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2011
March
- Management of Portfolios (MoP)
By Multiple
Reviewer: Michel Thiry
February
-
The Power of Strategic Commitment
By Josh Liebner, Gershon Mader and Alan Weiss, PhD
Reviewer: Earl W. Crisp, D. P. A. -
Implementing the Project management Balanced
Scorecard
By Jessica Keyes
Reviewer: Duncan MacFarlane -
A User’s Manual to the PMBOK Guide
By Cynthia Snyder Stackpole
Reviewer: Lisa Holowiak
January
-
Project Management Fundamentals: Key Concepts
and Methodology
By Gregory Haugan
Reviewer: Eugene Barnard -
The Connectors, How the World’s Most Successful
businesspeople Build Relationships and Win
Clients for Life
By Maribeth Kuzmeski
Reviewer: Chantel Bailey -
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Project Management
in a Changing Global Environment
By Scott D. Babler
Reviewer: Maciej Kukula
2010
December
-
Leadership Principles for Project Success
By Thomas Juli
Reviewer: Patrick S. Durkin -
Transforming Government and Public Services: Realising Benefits through Project Portfolio Management
By Stephen Jenner
Reviewer: Eugene Barnard -
Scrum Project Management
By Kim H Pries and Jon M Quigley
Reviewer: Aravind Arthanari
November
-
Beyond the Wall of Resistance (revised edition)
By Rick Maurer
Reviewer: Earl W. Crisp, D. P. A. -
Essential Project Management Skills
By Kerry Wills
Reviewer: David B. Olutusin -
Portfolio, Program and Project Management
in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology
Industries
By Peter Harpum
Reviewer: Mark Standeford -
Program Management
By Michel Thiry
Reviewer: Russell D. Archibald, PhD (Hon)
October
-
The Power of Many: Values for Success in Business and Life
By Meg Whitman
Reviewer: Dr. James Brown -
Global Program Management
By Paula Wagner, PMP, and Bruce T. Barkley
Reviewer: John C. “Buck” Field -
Leading Global Project teams: The
new leadership challenge
By Russ Martinelli, Tim Rahschulte, Jim Waddell
Reviewer: Mei-min Zoe Peng -
The Project Manager’s Communication Toolkit
By Shankar Jha
Reviewer: Lisa Holowiak
September
-
Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to
Get It Back if You Lose It
By Marshall Goldsmith
Reviewer: Dr. James Brown -
The Project Management Tool Kit, 2nd Edition
By Tom Kendrick
Reviewer: John C. "Buck" Field -
Thinking On Purpose For Project Managers:
Outsmarting Evolution
By Bill Richardson
Reviewer: Ray Rials, PMP
August
-
Are we there yet? Diary of a Project Manager
By Donald Pillittere
Reviewer: Lisa Holowiak -
SharePoint for Project Management
By Dux Raymond Sy
Reviewer: Randy Gannoe -
Facilitating Project Performance Management
By Jerry Julian
Reviewer: Janet Flowers -
Earned Schedule
By Walter H. Lipke
Reviewer: Robert Van De Velde, Ph.D., PMP
July
-
Project Management Circa 2025
By David I. Cleland, Ph.D.
and
Bopaya Bidanda, Ph.D.
