I have been asked to suggest books on Project Management. As I pulled together the list, I thought should publish it here also because someone else may find it useful.

Good books to start with are:

·         Absolute Beginner's Guide to Project Management by Greg Horine, http://www.amazon.com/Absolute-Beginners-Guide-Project-Management/dp/0789731975/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220383621&sr=1-1

·         Applied Software Project Management by Andrew Stellman and Jennifer Greene, http://www.amazon.com/Applied-Software-Project-Management-Stellman/dp/1600330568/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220383343&sr=1-2

·         Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling by Harold Kerzner, http://www.amazon.com/Project-Management-Approach-Scheduling-Controlling/dp/0471741876/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220383621&sr=1-3

    • If you have reached the end of Kerzner’s book, you are really done with the theory of project management.

And after some time of practicing project management, you may decide to become a certified Project Management Professional. I found that going through certification significantly helped me to study different aspects of PMing. I used time on searching and analyzing bad and good practices; seeking reasons for why projects fail and critically evaluate how I run projects and what I do wrong. If you decide to go for PMP certificate, I recommend books listed below.

·         The PMP Exam: How to Pass on Your First Try by Andy Crowe, http://www.amazon.com/PMP-Exam-Pass-Your-First/dp/0972967303

o   The online course for this book is outstanding!

·         PMP Exam Prep, Fifth Edition: Rita's Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam by Rita Mulcahy, http://www.amazon.com/PMP-Exam-Prep-Fifth-Passing/dp/1932735003/ref=pd_sim_b_2

o   Beware very tricky sample questions, answers to which are based on long deductions of events that are not stated in the question.

Of course, you will have to read PMBOK also.

·         A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Third Edition (PMBOK Guides) by Project Management Institute, http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Project-Management-Knowledge-Guides/dp/193069945X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b  

 

Hope that helps.