Project Management Book Recommendations
Project managers can earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) through Reading. Self-directed reading relevant to a certification allows you to earn 1 PDU for every hour of reading. However, reading does not earn contact/educational hours. The PMI Talent Triangle contains three categories.
1. Ways of Working. This category focuses on applying the right techniques at the right time.
2. Power Skills. Interpersonal skills include collaborative leadership, communication, for-purpose orientation, and empathy.
3. Business Acumen. Business acumen includes organizational strategy and global trends.
Ways of Working
Braddock John. 2019. A Spy's Guide to Taking Risks. Amazon Digital Services, LLC.
Dow, Bill. 2018. The PMO Lifecycle: Building, Running, and Shutting Down. US: Dow Publishing, LLC.
Fremouw, Belinda. 2017. PMI-RMP Exam Prep Study Guide. US: Goodrich Fremaux Publishing.
Harrin, Elizabeth. 2022. Managing Multiple Projects. Kogan Page; 1st edition.
Harrin, Elizabeth. 2022. Engaging Stakeholders on Projects.
Morris, Rick. 2010. Stop Playing Games! A Project Manager's Guide to Successfully Navigating Organizational Politics. US: RMC Publications.
Mulcahy Rita. 2019. Risk Management Tricks of the Trade for Project Managers. US: RMC Publications, Inc.; 3rd Edition.Nielsen, Klaus. 2022. Mastering the PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) Exam. Productivity Press; 1st edition.
Pritchard, Carl. 2023. Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) Certification Guide. Pearson IT Certification; 1st edition.
Project Management Institute. 2019. The Standard for Risk Management in Portfolios, Programs, and Projects. Newtown Square, PA, USA: Project Management Institute.
Project Management Institute. 2021. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBOK® Guide, Seventh Edition. Newtown Square, PA, USA: Project Management Institute.
Project Management Institute. 2017. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBOK® Guide, Sixth Edition. Newtown Square, PA, USA: Project Management Institute.
Project Management Institute. 2017. Agile Practice Guide. Newtown Square, PA, USA: Project Management Institute.
Weigers, Karl. 2023. Software Requirements Essentials: Core Practices for Successful Business Analysis. Addison-Wesley Professional.
Power Skills
Hall Harry. 2016. The Purpose Driven Project Manager. US: CreateSpace Independent Publishing.
Kouzes James & Posner Barry. 2008. The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations. Hoboken, NJ, US: Jossey-Bass.
Kouzes James & Posner Barry. 2010. The Truth about Leadership: The No-fads, Heart-of-the-Matter Facts You Need to Know. Hoboken, NJ, US: Jossey-Bass.
Stanier, Michael Bungay. 2016. The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever. Box of Crayons Press.
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Business Acumen
Collins, Jim. 2011. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't. Harper Business Publishing.
Kahneman, Daniel. 2013. Thinking Fast and Slow. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
Ries, Eric. 2011. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Different Businesses. Currency Publisher.
Other
Blake, Jenny. 2017. Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One. Portfolio; Reprint edition.
Clear, James. 2018. Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. Avery Publishing.
McKeown, Greg. 2020. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. Crown Publishing.
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