Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (Second Edition)78 reviews Tom DeMarco, Timothy Lister Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1999 Important Read For Contrarian Reasons + A must for project managers + People Matter + commentary on team dynamics             A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Third Edition (PMBOK Guides)131 reviews Project Management Institute Project Management Institute, 2004 A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge + PMBOK Guides + PMI-PMBOK As a professional Project Manager and member of the PMI, this book is a must for all persons either, as a reference tool, or a text book to obtain qualifications in Project Management. Not the easiest to read but none the less, an invaluable asset. Barry Conroy Impact Project Management,             Human Resource Skills for the Project Manager: The Human Aspects of Project Management, Volume 21 review Vijay K. Verma Project Management Institute, 1996 Good overview but too theoretical In this second volume, the author covers almost all soft issues: how to organize great meetings, active listening, conflict management tactics, motivation theories (such as Maslow's, Erg's, Herzberg's and Mc Clelland's), guidelines for successful negotiations and team development stages. It is a ...             Earned Value Project Management, Second Edition18 reviews Quentin W. Fleming; Joel M. Koppelman Project Management Institute, 2000 Earned Value Simplified + Brings EVMS into perspective I wish I had had this book much earlier in my project management career! The authors of this book are able to bring the esoteric aspects of Earned Value to the masses. Reading this text is easy - not like a reading text book - and the authors provide (somewhat) "real life" case studies to back up ...             Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling31 reviews Harold Kerzner Wiley, 2003 A very good all-in-one book + leakage + EXCELLENT REFERENCE TOOL, BUT VERY DRY READING The book deals with the PMI's PMBOK areas of focus in a very structured way. Definitely a useful tool for PMP exam. In addition the book is definite winner for any practioner of PM. A full detailed chapter on pricing and estimation .... not to mention another on management of conflicts in PM ...             Managing Multiple Projects11 reviews Michael Tobis, Irene Tobis McGraw-Hill, 2002 Excellent! Best Book on Workload Management/Balancing Ever! + The Briefcase Series is a hit overall and this one is certainly excellent + Packed with Knowledge ! I'm a software developer, and although I don't manage other people's time and effort across multiple projects, I have to manage mine. I've been through many of the more popular Time Management books around for solutions, but this book hit the nail on the head. A simple yet profound exercise ...             Identifying and Managing Project Risk: Essential Tools for Failure-Proofing Your Project12 reviews Tom Kendrick AMACOM, 2003 Good overview, heavy in IT & scheduling + The Definitive Book on Risk for Project Managers + A pretty good book + Easy to Read             Project Management ToolBox: Tools and Techniques for the Practicing Project Manager6 reviews Dragan Z. Milosevic Wiley, 2003 "Project Management Toolbox" Helps Win Projects! + Great reference material for the daily life of a project manager + Highly recommended and extremely useful + A Practical "Goldmine" + Finally we have a ToolBox in one peace             Strategic Planning for Project Management Using a Project Management Maturity Model4 reviews Harold Kerzner Wiley, 2001 Much-needed effort, but has pitfalls + Quick Read, worth the time + Its about time... This book represents an excellent effort to apply the capability maturity model(CMM) to project management. For reference, the CMM was originated by Mitre Corp. and developed by the Software Engineering Institute originally as a benchmark for determining an organization's software engineering ...             Project and Program Risk Management: A Guide to Managing Project Risks and Opportunities (PMBOK Handbooks) ...6 reviews Project Management Institute, 1992 Well written introduction to probability and risk management + Good, but mostly common sense + Project managers book to keep My mentor and colleague is fond of chiding me to "roll the dice". However, he is well versed in probability and risk management, so what he is really attempting to get me to do is to take *calculated* risks. I hate math, but knew that I had to overcome that if I wanted to take the next step in my ...             Project Management (The Briefcase Book Series)13 reviews Gary R. Heerkens McGraw-Hill, 2001 Practial Project Mgt!!! + Excellent Primer on Project Management I've been in the field for roughly 10 years and I find this book to be provide sound theortical and practical advice. There are a lot books that explain the theory/science of project management (pm), but few that also deal with the art of pm. Yes, advanced theories and methods are useful, but 80% ...             The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, Second Edition57 reviews Eric Verzuh Wiley, 2005 This 3rd Edition of Fast Forward MBA in Project Management rocks! + Extensive introduction to PM + Concise & Clear + Good but not for the PMP Exam + A Jewel of a Book             A Survival Guide for Project Managers5 reviews James Taylor AMACOM, 1998 Takes PMs to the next step in their professional development + Very pleased. + Good introduction to project management. + Read it and SURVIVE! + Great for beginners and seasoned project managers             Advanced Project Management: Best Practices on Implementation Harold, Ph.D. Kerzner Wiley, 2004 Authoritative strategies for implementing project management Senior managers at world-class corporations open their office doors to discuss case studies that demonstrate their thought processes and actual strategies that helped them lead their companies to excellence in project management in less than six years! Following the Project Management Institute's Body of Knowledge (PMBOK(r)), ...             The Project Management Scorecard: Measuring the Success of Project Management Solutions (Improving Human ...5 reviews G. Lynne Snead Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002 Essential for PMOs and mature project organizations + Show the benefits of your project management improvement initiative + Expectations Exceeded + Read it and start tailor, or design, own PM tools + How to create a "project management culture"             Fundamentals of Project Management (Worksmart)23 reviews James P. Lewis AMACOM, 2002 Good overview + Project Management, good overview + fundamentals of project management + A Very Good Introduction to Best Practices + Fundamentals of Project Management by James P. Lewis             Project Planning, Scheduling & Control, 3rd Edition12 reviews James P. Lewis McGraw-Hill, 2000 Excellent for Project Managers + Interesting Enough + Even non-project managers can find this useful! + Good project management book, weak on customer requirements + Excellent book for all PMs             Visualizing Project Management: A Model for Business and Technical Success (with CD-ROM)24 reviews Kevin Forsberg, Hal Mooz, ... Wiley, 2000 Call to Arms + A practical guide, full of insights In his foreward to Visualizing Project Management (second edition), Norman Augustine, retired Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin, reminds us of the unfortunate high incidence of failures in IT projects. Mr. Augustine then notes the key role of the project manager in producing success or failure. ...             Communicating Project Management: The Integrated Vocabulary of Project Management and Systems Engineering12 reviews Hal Mooz, Kevin Forsberg, ... Wiley, 2002 Make Room on the Bookshelf + Keys to teamwork and collaboration + Let the stovepipes topple and the silo demolition begin! + When you must be understood + Helps settle conflict and confusion             Human Resource Skills for the Project Manager: The Human Aspects of Project Management, Volume 21 review Vijay K. Verma Project Management Institute, 1996 Good overview but too theoretical In this second volume, the author covers almost all soft issues: how to organize great meetings, active listening, conflict management tactics, motivation theories (such as Maslow's, Erg's, Herzberg's and Mc Clelland's), guidelines for successful negotiations and team development stages. It is a ...