Reviewer: Yi-Hsiu Jenny Chen -
Achieving Project Management Success in
the Federal Government
By Jonathan Weinstein, PMP®
Timothy Jaques, PMP®
Reviewer: Kathryn Phillips -
Delivering Project Excellence with the
Statement of Work, 2nd Revised Edition
By Michael G. Martin, PMP
Reviewer: Buck Field
June
-
Strategic Project Portfolio
Management – Enabling a Productive Organization
By Simon Moore
Reviewer: René Le Bel -
Project Lessons from the Roman Empire
By Jerry Manas
Reviewer: Patrick Durkin
-
Practical Schedule Risk Analysis
By David Hulett
Reviewer: David B. Olutusin
May
-
Implementing Program Management
By Ginger Levin, PMP, PgMP and
Allen R. Green, PMP, PgMP
Reviewer: Earl W. Crisp, D.P.A. -
Managing Web Projects
By Edward B. Farkas
Reviewer: Javier Citalan
April
-
The Complete Project Management Methodology and Toolkit
By Gerard M. Hill
Reviewer: Felicia Conley -
Profiles in Performance – Business Intelligence
Journeys and the Roadmap for Change
By Howard Dresner
Reviewer: Murali Mummoorthi
March
-
A Practical Guide to Earned Value Project Management, 2nd edition
By Charles I. Budd, Charlene S. Budd
Reviewer Mei-min Zoe Peng -
The Standard for Portfolio Management, 2nd edition
By Project Management Institute (PMI®)
Reviewer Ishkhan Topalian
-
Value-Driven Project Management
By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D., Frank P. Saladis, PMP
Reviewer Ed Paris
February
-
Project Manager Street Smarts: A Real World Guide to PMP Skills
By Zaval, Linda Kretz; Wagner, Terri
Reviewer Joshua Levy -
PMP Project management Professional Exam Study Guide, 5th Edition
By Kim Heldman
Reviewer Randy Gannoe
-
Business Driven PMO Setup
By Mark Price Perry
Reviewer Carol Kacinko
January
-
Streamlining Business Requirements, The XCellR8™ Approach
By Gerrie Caudle
Reviewed by John C. ‘Buck’ Field -
The Lazy Project Manager
By Peter Taylor
2009
December
-
PMP: Images of Projects
By Mark Winter and Tony Szczepanek
Reviewed by Roger Atkinson -
Dictionary of Project Management Terms, 3rd Edition
By J. LeRoy Ward
Reviewed by Buck Field
November
-
CBAP, Certified Business Analysis Professional Exam Guide
By Joseph Phillips
Reviewed by Carol Kacinko -
Project Professional Exam Review Guide, 5th Edition
By Kim Heldman, PMP and Vanina Mangano
Reviewed by Earl Crisp
August
-
Internet Solutions for Project Managers
By Amit K. Maitra
Reviewed by Ray Rials, PMP
July
-
Project Management Body of Knowledge
(PMBOK Guide) 4th Edition
By Project Management Institute (PMI)
Reviewed by John C. ‘Buck’ Field
June
-
Cheetah Know How
By Randy Gannoe -
Results Through Relationships
By Joe Takash
Reviewed by Charles Rockson -
Scrappy Project Management
By Kimberly Wiefling
Reviewed by Dr. James Brown, PMP
May
-
50 Lucid Thoughts
By Ruth Murray-Webster & Peter Simon
Reviewed By David B. Olutusin -
Effective Communications for Project
Management
By Ralph L. Kliem
Reviewed By Earl W. Crisp, D.P.A. -
Making Things Happen: Mastering Project
Management
By Scott Berkun
Reviewed By Donald Gubbins
April
-
Impact on Project Management of Allied Disciplines
Reviewed By Lisa Holowiak -
Simple Solutions – How “Enterprise Project Management”
Supported Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s
Journey from Near Collapse to #1
Reviewed By Kathryn H. Phillips – MBA, SSGB, PMP -
The Complete Project Management
Office Handbook (second edition)
Reviewed By Floyd L. DaWalt
March
-
Dynamic Scheduling with Microsoft Office Project 2007
Reviewed By Jeff Werner -
Cheetah Negotiations
Reviewed by Robert Quiroz, MSc, PMP
February
-
Agile Project Management: A Mandate for the 21st Century
Reviewed by David B. Olutusin, PMP, CPG, P.Geol, FGAC -
Earned Value Professional (EVP) Exam Study Guide
Reviewed by Robert Quiroz, MSc, PMP -
The Handbook of Program Management: How to Facilitate Project Success
with Optimal Program Management
Reviewed by Glen Alleman
January
-
Work Breakdown Structures for Projects, Programs and Enterprises
Reviewed by Rolanda Gregory -
Project Management that WORKS
Reviewed by Earl W. Crisp, D. P. A.
