techniques for procrastinators. If you don’t click on this link right away, I’m sure she’ll understand.

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