Monday Morning Links – 19th October

Posted on | October 19, 2009 | Author: | DanS | No Comments

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I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that’s when something snaps up and bites you.
-Neil Armstrong

Our heads are swelling with all the commentary and songs of praise for the Monday Morning Links, and this being week three of that experiment no less! I think we might stick with it, but prepare for that old conundrum of ‘the harder they fall!’

The Monday Morning Links may be popular (thanks Twitter!), but its the content within the links that really should be getting the love and attention, and we feel that thorough research into good content is the key to linkability. It kinda goes without saying, but that’s why it still needs to be said.

Anyway, enough with the glumness – the sun’s shining outside our office (we’re in NE Manchester if you’re wondering), and I’m therefore splurging the Monday Morning Links with an air of confidence in not being overconfident. If you figure that one out, I’ll plug you unshamedly next week.

Five For Linking:

Dr. John Estrella was in Florida recently and took the time to write in his blog about what project managers can learn from an Astronaut - http://blog.johnestrella.com/2009/10/what-managers-can-learn-from-an-astronaut/
Patrick Mayfield has written for Project Management Tipoffs and blogs at Learning Leader on the recent PRINCE2:2009 Refresh – http://pearcemayfield.typepad.com/patrick_mayfield/2009/10/go-configure-prince2.html
Brad Egeland at PM Tips offers a six part blog series on remote project management. We start you off with Part 1: Why remote? Surely you can find your way from there! – http://pmtips.net/project-management-distance-part-1/
Mike Cohn of Mike Cohn’s Blog: Succeeding With Agile provides a look at another way of looking at the four parametres of project success: The One-Handed Clock (Kudos to John P Vajda for the original retweeting of this post) – http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/using-a-one-handed-clock-to-convey-project-goals
Dr Mike Clayton (please note: he’s the esteemed facilitator, author and speaker on matters related to management of change, project management and change leadership. Not to be confused with the character from the George Clooney movie, the Australian golfer, or the American football player) at Shift Happens offers some interesting thoughts on MP’s Allowances and the notion of changing the rules after the game’s outcome has been decided – http://mikeclayton.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/%e2%80%9cit-isn%e2%80%99t-fair%e2%80%9d/

A Tweeter to Watch: @CertSchool - Much like our Tweeter two weeks ago, CertSchool is big on advice and memorable quotes, some of which will get the juices of creativity flowing like the Amazon. Here’s a taste from last Thursday:

‘It is your attitude, not your aptitude, that determines your altitude. ~Zig Ziglar’.

Shameless Arras or Camel Plug: Tuesday’s P3O Case Study from our our own Lindsay Scott in Camel. Features a clickable docstoc.com link to a P3O Pilot Case Study from Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.