Project Management

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Project management is a discipline unto itself, but many writers are called upon to manage writing projects. There are some books that specifically cover the management of writing projects, and there are many more for related fields (training projects, software projects) and project management in general.

Project Management Books


1.		The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management (Portable Mba Series) from Wiley Price: $12.56 Customer Review: This book starts off by giving you the reasons that project management (PM)came into existence and why it's so important today. It quickly then goes into the meat of the matter from the Project evaluation all the way to the project close. The book goes into just enough detail for those thinking... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		Absolute Beginner's Guide to Project Management (2nd Edition) from Que Price: $16.94 Customer Review: I bought that book for my college class which is an introductory class to project management. The book is very easy to read, you finish a chapter in no time. I think it gives you a good first impression about the topics that are relevant in that field but it's still only an introduction. It's really... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		Project Management For Dummies from For Dummies Price: $11.49 Customer Review: Quick easy read & reference guide. All should be familiar with "for dummies" series and always a great resource!	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


4.		A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: (Pmbok Guide) from Project Management Institute Price: $40.67 Customer Review: This Project Management Body of Knowledge was the perfect purchase for my needs. As an experienced project manager, I was looking for something to refresh my memory of project management practices and provide information on best practices. This book does that. Although I do not recommend doing this,... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


5.		Fundamentals of Project Management (Worksmart) from AMACOM Price: $8.75 Customer Review: This book is a very good summary, overview, and introduction to Project Management. After I certified PMP, I undertook to provide some training in project management to my staff. Only a couple of them were actively or would actively manage projects, but the entire team was constantly participating... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


6.		The One-Page Project Manager: Communicate and Manage Any Project With a Single Sheet of Paper from Wiley Price: $9.31 Customer Review: Just finished reading the One-Page Project Manager from Clark Campbell. Definitely a book I like. It explains very thoroughly how to set-up and use a single page to communicate progress and issues to senior management (up), your project team (down) and your peers (out). The philosophy behind this... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


7.		Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling from Wiley Price: $54.70 Customer Review: The book arrived on time as notified in exellent condition. Very pleased with the purchase and delivery. That is what I call "customer satisfaction".	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


8.		Information Technology Project Management (with Microsoft Project 2007 CD-ROM) from Course Technology Price: $85.00 Customer Review: Hi I bought it new because the used ones says book only, etc. wasn't sure what they meant. Basically if you buy new you get a trial of MS Project (which you can get for the same length at microsoft.com) and access to those online tools from the publisher. Honestly, you'll be fine without both... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		Project Management with MS Project Management w/Student CD-Rom (McGraw-Hill/Irwin Series Operations and Decision Sciences) from McGraw-Hill/Irwin Price: $110.00 Customer Review: I was initially very apprehensive of buying this book but all my worries were gone when I received the book. The book was in a excellent condition. I am doing my MS in Project Management and will be needing many more books in future.	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


10.		Scrappy Project Management: The 12 Predictable and Avoidable Pitfalls Every Project Faces from Happy About Price: $17.25 Customer Review: Scrappy Project Management is a great primer, reference, and common-sense sanity check for beginners and veterans alike. It should be required reading for all project managers and their bosses, and reviewed before every project! No ivory tower idealism here, just common sense guidelines born of... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


11.		SharePoint for Project Management: How to Create a Project Management Information System (PMIS) with SharePoint from O'Reilly Media Price: $18.74 Customer Review: Dux does a great job going over the features of SharePoint related to project management. The book is easy to follow and shows you how to use SharePoint features to manage projects with out-of-the-box features.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		Project Management Case Studies from Wiley Price: $48.64 Customer Review: Great seller and comes highly recommended. Product was delivered as product and in condition as promised. THANK YOU!!! Great product @ great price!!!!	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


13.		Project Management: A Managerial Approach from Wiley Price: $119.98 Customer Review: This book was in excellent condition and met my needs for the course perfectly. This shipping was amazingly prompt. Thank you!	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


14.		Project Management Tool Kit, The: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right from AMACOM Price: $12.85 Customer Review: Project Management Tool Kit, The: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right Project Management Tool Kit, The: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right The description of the book is pretty accurate and the review of the book is very helpful. This book is useful for... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


15.		The Project Management Tool Kit: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right from AMACOM Price: $13.57 Customer Review: Project Management Tool Kit, The: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right Project Management Tool Kit, The: 100 Tips and Techniques for Getting the Job Done Right The description of the book is pretty accurate and the review of the book is very helpful. This book is useful for... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


16.		Project Management in Practice from Wiley Price: $44.99 Customer Review: This wasn't a bad book - but in the course of my MBA Project Management class, we (the class and the professor) ended up relying much more on outside sources and relatively little on the text. Some of the cases were very useful though for discussion.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


