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Accelerated Project Management

Michelle A. LaBrosse, publisher unknown, 160 pages paperback, ISBN 0-9664286-4-1 

Accelerated project management allows teams or individuals to rapidly launch projects. The book covers facilitation, project agreement, teaming, project planning, risks, scheduling, budgeting, tracking and lessons learned.  

Advanced Project Portfolio Management and the PMO

Gerald I. Kendall and Steven C. Rollins, J. Ross Publishing, 434 pages hardcover, first edition April 2003, ISBN 1-932159-02-9

The Accidental Project Manager: Surviving the Transition from Techie to  Manager

Patricia Ensworth,  Published July 23, 2001, ISBN: 047141011X

This book provides a no-nonsense, jargon-free approach to getting the job done. With the help of useful templates, checklists, and  sample forms, as well as pointers to essential resources, Ensworth gives concise,  easy-to-understand advice on everything needed  to hit the ground running.

Agile Project Management : Creating Innovative Products (Agile Software Development Series)

Jim Highsmith

Going beyond software development, this book describes how a variety of projects can be better managed by applying agile principles and practices. The author outlines the five phases in the agile process management framework--envision, speculate, explore, adapt, and close--then identifies specific practices for each phase that align with the agile values and guiding principles.

Margaret Chu, Diane Altwies, Edward Walker

This study guide follows the format of the PMBOK® Guide more closely than any other book on the market. Whether you are studying for the PMP or CAPM exam, or just want to improve your project management knowledge, this book is a must-read.

Advanced Project Management: Best Practices on Implementation

Harold Kerzner

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!

Agile Project Management with Scrum (Microsoft Professional)

Ken Schwaber

Apply the principles of Scrum, one of the most popular agile programming methods, to software project management—and focus your team on delivering real business value.

Administering an Enterprise PMO Using Microsoft Project Office Server 2003

Gary L. Chefetz, Dale A. Howard, Gary Chefetz, Dale Howard

The Advanced Project Management Office: A Comprehensive Look at Function and Implementation

Parviz F. Rad, Ginger Levin

Reference covers all aspects of PMO in a format that is easy to read and understand. Discusses the motivations for adopting a PMO, including project performance, project manager competency, the organizational desire to excel, and much more.

Application Development: Managing the Project Life Cycle

Mark Hoffman, Ted Beaumont

This book focuses on a world where not every program gets into production without a bug, the scope of the projects changes with the wind, projects run overtime and over budget, and users that could care less about the new application being forced on them by MIS. It includes charts, worksheets, and checklists that will help you manage your projects. It also includes a diskette and a project management program that runs on the AS/400.

Antipatterns in Project Management

William Brown, Hays Skip McCormick and Scott Thomas, John Wiley and Sons, 460 pages, ISBN 0-471-36366-9 

The Basics of Performance Measurement

Jerry L. Harbour, Productivity Press, 1997, paperback 71 pages, ISBN 0-527-76328-4 

The Art of Project Management

Scott Berkun

In The Art of Project Management, you'll learn from a veteran manager of software and web development how to plan, manage and lead projects. This personal account of hard lessons learned over a decade of work in the industry distills complex concepts and challenges into practical nuggets of useful advice. Inspiring, funny, honest, and compelling, this is the book you and your team need to have within arms reach.

The Blind Men and the Elephant: Mastering Project Work

David Schmaltz

Using the "blind men and the elephant" metaphor, this useful guide explains how a "follow the leader" approach creates troubled projects by pulling attention from the real source of power and authority - the individual. Using real-world stories, it shows how anyone can transform a fuzzy project assignment into a meaningful, satisfying experience.

Best Impressions: How to Gain Professionalism, Promotion and Profit

Dawn E. Waldrop

The book reminds some of us to polish our image where we may of gotten lack over the years. This book is a must for the younger generation who never experienced the dress for success era. It provides the tools needed to benefit from a polished, professional image.

Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step: Maximizing Performance and Maintaining Results

Paul R. Niven

This book explains how an organization can measure and manage performance with the Balanced Scorecard methodology. It provides extensive background on performance management and the Balanced Scorecard, and focuses on guiding a team through the step-by-step development and ongoing implementation of a Balanced Scorecard system.

Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the International Building Code

Francis D. K. Ching, et al.

A practical, illustrated guide to the new International Building Code.
 

Business Process Management: Profiting From Process

Roger Burlton

While companies realize the need for change, they have not yet developed clear implementation strategies. This book guides managers and NBA-seekers through the transition from the traditional "offline" ways of doing business to incorporating e-commerce and the Internet as a business tool to interact and transact.

Business and Administrative Communication with CD, PowerWeb, and BComm Skill Booster

Kitty O. Locker

This Sixth Edition of Business and Administrative Communication by Kitty Locker is a true leader in the business communications field. Beyond covering the broad scope of topics in both oral and written business communication, Locker’s text uses a student-friendly writing style and strong design element to hold student attention. Real-world examples and real business applications underscore the relevance and importance of the material presented to the classroom experience and to the students’ careers.

Business and Its Environment

David P. Baron

Brings together the disciplines of economics, political science, law, and ethics to address a class of management issues of growing importance to the performance of companies.

Business Ethics

Manuel G. Velasquez

Business Etiquette and Professionalism (Crisp Fifty-Minute Book)

M. Kay duPont

This is a superb guide to the subtleties and complexities of business etiquette. This book shows how to maintain a professional and competitive edge by understanding basic business etiquette. In addition to the exercises and activities on making introductions, dining out, sending and receiving gifts, public manners, tipping and attire, there is updated information on electronic etiquette.

Business Intelligence Roadmap: The Complete Project Lifecycle for Decision-Support Applications

Larissa T. Moss, Shaku Atre

Provides a complete methodology for everything from strategic planning to the selection of new technologies and the evaluation of application releases. A visual guide to developing an effective BI decision-support application. Softcover. CD-ROM included.

Building Project Management Centers of Excellence

Dennis Bolles, Amacom, 240 pages hard cover, ISBN: 081440717X

Canadian Professional Engineering Practice and Ethics

Gordon C. Andrews and John D. Kemper

The Complete Project Management Office Handbook

Gerard M. Hill

Handbook identifies the project management office as the essential business integrator of the people, processes, and tools that manage or influence project performance. For people at all levels of the project and business spectrum. Includes index. DLC: Project management--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
 

CAPM™ Certified Associate in Project Management All-in-One Exam Guide (All-in-One)

Joseph Phillips

Master all CAPM exam topics, as developed by the Project Management Institute (PMI), using this in-depth and comprehensive resource. The entire body of knowledge needed to become a Certified Associate in Project Management is covered in great detail.

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Communicating at Work

Ronald B. Adler, Jeanne Marquardt Elmhorst, Paperback 512 pages 6^th edition (1999), McGraw-Hill Professional Book Group, ISBN: 0-07-303433-9

Creating an Environment for  Successful Projects: The Quest to Manage Project Management

Robert J. Graham, Randall L. Englund (Contributor), 254 pages hardback, Published August 1 1997, ISBN: 0787903590

This hands-on resource offers managers the cutting-edge information and effective tools they need to support and sustain the project management climate that is so vital to organizational growth.