Filing and Computer Database Projects

Jeffrey R. Stewart, Nancy Melesco

A Framework for Project and Program Integration

R. Max Wideman, Project Management Institute, 1991, paperback (about 120 pages), ISBN 1-880410-01-X

Getting to yes: Negotiating without giving in

R. Fischer and W Ury, second  edition, 1991, Penguin Books

Getting Started in Project Management

Paula Martin, et al.

Offers explanations of everything needed to get started in project management. Packed with practical advice, including tips to increase success. Presents case studies to show why project management actually works.

The Game Producer's Handbook

Dan Irish

This book serves as an ideal reference for students who want to acquire the knowledge and skills to succeed in this burgeoning industry, and in the future of entertainment. For veterans in the game industry, this book includes several valuable lessons that can help enhance their professional skills. Avoid the pitfalls behind some of the most common mistakes made in video game development. Get tips on how the financial aspects of a project govern a game producer's decisions.

Global Literacies: Lessons on Business Leadership and National Cultures

Rosen, Robert, Patricia Digh, and Carl Phillips, Simon & Schuster, 2000, first edition, ISBN 0-684-85902-5

Guide to Managerial Communications: Effective Business Writing and Speaking

Mary Munter, Prentice Hall, Fifth edition 2000, paper back 198 pages, ISBN 0-13-013381-7

A Guide to the Project Management Body of  Knowledge: 2000 Edition  

Project Management Institute,  2000 (Paper) , paper back- 200 pages (January 2001), Project Management Institute Publication; ISBN: 1880410230

Dimensions (in inches): 0.51 x 10.86 x 8.39

The Hands-On Project Office: Guaranteeing ROI and On-Time Delivery

Richard M. Kesner

This compendium of best practices and practical recommendations details simple, deployable frameworks, practical tools, and time-tested best practices for successful IT service and project delivery management.

House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and then Tell You the Time

Martin Kihn

Once upon a time in Corporate America there was a group of men and women who were paid huge fees to tell organizations what they were doing wrong and how to improve themselves. These men and women promised everything and delivered nothing, said they were experts when they were not, sometimes ruined careers, and at best, only wasted time, energy, and huge sums of money. They called themselves Management Consultants....

Hiring the Best Knowledge Workers, Techies & Nerds: The Secrets & Science of Hiring Technical People

Johanna Rothman, Gerald M. Weinberg (Foreword)Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated, paperback 352 pages, 2004, ISBN 0-93263-359-5

A History of Managing Quality: The evolution, Trends and Future Directions of Managing Quality

J. M. Juran (Editor), ASCQ Quality Press, 1995, 688 pages hard cover,  ISBN 0-87389-341-7

How to Become a Better Negotiator

James G. Patterson, Paper back 80 pages, Amacom Books  ISBN: 0-8144-7839-5

How to Build a Work Breakdown Structure

Carl L. Pritchard, ESI International, 1998, First Edition, 58 pages paperback, ISBN: 1-890367-12-5

How to Lead Work Teams: Facilitation Skills

Frank Reees, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, paperback 240 pages, ISBN: 0787956910  

Develop the skills that are key for becoming a successful team leader! Now in its second edition, How to Lead Work Teams shows you step by step, how to develop the powerful facilitation skills that will help make you an outstanding leader, coach, motivator and facilitator. Includes great tools and techniques to help you put these skills into action today.

How to Manage a Successful Software Project: with  Microsoft Project 2000

Purba, Sanjiv and Shah Bharat, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons,  Date Published: October 2000,  ISBN: 0471393398

How to Plan Any Project (second edition)

Thomas C. Belanger, 224 pages paperback, 1995, The Sterling Planning Group, 0-9631465-1-3

HR Metrics The World Class Way

John Sullivan

HR Metrics brings today’s HR executive quickly up to speed on the "New HR" - more measurable, more strategic, and more responsive than ever before to corporate profitability. Dr. Sullivan provides step-by-step guidance on how to establish credibility, forecast business needs, improve your organization’s competitiveness, and more!

The HR Scorecard

Brian E. Becker, Mark A. Huselid, Dave Ulrich

Three experts in the field outline a powerful measurement system that highlights the indisputable role HR can play as both a prime source of sustainable competitive advantage and a key driver of value creation. They draw from an ongoing study of nearly 3,000 firms to outline a seven-step process they call an HR Scorecard, specifically designed to embed human resources systems within a firm's overall strategy and manage the HR architecture as a strategic asset.

Human Resource Essentials

Lin Grensing-Pophal

This practical overview of current human resource knowledge addresses such crucial HR issues as retention of qualified staff, rising health-care costs, and appeasing a workforce that increasingly values flexible work arrangements. Included is valuable information for HR professionals at small or emerging companies, and senior HR professionals seeking to ensure that their activities are linked to their company's overall strategies and goals.

Human Resources Business Process Outsourcing : Transforming How HR Gets Its Work Done (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series)

by Edward E. Lawler, Dave Ulrich, Jac Fitz-enz, James Madden, Regina Maruca

Step by step, the authors explore how the HR function in corporations is structured and include a template for analyzing a HR department’s value, value added, and cost-to-serve. In this important resource, the authors explain new approaches organizations can take to improve HR administration and demonstrate how HR functions can be best organized.

Human Resource Skills  For The Project Manager (Volume Two)

Vijay K Verma, Project Management Institute, 1996, paper back 268 pages, ISBN 1-880410-41-9

Identifying and Managing Project Risk

Tom Kendrick, American Management Association, 2003, ISBN 0-8144-0761-7

The Implementation of Project Management:  The Professional's Handbook

Linn C. Stuckenbruck (Editor), Project Management Institute, Mosbrooker, hard cover - 254 pages (June 1981), ISBN: 0201072602

Information Technology Project Management

Kathy Schwalbe, ISBN: 0-7600-1180-X

Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical Methods, Second Edition

Forrest W. Breyfogle III

• Includes new and expanded coverage of Six Sigma infrastructure building and benchmarking.

• Provides plans, checklists, metrics, and pitfalls.

John McDermid (Editor)
 

Introduction to Software Engineering

Ronald J. Leach , CRC Press,ISBN 0-8493-1445-3, January 2000

Contents: Introduction, Project Management, Requirements, Software Design, Testing and Integration, Maintenance and Research Issues in Software Engineering.

IT Project+ Course Prep Exam Guide

Kathy Schwalbe, paperback 144 pages, published 2002, Course Technology Center (www.course.com), ISBN 0-619-06349-1

Prepare your students for CompTIA's new IT Project+ exam with the Project+ CoursePrep  ExamGuide. This print guide devotes two full pages of material to every IT Project+ exam  objective. A perfect companion to "Information Technology Project Management" by Kathy  Schwalbe, each objective maps back to a page in the core book and gives users the extra practice they need for exam day.

IT Project+ Study Guide, 2nd Edition (PKO-002)

William Heldman, Lona Cram PMP, Sybex

Here's the book you need to prepare for the latest version of CompTIA's IT Project+ exam. This Study Guide was developed to meet the exacting requirements of today's certification candidates. In addition to the consistent and accessible instructional approach that has earned Sybex the "Best Study Guide" designation in the 2003 CertCities Readers Choice Awards.

The IT Consultant: A Commonsense framework for managing client relationship

Rick Freedman, Jossey-Bass Pfieffer, hard cover 273 pages, ISBN 0-7879-5173-0

IT Project Management On Track from Start to Finish

Joseph Phillips, First edition; March 2002, McGraw Hill, 477 pages paperback, ISBN 0-07-22239-9