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             Head First PMP: A Brain-Friendly Guide to Passing the Project Management Professional Exam (Head First)57 reviews Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007 Great for visual learners + Head first PMP + Very Helpful for the PMP Exam I'm a visual learner and I found this book to be very helpful in preparing for the exam. The situational questions in the book are relevant to the types of questions on the exam and the cross-word puzzles and exercises are helpful to remember the concepts. The FREE online practice test is very ...             Successful Project Management: A Step-by-Step Approach with Practical Examples3 reviews Milton D. Rosenau, Gregory D. Githens Wiley, 2005 Best Basic Project Management Book for Product Development + Project Management + Nice book, easy to read, and ready to put in practice. I've read a number of project management books over the years, and very few of them fit at all in a product development environment. This book fits and matches product development very well. In fact, in my opinion, it is the best basic project management book on the market currently for ...             Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time110 reviews Brian Tracy Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007 Eat that Frog + 21 Little Gems + no fluff, excellent! Don't look at the title - but the author! This is an excellent book with tips on how to be more productive and stop procrastinating!             Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies: Understanding Patterns of Project Behavior11 reviews Tom Demarco, Peter Hruschka, ... Dorset House, 2008 What to do right to make your projects work, even if it may appear to be wrong + Another classic from "those Peopleware guys" + Highly recommended to anyone in charge of a group project + Vaccine for Project Team Members + A Book of Nuggets             Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers: The People Skills You Need to Achieve Outstanding Results7 reviews Anthony C. Mersino AMACOM, 2007 Bridges a gap in the discipline of Project Management. A great addition to every Project Manager's book-shelf. + Finally a book on EI for managers Some months ago I completed a Project Management course for which the textbook was the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) by the Project Management Institute (PMI). As I went through the 9 PM knowledge areas, 5 process groups, 44 processes and the countless tools and techniques in each ...             PMP In Depth: Project Management Professional Study Guide for PMP and CAPM Exams (In Depth)51 reviews Paul Sanghera Course Technology PTR, 2006 A valuable reference for the PMP exam + Passed the PMP Exam on the First Try: It works + Could Be a Little Clearer + Paul's or Rita's Book: My Experience             Change Management7 reviews Jeffrey Hiatt, Timothy Creasey Prosci Research, 2003 Good Change Management Basics + Concise yet informative book on change management + A great PowerPoint presentation + Change Management: A definitive guide             The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, Second Edition59 reviews Eric Verzuh Wiley, 2005 This 3rd Edition of Fast Forward MBA in Project Management rocks! + The Fast Forward MBA third edition + An excellent Project Management Book + Extensive introduction to PM + Concise & Clear             Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly))12 reviews Scott Berkun O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008 Practical, useful advice on how to realistically run a project + More than a T-Shirt + Great for Project Managers - and Staff + Great book! + A classic to put along other master pieces             Scrappy Project Management: The 12 Predictable and Avoidable Pitfalls Every Project Faces24 reviews Kimberly Wiefling Happy About, 2007 Your "E-Coupon" Ride Through Project Management + I bought this book for all my clients + Real Life Project Management In our lives, we each encounter rare works or a rarer person that enrich our soul as well as our practice. SCRAPPY PROJECT MANAGEMENT is such a work, and Kimberly Wiefling is such a person. SCRAPPY PROJECT MANAGEMENT is as much about who we can be as it is a humorous and practical Baedeker to ...             The PMP Exam: How to Pass On Your First Try (Test Prep series)186 reviews PMP, Andy Crowe Velociteach, 2005 Worth it but a caveat... + I did pass first time + The PMP Exam + One of the best on the market for the topic + I had the luck to discover this book, 1 month previous to the exam             The Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management, 4th Edition (Complete Idiot's Guide to)3 reviews PMP, G. Michael Campbell, Ph.D., Sunny Baker Alpha, 2007 Great information...thanks! + Excellent for beginners Just great. Understandable. Complete. Each edition gets better--although I still like the humor in the 2nd edition better. Great teaching tool and great for all general project managers, which is almost everyone in business.             What Is Six Sigma?19 reviews Pete Pande, Larry Holpp McGraw-Hill, 2001 Excellent primer on Six Sigma - recommend it! + Great introduction to Six Sigma + A Great Outline of Six Sigma Questions answered by this book - What is Six Sigma and how does it work? - What are the new roles employees play in Six Sigma? - What is the Six Sigma problem-solving process? - Why Six Sigma is not a flavor-of-the-month management trend? - How does Six Sigma impact the bottom line? - How ...             Absolute Beginner's Guide to Project Management (Absolute Beginner's Guide)12 reviews Greg Horine Que, 2005 excellent practical overview + Full of Information + The Bible of Project Management I've read 10 books on PM in the last 3 years. Without a doubt this is the most practical one I've read. It takes PM theory and goes much further than other beginner's guides to actually telling you how to do apply the theory in the real world. The mind maps are particularly good. I have used these ...             The One-Page Project Manager: Communicate and Manage Any Project With a Single Sheet of Paper27 reviews Clark A. Campbell Wiley, 2006 Simplification & Application + Good book on project communication + Very Good Book + Good stuff, but one question... + Great Book             Contemporary Management4 reviews Gareth Jones, Jennifer George McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2007 Comtemporary Management + contemporary management + Managment Must Have This book is very informative and is going to be helpful in teaching me to manage my business. The class I'm taking is using this book and I'm glad they chose this one because it breaks things down into a language I can easily understand. It's perfect.             Choosing Project Success - A Guide for Building Professionals6 reviews J. F. Mccarthy Pareto, 2008 A MUST HAVE + Great Find + Choosing Project Success - EXACTLY what I was looking for! + A must have for the commerical realtor             Project Management For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))20 reviews Stanley E. Portny For Dummies, 2006 Great Introduction for the Beginner + Project Management for Dummies + Good for a total dummy also + Project Management for Dummies + What better way to start your project             Dialogue Mapping: Building Shared Understanding of Wicked Problems7 reviews Jeff Conklin Wiley, 2005 Imagine a world filled with GREAT meetings... + Clear thinking, well done + the marriage of group thinking, reflection and action + Review of Dialogue Mapping + Highly recommended for anyone interested in better communication