Top Project Management books curated by experts

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Fundamentals of Project Management

Understanding the concepts of Project Management starts with understanding the fundamentals. On your way to mastery, it's crucial for you to understand how certain concepts were derived, and why things work like they do. Starting with these resources is the best way to do so.

Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time

Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time

Jeff Sutherland discloses to the non-tech world the elegantly simple process that programmers and web developers have been using since he invented Scrum, showing how a small, empowered, and dedicated team can deliver significantly higher quality work at a faster pace through introspection, itera…

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Managing Multiple Projects: How Project Managers Can Balance Priorities, Manage Expectations and Increase Productivity

Managing Multiple Projects: How Project Managers Can Balance Priorities, Manage Expectations and Increase Productivity

Project management is changing. Rather than focusing solely on one large project, the majority of project managers are now expected to juggle multiple projects, which brings a different set of challenges. Between a greater number of project sponsors, resource conflicts and constant pressure from…

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Project Management for Non-Project Managers

Project Management for Non-Project Managers

Project Management for Non-Project Managers demystifies the jargon and processes of project management, encouraging functional managers to jump into the PM arena and arming them with step-by-step guidelines for mastering the most critical PM skills, including business analysis techniques, work b…

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How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between

How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between

These are wonderful stories. But most of the time big visions turn into nightmares. Remember Boston’s “Big Dig”? Almost every sizeable city in the world has such a fiasco in its backyard. In fact, no less than 92% of megaprojects come in over budget or over schedule, or both. The cost of Califor…

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Critical Chain

Critical Chain

Critical chain project management (CCPM) is a project management methodology that helps you monitor essential resources and prioritize dependent tasks within a project. Learn how to use this framework to help your organization manage resources and complete projects as efficiently as possible.

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Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Practical Tools for Leaders and Teams

Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Practical Tools for Leaders and Teams

When Fortune Magazine estimated that 70% of all strategies fail, it also noted that most of these strategies were basically sound, but could not be executed. The central premise of Strategic Project Management Made Simple is that most projects and strategies never get off the ground because of a…

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Additional Project Management Reading

These books are not required for you to learn Project Management, but they are highly recommended for you to deepen your knowledge.

Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling

Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling

This Eleventh Edition of the bestselling "bible" of project management maintains the streamlined approach of the prior editions and moves the content even closer to PMI®'s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®). New content has been added to this edition on measuring project management RO…

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Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager

Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager

It provides practical strategies and tools to help unofficial project managers successfully navigate their projects and deliver results. The book offers real-world examples and case studies that demonstrate how to apply project management principles in various situations.

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Agile Project Management For Dummies

Agile Project Management For Dummies

Agile Project Management For Dummies, 3rd Edition gives product developers and other project leaders the tools they need for a successful project. This book's principles and techniques will guide you in creating a product roadmap, self-correcting iterations of deployable products, and preparing …

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Agile Project Management with Scrum

Agile Project Management with Scrum

Scrum is an Agile project management methodology involving a small team led by a Scrum master, whose main job is to remove all obstacles to getting work done. Work is done in short cycles called sprints, and the team meets daily to discuss current tasks and any roadblocks that need clearing.

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The Lazy Project Manager: How to be Twice as Productive and Still Leave the Office Early

The Lazy Project Manager: How to be Twice as Productive and Still Leave the Office Early

The Lazy Project Manager: How to be Twice as Productive and Still Leave the Office Early. In The lazy project manager , Peter Taylor illustrates how we can achieve more without expending more time and energy. Welcome to the home of 'productive laziness' and a more focused approach to project man…

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Project Management Body of Knowledge

Project Management Body of Knowledge

The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is a standard set of processes, guidelines, and best practices used in project management. It's broken into five process groups, 10 knowledge areas, and 49 processes.

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Specializations and Deeper Project Management Knowledge

You've got your basics in order – time to move on to some advanced and specialized concepts. Project Management is evolving every day, these books can help you master it.

The 50 PMP Exam Prep Questions Everyone Gets Wrong: Master The Hard Questions - Ace Your PMP Exam Cornelius Fichtner

The 50 PMP Exam Prep Questions Everyone Gets Wrong: Master The Hard Questions - Ace Your PMP Exam Cornelius Fichtner

There are some topics everyone gets wrong on the PMP® exam. Being able to answer tricky questions can mean the difference between a pass and a fail. Using data from thousands of mock PMP exams and insights from experienced classroom trainers, this book, based on The PrepCast PMP Exam Simulator, …

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Advanced Multi-project Management: Achieving Outstanding Speed and Results with Predictability

Advanced Multi-project Management: Achieving Outstanding Speed and Results with Predictability

Even in a well-managed multi-project environment, it is not unusual to see half of all projects completed either late, over budget or with cuts to original scope. However, the proven approach presented in Advanced Multi-Project Management has enabled large, medium, and even small organizations t…

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