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Anthony Flores IT Project Coordinator| Department of Technology, Management and Budget Holt, Mi, United States

Hello. I was curious if anyone had any recommendations for literature that integrates project management practices and software development fundamentals/principles? I am currently an Information technology project coordinator, as well as a certified project management professional (PMP). I’ve supported and helped lead software development initiatives over the past few years, but I come from a non-technical background. During the past few years of acquiring experience on software related initiatives, I’ve also been trying become more proficient at understanding the software development life cycle from the perspective of a project coordinator/manager. So, I was just curious in anyone had any recommendations to my question listed at the beginning of this posting?
 



Thank you,

-Anthony
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Anthony, I don’t personally have experience with many books related to Software Project Management, but, I did ask ChatGBT and got some interesting recommendations:

1. "The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering" by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
2. "Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time" by Jeff Sutherland.
3. "Agile Estimating and Planning" by Mike Cohn.
4. "Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit" by Mary Poppendieck and Tom Poppendieck.
5. "Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation" by Jez Humble and David Farley.
6. "Managing the Unmanageable: Rules, Tools, and Insights for Managing Software People and Teams" by Mickey W. Mantle and Ron Lichty.

These books cover various aspects of software project management including agile methodologies, lean principles, team management, and more.

When I was studying for the PMI-ACP, I did go through the Agile Estimating and Planning book and it found it to be a solid book. 
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1 reply by Anthony Flores
Jan 28, 2024 1:06 PM
Anthony Flores
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Thank you, Mr. Kaibni!
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Anthony Flores IT Project Coordinator| Department of Technology, Management and Budget Holt, Mi, United States
Jan 28, 2024 12:55 PM
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Anthony, I don’t personally have experience with many books related to Software Project Management, but, I did ask ChatGBT and got some interesting recommendations:

1. "The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering" by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
2. "Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time" by Jeff Sutherland.
3. "Agile Estimating and Planning" by Mike Cohn.
4. "Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit" by Mary Poppendieck and Tom Poppendieck.
5. "Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation" by Jez Humble and David Farley.
6. "Managing the Unmanageable: Rules, Tools, and Insights for Managing Software People and Teams" by Mickey W. Mantle and Ron Lichty.

These books cover various aspects of software project management including agile methodologies, lean principles, team management, and more.

When I was studying for the PMI-ACP, I did go through the Agile Estimating and Planning book and it found it to be a solid book. 
Thank you, Mr. Kaibni!
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1 reply by Rami Kaibni
Jan 29, 2024 12:46 PM
Rami Kaibni
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You're very welcome - If you end up reading any of them, let us know and provide some feedback. Thanks!
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Jan 28, 2024 1:06 PM
Replying to Anthony Flores
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Thank you, Mr. Kaibni!
You're very welcome - If you end up reading any of them, let us know and provide some feedback. Thanks!
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Joshua Nussbaum Quality Analyst| Verland Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Neat question! Software development and usability are core research interests of mine.

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