New project management articles published on the web during the week of November 7 – 13. And this week’s video: CEO of Datameer, Stefan Groschupf, talks about how companies like AirBnB, Uber and SpaceX are taking an Agile, evolutionary approach to data analytics. Just 2 minutes, safe for work.

Must read / view / listen!

Michael Hyatt argues that starting your day by eating a frog can help fight procrastination, but starting with the easiest task and working to the most difficult builds confidence.

Glen Alleman outlines the Agile Canon, as presented by Daniel R. Greening. This is an excellent depiction of Agile principles in five groups.

Jiwat Ram makes the case for compliance projects as strategic, “… as non-compliance could lead to far-reaching implications for business survival and continuity management.”

Established Methods

Elizabeth Harrin details the five skills you need to manage complex projects. She also explains the difference between difficult and hard projects.

Harry Hall covers the basics of requirements management.

Momoko McCartney and Edward Hun describe the business analysis operating model, and why you need one.

Jason Morio invokes a recent study from Appleseed Partners which found that collaboration is impeded by using multiple tools, rather than relying on One Source of Truth.

Anna Murray identifies four common mistakes organizations make in managing software development, and how to prevent them.

Agile Methods

Stefan Wolpers posts his weekly round-up of Agile articles, blog posts, and other content.

Danni Friedland explains how to collect actionable UX design data by conducting usability testing.

Mike Griffiths tutors us on adding risk management to Agile methods.

Dave Prior interviews Troy Magennis on the use of his forecasting tools, which are based on team performance. Just 23 minutes, safe for work.

Anand Kedia outlines continuous integration and continuous delivery, shows the benefits of each, and tells how they fit together.

Craig Smith interviews Mark Pedersen on the changing role of the tester in ensuring software quality. Just 37 minutes, safe for work.

Neil Potter points out that Scrum teams and coaches need to master the “hard skills” of managing software development.

Applied Leadership

Cornelius Fichtner interviews Kristine Hayes Munson on influencing without authority. Just 30 minutes, safe for work.

Michael Lopp describes the effective staff meeting, and when to not bother having it.

Bertrand Duperrin puts the gap between the digital employee (and applicant) and the employer in context.

Technology and Techniques

Jamie Hale gives a high-level explanation of the language of statistics and why correlation matters even when it isn’t indicative of causation.

Matthew Squair provides a lesson (in his Screwtape persona) explaining how the concept of mitigation can be used to help paper over dangerous decisions.

Mark Samuels summarizes recommendation from Gartner that should impact the way we approach Big Data projects.

Aaron Smith summarizes the top ten tech trends for 2017, as identified by Gartner.

Working and the Workplace

Lisette Sutherland interview Corey Grusdan of SoFetch about what it takes to work remotely. Just 24 minutes, safe for work.

Suzanne Lucas reminds us to take our annual vacation before the year runs out.

Jory MacKay suggests ways to make your workspace work better for you.

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