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Karthik Ramamurthy Author, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultz Chennai, 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.
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Karthik Ramamurthy Author, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultz Chennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
Thanks a million to everyone for adding these excellent book suggestions!
I'm sure many aspiring, and even experienced project managers will benefit.
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Karthik Ramamurthy Author, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultz Chennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
Here, in alphabetical order, is a list of all the 33 books suggested by everyone:
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Karthik Ramamurthy Author, Say YES to Project Success| Founder KeyResultz Chennai, Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu, India
1. 97 Things a Project Manager Should Know by Barbee Davis
2. A Down-to-Earth guide to SDLC Project Management bu Joshua Boyde
3. Agile Project Management with Kanban by Erich Brechtner
4. Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins
5. Bare Knuckled Project Management by Tony Gruebi
6. Critical Chain by Eliyahu Goldratt
7. Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath
8. Dream Wth Your Eyes Open by Ronnie Screwalla
9. Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
10. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity bu David Allen
11. Key project Management based on Effective Project Thinking by Ronggui Ding
12. King Hussein of Jordan: A Political Life by Nigel Ashton
13. Leading by Alex Ferguson
14. Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan project by Leslie R Groves
15. PMP Exam Prep by Rita Mulcay
16. PMP Prepcast by Cornelius Fichtner
17. Project Management in the Fast Lane: Applying the Theory of Constraints by Robert C Newbold
18. Project Management Nation: Tools, Techniques and Goals for the New Practicing IT Project Manager by Jason Charvat
19. Project Management Professionals are Coloring Outside the Lines by Jeff Tobe and Ted Kallman
20. Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage by Jeffrey K Pinto
21. Start with Why by Simon Sinek
22. The Habits of Highly Effective People ny Steven Covey
23. The Dance of Change by Peter Senge
24. The Handbook of Program Management: How to Facilitate Project Success with Optimal Program Management by James T Brown
25. The Mythical Man Month by Fred Brooks
26. The Project Management Body of Knowledge
27. The Three Laws of Performance by Steve Jaffron and Dave Logan
28. Unloking Potential by Michael K Simpson
29. Using the Project Management Maturity Model by Harold Kerzner
30. What Got You here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark reiter
31. What You Need to Know About Project Management by Fergus O'Connell
32. Wings of Fire by Adbul Jalaam
33. Winners by Alastair Campbell
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1 reply by Christy Karantzeni
Feb 03, 2019 4:06 PM
Christy Karantzeni
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Thank U! Great Post -Great handout!
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Christy Karantzeni Consulting Practice Manager| Oracle Financial Services Software Athens, Greece
Dec 02, 2018 3:26 AM
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1. 97 Things a Project Manager Should Know by Barbee Davis
2. A Down-to-Earth guide to SDLC Project Management bu Joshua Boyde
3. Agile Project Management with Kanban by Erich Brechtner
4. Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins
5. Bare Knuckled Project Management by Tony Gruebi
6. Critical Chain by Eliyahu Goldratt
7. Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath
8. Dream Wth Your Eyes Open by Ronnie Screwalla
9. Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
10. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity bu David Allen
11. Key project Management based on Effective Project Thinking by Ronggui Ding
12. King Hussein of Jordan: A Political Life by Nigel Ashton
13. Leading by Alex Ferguson
14. Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan project by Leslie R Groves
15. PMP Exam Prep by Rita Mulcay
16. PMP Prepcast by Cornelius Fichtner
17. Project Management in the Fast Lane: Applying the Theory of Constraints by Robert C Newbold
18. Project Management Nation: Tools, Techniques and Goals for the New Practicing IT Project Manager by Jason Charvat
19. Project Management Professionals are Coloring Outside the Lines by Jeff Tobe and Ted Kallman
20. Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage by Jeffrey K Pinto
21. Start with Why by Simon Sinek
22. The Habits of Highly Effective People ny Steven Covey
23. The Dance of Change by Peter Senge
24. The Handbook of Program Management: How to Facilitate Project Success with Optimal Program Management by James T Brown
25. The Mythical Man Month by Fred Brooks
26. The Project Management Body of Knowledge
27. The Three Laws of Performance by Steve Jaffron and Dave Logan
28. Unloking Potential by Michael K Simpson
29. Using the Project Management Maturity Model by Harold Kerzner
30. What Got You here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark reiter
31. What You Need to Know About Project Management by Fergus O'Connell
32. Wings of Fire by Adbul Jalaam
33. Winners by Alastair Campbell
Thank U! Great Post -Great handout!
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1 reply by Karthik Ramamurthy
Mar 13, 2019 12:11 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Christy Karantzeni: 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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Dr. Deepa Bhide Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Practical Tools for Leaders and Teams by Terry Schmidt
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1 reply by Karthik Ramamurthy
Mar 13, 2019 12:11 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Deepa Bhide: 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!
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Publio Salazar Project Manager Food & Beverages| Central America & Caribbean Guatemala City, Guatemala, Guatemala
This is not a book, but it's strongly recommended short video for us as PMP to know ear another, the understanding for the environment since our stakeholders. Please, check it out: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:l...876352715661313
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1 reply by Karthik Ramamurthy
Mar 13, 2019 12:11 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Publio Salazar: 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!
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Publio Salazar Project Manager Food & Beverages| Central America & Caribbean Guatemala City, Guatemala, Guatemala
Oct 27, 2015 11:04 PM
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Thanks to Sean, Stephan, Milindkumar, Ola & John, we''ve got some great book suggestions so far.
For the benefit of someone just joining this conversation, let me summarize:
1. Stephane Parent: "The Mythical Man-Month" authored by Fred Brooks
2. Sean Fuller: "The PMBOK" & "PM Prepcast"
3 Milindkumar Patel: "Wings of Fire" by APJ Abdul Kalam
4. Ola Tiamiyu: "A down to Earth guide to SDLC Project Management" by Joshua Boyde &
"PMP Exam Prep" by Rita Mulcahy
5. John Herman: "Agile Project Management with Kanban" by Eric Brechner.

Thanks a million, folks. I will post my own suggestions shortly.
I agreed with you my friend! specially with item 4 from Rita, for me the better.
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Arun Singh Chief Executive Officer| isoSolutions Marketing & Management Inc. Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Emotional Intelligence 2.0- Travis Bradberry
Everyone is different and what kicks me doesn't necessarily motivates you. It's all the more important to be emotionally intelligent when you're managing mission critical projects without authority.
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1 reply by Karthik Ramamurthy
Mar 13, 2019 12:12 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Arun Singh: 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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Tamer Zeyad Sadiq Assistant Cost Manager| Turner & Townsend Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
For project management books are PMBOK, Rita & SK6
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1 reply by Karthik Ramamurthy
Mar 13, 2019 12:12 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Tamer Zeyad Sadiq: 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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Anish Abraham Privacy Program Manager| University of Washington Auburn, Wa, United States
Execution: The discipline of getting things done - by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan.
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1 reply by Karthik Ramamurthy
Mar 13, 2019 12:13 PM
Karthik Ramamurthy
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@Anish Abraham: 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!
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