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Human Resource Skills for the Project Manager Volume 2

By Vijay K. Verma

Second book of a series of three classical books about leadership, teamwork, communications and other aspects related to the human side of Project Management. This series was one of the first books I bought about the subject.

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Managing the Project Team Volume 3

By Vijay K. Verma

Third book of a series of three classical books about leadership, teamwork, communications and other aspects related to the human side of Project Management. This series was one of the first books I bought about the subject.

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Organizing Projects for Success Volume 1

By Vijay K. Verma

First book of a series of three classical books about leadership, teamwork, communications and other aspects related to the human side of Project Management. This series was one of the first books I bought about the subject.

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The Strategic Project Office: A Guide to Improving Organizational Performance

By J. Kent Crawford

Classic book about project offices. Written by Kent Crawford from PM Solutions, it is considered a precursor of the project management offices worldwide.

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The Standard for Program Management

By Project Management Institute

PMI Standard related to Program Management. Like the PMBOK Guide, it is a reference when you are grouping projects into programs. It is not a book to teach you program management. it is reference.

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The Standard for Portfolio Management

By Project Management Institute

PMI Standard related to Portfolio Management. Like the PMBOK Guide, it is a reference when you are working with portfolios. It is not a book to teach you portfolio management. it is reference.

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A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)–Fifth Edition

By Project Management Institute

If you need to choose only one book to understand Project Management, this book would be the PMBOK. Despite of not being a book to be "read" due to this format as an standard, it is a sharp reference that must be in the shelves of any successful project manager.

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Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme

By Robert K. Wysocki

Very interesting book if you want to understand the difference from the traditional project management method and the agile, extreme programming, scrum, etc.

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Essentials of Project Control

By Jeffrey K. Pinto

Set of articles covering project monitoring and control. Interesting for consultation but not a book for reading and learning.

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Effective Work Breakdown Structures

By Gregory T. Haugan

Outstanding book if you want to learn about the work breakdown structures. It is a book you must have in your shelf for 2 reasons: The relevance of the topic and the way Gregory Haugan wrote it.

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Earned Value Project Management

By Quentin W. Fleming

For me it is considered the "bible" of Earned Value Management. When I was preparing my dissertation work for my master degree this was one of the first books I used to understand the earned value process. It is just a perfect book if you want to understand the topic.

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Dictionary of Project Management Terms

By J. LeRoy Ward

I was fortunate when LeRoy Ward invited me to write some works about this book. This is a perfect glossary of the terms in Project Management. This is the book for you if you are struggling to understand what is "critical chain, "fast tracking", "EVMS", "resource leveling", etc.

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Human Resource Skills for the Project Manager Volume 2

By Vijay K. Verma

Managing the Project Team Volume 3

By Vijay K. Verma

Organizing Projects for Success Volume 1

By Vijay K. Verma

The Strategic Project Office: A Guide to Improving Organizational Performance

By J. Kent Crawford

The Standard for Program Management

By Project Management Institute

The Standard for Portfolio Management

By Project Management Institute

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)–Fifth Edition

By Project Management Institute

Effective Project Management: Traditional, Agile, Extreme

By Robert K. Wysocki

Essentials of Project Control

By Jeffrey K. Pinto

Effective Work Breakdown Structures

By Gregory T. Haugan

Earned Value Project Management

By Quentin W. Fleming

Dictionary of Project Management Terms

By J. LeRoy Ward