2008
December
-
Strategic Thinking: A Four Piece Puzzle
Reviewed by Hussein Mzee -
Four Books in a Series:
Management in Practice,
How to Select the Right Project Manager,
Characteristics of Effective Project Managers, and
GMPM and other Modern Afflictions Affecting
Project Managers
Reviewed by Ren'e Le Bel -
Principles of Negotiating International Business
Reviewed by Ishkhan Topalian
November
-
Dynamic Scheduling, with Microsoft Office Project 2007
Reviewed by Randy Gannoe
October
-
Program Management Professional (PgMP)sm:
A Certification Study Guide with Best Practices
for Maximizing Business Results
Reviewed by Andrea Zittel
September
-
Project Scheduling and Cost Control
Reviewed by Mei-min Peng -
From Ratholes to Rainbows – Managing Project Recovery
Reviewed by Rolanda Gregory
August
-
The Principles of Project Management
Reviewed by James Mason -
Handbook of Program Management
Reviewed by Randy Gannoe -
Project Decisions: The Art and Science
Reviewed by Hussein Mzee
July
-
Cheetah Negotiations:
How to Get What You Want, Fast
Reviewed by Donald Gubbins, PMP -
Cheetah Negotiations: The Fastest Way
To Reach Your Goals
Reviewed by Karen Jefferson -
Human Resource Management in the
Project-Oriented Organization
Reviewed by Nina Felt, PHR and Philip Felt,
MBA, PMP, CPHIMS
June
-
Managing Politics and Conflicts in Projects
Reviewed by Susan Hewitt -
Construction Extension to the PMBOK Guide
(3rd Edition)
Reviewed by Charles Rockson
May
-
PMP Exam Prep “An A+ Guide”
Reviewed by Jerry Partridge, PMP
April
-
Project Management for Mere Mortals
Reviewed by Boley T. Thomas, MBA, PMP -
Right-Brain Project Management –
A Complementary Approach
Reviewed by Michael A. Sozio
March
-
The Six Dimensions of Project Management
Reviewed by Donald R. Hammons, MBA, PMP -
Professional Project Management, the Guide
Reviewed by Earl W. Crisp, D. P. A. -
Applied Software Project Management
Reviewed by Mei-min Peng -
Professionalizing Business Analysis:
Breaking the Cycle of Challenged Projects
Reviewed by Ronda D. Hayes, PMP
February
-
IT Maintenance: Applied Project Management
Reviewed by Hussein Mzee -
Rainbows and Ratholes, Best Practices for
Managing Successful Projects
Reviewed by Earl W. Crisp, D. P. A. -
Construction Project Scheduling and Control
Reviewed by Florin C. Gheorghiu, PMP -
The Art and Power of Facilitation:
Running Powerful Meetings
Reviewed by Marci Cameron
January
-
The Rise of the Project Workforce
Reviewed by Karen Jefferson -
Unearthing Business requirements:
Elicitation Tools and Techniques
Reviewed by Hussein Mzee -
Advancing Organizational
Project Management Maturity
Reviewed by Ishkhan Topalian -
Project Management Essentials
Reviewed by Anwar Ali
2007
December
-
Head First PMP: A Brain Friendly Guide
to Passing the PMP Exam
Reviewed by Donald Gubbins, PMP -
Seven Steps to Strategy Execution
Reviewed by Hussein Mzee -
The Zen Approach TM to Project Management:
Working from Your Center to Balance
Expectations and Performance
Reviewed by Kathryn H. Phillips – MBA, PMP® -
Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers
Reviewed by Annett Brown, MBA
November
-
Project
Management: Knowledge for a
Successful Career
Reviewed by: René Le Bel -
The Art of Installation and The Science
of Implementation
Reviewed by: Michael A. Martinez, PMP -
The Handbook of Project Management
Revised 2nd Edition
Reviewed by: Andrea Nicholas
October
-
Project
Sponsorship - Achieving Management
Commitment for Project Success
Reviewed by: James G. Page -
CAPM/PMP
All-In-One Project Management
Certification Exam Guide
Reviewed by: Earl W. Crisp, D. P. A -
Program
Management for Improved Business Results
Reviewed by: Jovica Riznic PhD
September
-
Managing
Agile Projects
Reviewed by: Ishkhan Topalian -
The
Power of Enterprise-wide Project Management
Reviewed by: Hussein Mzee
July
-
The
Modern Firm: Design for Performance and Growth
Reviewed by: Robert Youker, World Bank (Retired)
May
-
The
Earned Value Management Maturity Model
Reviewed by: Ray Rials, PMP
April
-
Fundamentals for Project Management
Reviewed by: Natalie Davis -
Project Leadership
Reviewed by: Jamita Machen
March
-
Managing Project Quality
Reviewed by: Earl W. Crisp, D.P.A. -
The Project Management Life Cycle
Reviewed by: Charles Rockson
January
-
Results Without Authority - Controlling a Project
When the Team Doesn’t Report To You
Reviewed by: James Page
2006
December
-
Managing Smaller Projects
Reviewed by: Catherrine Vilaga -
Avoiding Project Disasters "Titanic Lessons for IT Executives"
Reviewed by: René Le Bel -
A Survival Guide for Project Managers
Reviewed by: Karim Osman