What are the best books you recently read, relevant to Project Management?
Karthik RamamurthyAuthor, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultzChennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
Fellow PM practitioners: Reading books (electronic or physical) is a habit that is rapidly dwindling in today''s rushed lives.
Please list any books that you recently read that had practical tips that can help Project Managers'' Career Advancement. Do mention the author''s name,
It can be a book specifically on Project Management, but not necessarily so.
Please also list one or two key takeaways from the book and how it can help us in our careers. Saving Changes...
What Got You Here Won''t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful!
(Author) Marshall Goldsmith,Mark Reiter
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2 replies by Karthik Ramamurthy
Mar 13, 2019 12:06 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Pawan Premi: Thanks a ton for adding value to this discussion with your thoughtful book recommendation. I am compiling a full list of all book recommendations here and will shortly add it here as a separate post.
I hope you will continue adding your expertise for the benefit of our vibrant PM community here.
Meanwhile, keep smiling, keep shining, and keep inspiring!
Mar 13, 2019 12:07 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Pawan Premi: Thank you very much for adding awesome value to this discussion with your thoughtful book recommendation. I am compiling a full list of all book recommendations here and will shortly add it here as a separate post.
I hope you will continue adding your expertise for the benefit of our vibrant PM community here.
Meanwhile, keep smiling, keep shining, and keep inspiring!
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Bala S DuvvuriProject Manager| ShellBangalore, Karnataka, India
97 things a project manager should know by Barbee Davis.
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1 reply by Karthik Ramamurthy
Mar 13, 2019 12:07 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Bala S Duvvuri: Thanks a million for adding awesome value to this discussion with your thoughtful book recommendation. I am compiling a full list of all book recommendations here and will shortly add it here as a separate post.
I hope you will continue adding your expertise for the benefit of our vibrant PM community here.
Meanwhile, keep smiling, keep shining, and keep inspiring!
Saving Changes...
Steven ZacharyDirector| Alberta Health ServicesCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Oct 26, 2015 6:46 PM
Replying to Stéphane Parent
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Not a recent read but certainly one of the best: "The Mythical Man-Month", by Fred Brooks.
A classic in the field, timeless.
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1 reply by Karthik Ramamurthy
Mar 13, 2019 12:08 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Steven Zachary: Thanks a ton for adding awesome value to this discussion with your thoughtful book recommendation. I am compiling a full list of all book recommendations here and will shortly add it here as a separate post.
I hope you will continue adding your expertise for the benefit of our vibrant PM community here.
Meanwhile, keep smiling, keep shining, and keep inspiring!
Saving Changes...
Steven ZacharyDirector| Alberta Health ServicesCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Currently reading "Key Project Management Based on Effective Project Thinking" by Ronggui DING. Its an interesting read.
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1 reply by Karthik Ramamurthy
Mar 13, 2019 12:09 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Ruhullah Mahjoobnia: Thanks a million for adding awesome value to this discussion with your thoughtful book recommendation. I am compiling a full list of all book recommendations here and will shortly add it here as a separate post.
I hope you will continue adding your expertise for the benefit of our vibrant PM community here.
Meanwhile, keep smiling, keep shining, and keep inspiring!
I have come across a Project Management Library full of eBooks and whitepapers both for green project managers and experienced ones. http://bit.ly/2clOyub Saving Changes...
I have come across a Project Management Library full of eBooks and whitepapers both for green project managers and experienced ones. http://bit.ly/2clOyub
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1 reply by Karthik Ramamurthy
Mar 13, 2019 12:09 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Kristin Smith: Thanks a ton for adding awesome value to this discussion with your thoughtful book recommendation. I am compiling a full list of all book recommendations here and will shortly add it here as a separate post.
I hope you will continue adding your expertise for the benefit of our vibrant PM community here.
Meanwhile, keep smiling, keep shining, and keep inspiring!
PM Network Monthly edition could help to understand the recent trednts and Innovation in PM Domain.
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1 reply by Karthik Ramamurthy
Mar 13, 2019 12:09 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Chandra Banu Akkala: Thank you very much for adding awesome value to this discussion with your thoughtful book recommendation. I am compiling a full list of all book recommendations here and will shortly add it here as a separate post.
I hope you will continue adding your expertise for the benefit of our vibrant PM community here.
Meanwhile, keep smiling, keep shining, and keep inspiring!
Saving Changes...
Adnan ShareefEPMO Director| JEDCO (Jeddah Airports Company)Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
“Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage” By Jeffrey K. Pinto
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1 reply by Karthik Ramamurthy
Mar 13, 2019 12:10 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Adnan Shareef: Thanks a million for adding awesome value to this discussion with your thoughtful book recommendation. I am compiling a full list of all book recommendations here and will shortly add it here as a separate post.
I hope you will continue adding your expertise for the benefit of our vibrant PM community here.
Meanwhile, keep smiling, keep shining, and keep inspiring!
Saving Changes...
Karthik RamamurthyAuthor, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultzChennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
Thanks a miillion, everyone, for your excellent suggestions!
Here is a list of books that I found to be excellent reads for success in project management:
1. Start with Why by Simon Sinek
2. Critical Chain by Eliyahu Goldratt
3. Decisive by Chip & Dan Heath
4. Leading by Alex Ferguson
5. Winners by Alastair Campbell Saving Changes...