17.		Successful Project Management (with Microsoft Project CD-ROM) from South-Western College Pub Price: $85.00 Customer Review: This is a great book for starter in PM arena. Small packet with big info....	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


18.		Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling from Wiley Price: $39.60 Customer Review: I got the book in quite good condition and pretty fast. I faced no problem at all. This was my first time in Amazon and I am fully satisfied. Thanks to the book sender as well.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


19.		Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products (2nd Edition) from Addison-Wesley Professional Price: $31.08 Customer Review: Jim Highsmith is one of those few people that have really been-there-done-that and continue to be a pleasure to meet, accessible and down-to-earth. But anyway, this review is about his new book and not about him so I'll get to it. From my perspective Agile Project Management has two accomplishments:... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


20.		Earned Value Project Management, 3rd Edition from Project Management Institute Price: $24.44 Customer Review: This is a great book that explains the basics, and some not so basics, of earned value in project management. Along the way, it also explains the basics of project management.	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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Project Management Software


1.		Microsoft Project Standard 2007 from Microsoft Software Price: $331.99 Customer Review: It does what it is supposed to, kinda. We purchased 5 seats of 2007 server but dont use it because it crashes MS CRM server. So we bought stand alone to get by until IT solves the issue. Several work arounds are required if you want to create resource templates for use in multiple projects using the... more info	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		Microsoft Project Standard 2007 Version Upgrade from Microsoft Software Price: $175.95 Customer Review: This is Microsoft Project. I needed the upgrade for work. It works as expected.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		TurboProject Standard from Smith Micro Software Inc. Price: $18.50	Click here for more information


4.		Microsoft Project Professional 2007 1 Client from Microsoft Software Price: $200.00	Click here for more information


5.		PlanBee Pro Project Management (Windows Software) from Guy Software Price: $69.95	Click here for more information


6.		Compulink Project Risk Management from Compulink Systems Ltd. (Consignment) Price: $79.00	Click here for more information


7.		Franklincovey Projectsplus For Outlook from Franklin Covey Price: $25.75	Click here for more information


8.		Microsoft Project Professional 2007 Version Upgrade 1 Client from Microsoft Software Price: $425.07 Customer Review: Be prepared to have this product take your computer hostage!! This is a much-advanced online collaboration tool. it is constantly seeking the internet, looking for "enterprise servers" and generally being a big pain the butt. Be prepared for dialogue boxes to mysteriously pop-up... more info	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		Microsoft Project 2000 SR1 from Microsoft Software Price: $99.97	Click here for more information


10.		Microsoft Project 98 from Microsoft Software Price: $18.75 Customer Review: MS Project 98 is so full of bugs as to be entirely useless. Micorsoft recognized this problem by providing retail Project 98 buyers with a link to download the bug-fixed version that actually worked. They never fixed the bugs on the retail distribution CD, itslef. Nowadays, a buyer of a... more info	Customer Rating: 1.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


11.		Compulink Earned Value Management from Compulink Systems Ltd. (Consignment) Price: $89.00 Customer Review: The Earned Value Management course is insightful and enjoyable. I think it takes the "mystery" out of the Earned Value Management System. The sections on the EVMS Framework and Budgeting and Control Accounts were especially informative. The Glossary, the Questions at the end of each section and... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		Microsoft Project Professional 2003 from Microsoft Software Price: $671.99 Customer Review: My purchase was received in perfect condition and in a timely manner.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


13.		Microsoft Project 2003 Standard [OLD VERSION] from Microsoft Software Price: $389.98 Customer Review: Product came when promised - a little longer than I wanted, but as promised. They also upgraded the software so this was a plus.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


14.		Microsoft Project 2000 [OLD VERSION] from Microsoft Software Price: $86.00 Customer Review: With the inclusion of 'multiple projecting and internet viewing' MS has made some mojor advances. Two other needs are "Backward Pass and Multiple Resource Calendars". With these included MS Project will have achieved a "strong contender" status with some of the strongest and most expensive project... more info	Customer Rating: 2.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


15.	[no image]	Project Management Planning & Scheduling from AMA Interactive Series Price: $38.95	Click here for more information


16.	[no image]	Plan & Track - Project Planning and Management Mac OS from Mainstay - Apple Computer Price: $65.99	Click here for more information


17.		Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 from Microsoft Software Price: $60.00 Customer Review: don't buy this. microsoft has released this for free now. just google it. the software pretty good for a free product! i use it for all sorts of websites, not just for sharepoint. i love the fact that you can do "split mode" where you can see the code, and the WYSIWYG.	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information