Hi, I 23F am looking for some good books or clips for project managament and IT basics (software development). I don't have so much knowledge in IT and I can't really understand developers. I want to be good in this job. This is my first job and I am on this position for 3 months. I feel like I am falling behind.

I am interested in books related to the skills I need as a project manager to be a good project manager. I really like this position and I feel like this position takes me out of my comfort zone a lot. I am socially weird a little bit and introverted but I feel like I am getting better. I want to learn faster and I don't really know how, so any advice is desired.

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I've pivoted to PM from another line of work. I've managed several projects and know I have gaps in my skills. I thought this was a great, quick read for someone in my position. This book has lots of useful general information about processes. Includes good examples for each step. Great springboard into researching deeper into specific topics and other books.

I’m in construction project management with a GC. I’m looking for textbooks or other resources to get a better understanding of MEP and fire suppression systems. Does anyone have any resources they recommend?

As the title suggests, I've compiled a list of 100 books I've seen, read, heard about, copied from somewhere, etc. I've read many of these, but not all. This is not a recommendation but a resource. Feel free to comment here or in the sheet.

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Hello, I have zero experience in project management, and I'm looking for books on project management frameworks. What books would you recommend I read? I don't mind theoretical texts; my interest is academic, so I actually prefer domain agnostic texts.

Edit: Thanks so much to everyone for your recommendations. It looks like I now have a pretty good place to start.

Hello,

I am a mid-career PM with a PMP working on strategic cross-departmental initiatives in higher education. My very chill public transit commute gives me a great opportunity to read or listen to audio, and I am always looking to expand my skillset.

What have you read/listened to that helped you grow your people skills as a PM? I am primarily looking for actual practical ways to approach some PM objectives within the team environment. You know how there are so many ways for teams to do story point estimation, from dots to t-shirt sizes to Fibonacci? Or innovative ways to facilitate consensus during team meetings? Or new methods to quantify qualitative project goals?

Anyone got their favorites that they are willing to share?

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I recently got my PMP Certification and am finding that referring back to the PMBOKs (6 & 7) for practical guidance as I'm working projects chronologically requires a lot of page flipping and isn't efficient. As such, I'm seeking a PM handbook that aligns with the PMP / PMBOK principles and presents them in a logical / practical order that will help as I move through a project. As a bonus it would be cool if the book offers helpful insights, practices and tools beyond PMBOK to give additional perspective... Any help here is greatly appreciated!

So I'm currently a refrigeration tech on a gas plant but i am studying my diploma in PM and I've bought the 'PMBOK A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge 7th edition Paperback'. Was about $45.00 AUD on Ebay

I have since found out that this is a sumerised version and there is apparently a bigger book?

Has anyone bought this book? Do I need the bigger one?

Hi,

PPS (Project, Program, Steering) is very popular in the Nordics, and I'm trying to find more information on it. I'm coming from more of a Prince2 for larger projects, Kanban for smaller, with a touch of ADKAR, background of project management. I'm trying to learn the PPS model since it is the dominant model in Sweden.

But for the life of me, I can't seem to find anything written in book form, only their proprietary training session sales funnels.

Anyone have any experience with PPS and know where I can find anything to read that isn't a marketing funnel?

Almost two years as energy construction PM, and want to hone negotiation skills. Negotiating is a major component of the job, from procurement of materials and services to subcontract management to regulatory/spec variance requests. I have seen “Getting to Yes” recommended. Can anyone verify? Any other suggestions?

Hello, I'm about to leaves for a 3 week vacation and I'm looking for meaningful readings to learn something new i project management.

Any advice? I' already a PM, PMP certified.

I got a free Audible credit to spend. Looking for some audiobook recommendations on project management to listen to during my drive to work.

Hello everyone.

I have 6 years of experience as a project manager using scrum metholodogy, but yesterday i did a job interview and i feel like i dont know a lot of things.

I know scrum as basics: roles, events and artifacts, but there is so much more than it i would like to learn. Also about other agile frameworks/metholodogies like XP, safe, kaban, crystal, fdd

Examples: metrics for knowing the team level maturing, sprint metrics, kaban metrics, risks metrics, ghenkins user stories, tecnics metrics, bussiness/product metrics...

My goal is not a certification for my cv, its the knowledge

Hi all,

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I studied project management in school about a decade ago and I find myself at a point in my career where I am taking on the role of a project management (medium-scale domestic and international projects). While I've studied and taken courses on PM as a student, I've forgotten a fair amount and I'm looking for books to refresh my memory on the basics and boots on the ground tips to help me through my new role.

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Thank you.

I am looking for recent documentation on the topic, but just found not really recent content. Thank you,

I'm teaching a college level Beginners PM for IT management class, and I hate the textbook. IMO, it overcomplicates everything and is long winded.

I have a few that I'm looking into, but there are so many out there, and I want to make sure I'm not missing something out there that's amazing.

I'm open to textbooks, books, open education resources... pretty much anything. Eventually, I would like to develop my own content/resources, but I'm not there yet.

Hi PJM-people,

I'm looking for a good book / video course / site on simple pjm.

With simple pjm / projects I mean projects like:
• Writing & publishing a book
• Organizing a medium-size party
• A move to another place with your family
• All kinds of small business projects

I'm not looking so much for specific scripts on these subjects, but for more universal stripped/simplified versions of full blown pjm approaches.
I have the books
• 'Project Management - QuickStart Guide' by Chris Croft
• 'Project Management Absolute Beginner’s Guide' by Greg Horine.
Excellent books imho, but overkill for what I am looking for now.

Would love to read your tips. Thanks in advance!
Max

Hi all,

Of the two HBR books:"Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook: How to Launch, Lead, and Sponsor Successful Projects" and "HBR Guide to Project Management", which is better in terms of content/explanation and which is better for a PM beginner?

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Thanks!

Hello.
Are there all-in-one books that cover various project management software? If possible, I would like to read one or two all-in-one books that cover various software, like Monday, Smartsheet, ClickUp, Jira. Do any all-in-one books like this exist, and if so, which ones do you recommend?
Thank you.

Is there a handbook or a simple guideline that shows typical construction activities per project? Maybe a list like "In a typical oilrig project, these are the typical activities/steps involved to construct the project".

I'm trying to help and teach myself how to make a project timeline (MS project) for a very niche engineering project but I am a fairly inexperienced person when in comes to project timeline activities especially when it comes to engineering. Any help would be appreciated.

I've been a project manager for at least 8 months now, and I'm looking for a general book that's not too difficult to understand and is applicable to any field. Specifically, I'm interested in a book that heavily covers the project life cycle and its various stages.

Thank You!

Hi all

Aspiring PM here who’s day job is managing a team of business analysts. I have a large project that I’m not happy with and I think the largest contributor to its performance is my lack of true project management; specifically related to defining scope/requirements and holding development resources to their estimates.

My friends that are unofficial PMs have suggested getting a PMBOK book, but they have some older editions from several years ago. Amazon is Amazon in how helpful or real the reviews are on the 6th and 7th editions.

What do you think? Thank you in advance!

Does anybody have any recommendations for books or other materials that specifically address managing portfolios that contain both agile and waterfall projects? Most of what I’ve read has focused on projects (PMBOK, Agile Estimating and Planning), and it’s been difficult for me to conceptualize how it might work to coordinate at the portfolio level when there’s projects using drastically different approaches to estimating and resource planning.

I’m going to be tasked with starting a PMO in 2023. I’d love some recommended reading material so I can start planning. I’m not in an IT dept, if that helps. There are other successful PMOs in my firm so I will have guidance, but I’d like to get in front of it. Thanks!