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1. |  A GUIDE TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (PMBOK® Guide) By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2008 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: A GUIDE TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (PMBOK® Guide)
"The PMBOK® Guide – Fourth Edition continues the tradition of excellence in project management with a standard that is even easier to understand and implement, with improved consistency and greater clarification.
What's new?
• Standard language has been incorporated throughout the document to aid reader understanding.
• New data flow diagrams clarify inputs and outputs for each process.
• Greater attention has been placed on how Knowledge Areas integrate in the context of Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, and Closing process groups.
• Two new...
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2. |  By: Jennifer Greene; Andrew Stellman Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 28-JUL-2009 Insert Date: 03-JUN-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Head First PMP, 2nd Edition
Learn the latest principles and certification objectives in The
PMBOK Guide, Fourth Edition, in a unique and inspiring way with
Head First PMP . The second edition of this book helps you
prepare for the PMP certification exam using a visually rich format
designed for the way your brain works. You'll find a full-length
sample exam included inside the book.
More than just proof of passing a test, a PMP certification means
that you have the knowledge to solve most common project problems.
But studying for a difficult four-hour exam on project management
isn't easy, even for experienced project...
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3. | Rough Cuts  | Overview: PMP Training Kit Ace your preparation for the 2011 PMP Exam with this 2-in-1 Training Kit from Microsoft Press®. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and practical exercises, and then assess your skills with the electronic practice test—featuring multiple, customizable testing options to meet your specific needs....
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4. |  PMP® Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, Sixth Edition By: Kim Heldman Publisher: Sybex Publication Date: 16-AUG-2011 Insert Date: 15-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: PMP® Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, Sixth Edition
Completely updated for the 2011 version of the PMP exam!
If you're preparing for the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam, this thorough book is what you need. Not only does it reflect the very latest version of the exam, it is written by popular project management expert Kim Heldman—author of the five previous editions of this top-selling book—and it also includes a CD with practice exams, exam prep software, electronic flashcards, and over two hours of additional audio review. All exam objectives, as well as essential PMP topics, concepts, and key terms are...
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5. |  PMP®: Project Management Professional Exam: Review Guide, Second Edition By: Kim Heldman; Vanina Mangano Publisher: Sybex Publication Date: 06-SEP-2011 Insert Date: 15-NOV-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: PMP®: Project Management Professional Exam: Review Guide, Second Edition
An up-to-date, concentrated study aide aimed at preparing you for PMP certification
The Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is the one of the most desired certification in today's IT marketplace. Candidates are required to have thousands of hours of Project Management experience even before taking the PMP exam. As the ideal reading companion to PMP: Project Management Professional Exam Study Guide, 6th Edition, this essential review gives you that extra preparation you need to approach the grueling PMP exam with confidence.
More than 120 review questions, two bonus...
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6. |  PMP® Certification—Excel with Ease By: S. Chandramouli Publisher: Pearson Education India Publication Date: 02-FEB-2011 Insert Date: 28-APR-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: PMP® Certification—Excel with Ease
This book is a self-study guide and is essential to all PMP aspirants to clear the certification exam in the first attempt itself. The book presents the project management concepts in an easily understandable way.
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7. |  Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, Tenth Edition By: Harold Kerzner Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 23-MAR-2009 Insert Date: 07-APR-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, Tenth Edition
The landmark project management reference, now in a new edition
Now in a Tenth Edition, this industry-leading project management "bible" aligns its streamlined approach to the latest release of the Project Management Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI's PMBOK® Guide), the new mandatory source of training for the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certificat-ion Exam. This outstanding edition gives students and professionals a profound understanding of project management with insights from one of the best-known and respected authorities on the subject.
From the...
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8. |  Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2™ By: Office Of Government Commerce Publisher: TSO Publication Date: 08-JUN-2009 Insert Date: 25-JUL-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2™
This publication provides a universally applicable project management method - the principles, processes and techniques that enable individuals and organisations to successfully deliver their projects within time, cost and quality constraints. Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2™ forms part of a pair of publications that are the result of the PRINCE2: 2009 Project to update the PRINCE2 guidance. Its companion is Directing Successful Projects with PRINCE2™. The title has been designed to be a role specific handbook for Project Managers, Team Managers and Project Support.
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9. |  Agile Project Management For Dummies By: Mark C. Layton Publisher: For Dummies Publication Date: 08-MAY-2012 Insert Date: 17-JUL-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Agile Project Management For Dummies
Be flexible and faster with Agile project management
As mobile and web technologies continue to evolve rapidly, there is added pressure to develop and implement software projects in weeks instead of months. Agile Project Management For Dummies can make that happen. This is the first book to provide a simple, step-by-step guide to Agile Project Management approaches, tools, and techniques. With the fast pace of mobile and web technology development, software project development must keep pace; Agile Project Management enables developers to complete and implement projects more quickly and...
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10. |  PMP® Certification All-in-One For Dummies® Publisher: For Dummies Publication Date: 20-SEP-2011 Insert Date: 17-DEC-2011 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: PMP® Certification All-in-One For Dummies®
Be as prepared as possible to take the PMP certification exam
The PMP certification is the most popular project management certification available, but also a very difficult certification to obtain with very demanding requirements. That's where this All-in-One reference comes in. Packed with valuable information for taking the exam, the nine books in one covers everything from the certification process to gathering information for the application and signing up to take the exam, as well as studying for the most pertinent parts of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), and...
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11. |  By: Tony Marks Publisher: Kogan Page Publication Date: 03-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 21-SEP-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: 20:20 Project Management 20: 20 Project Management is the definitive guide to successful project management in practice, not just in theory. It gives readers what they need to know: how to pull off successful project delivery in the real world - on time, within budget and at the right quality. With a focus on practicality, clarity and applicability, it uses a wide range of international case studies to demonstrate how best practice is applied in the world's leading organizations. Structured around the stages followed by project managers in a real project lifecycle, it is logical and easy to follow. It...
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12. |  SharePoint 2010 for Project Management By: Dux Raymond Sy Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 30-JAN-2012 Insert Date: 12-JAN-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: SharePoint 2010 for Project Management Microsoft SharePoint is perfect for project management, but most companies don't understand it's power. This hands-on book demonstrates how SharePoint can help you organize and manage complex projects--a decidedly more productive way to use this popular collaboration software. You'll learn how to apply common and practical project management concepts in SharePoint, and build a Project Management Information System (PMIS) that can efficiently coordinate communication and collaboration among team members....
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13. |  By: Lyssa Adkins Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 18-MAY-2010 Insert Date: 12-MAR-2010 Slots: 1.0 | The Provocative and Practical Guide to Coaching Agile
Teams
As an agile coach, you can help project
teams become outstanding at agile, creating products that make them
proud and helping organizations reap the powerful benefits of teams
that deliver both innovation and excellence.
More and more frequently, ScrumMasters and
project managers are being asked to coach agile teams. But
it’s a challenging role. It requires new skills—as well
as a subtle understanding of when to step in and when to step back.
Migrating from “command and control” to agile coaching
requires a whole new...
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14. |  Information Technology Project Management: Providing Measurable Organizational Value, Fourth Edition Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 21-FEB-2012 Insert Date: 19-APR-2012 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Information Technology Project Management: Providing Measurable Organizational Value, Fourth Edition
The new edition of Marchewa's Information Technology Project Management focuses on more simplified chapters, practical examples and the addition of small case studies to every chapter. The text contains the same level of depth and brevity that's simply written and easy to understand as previous issues. Marchewka continues to focus on how to create measurable organizational value (MOV) to create a solid foundation for making decisions throughout the project's lifecycle as well as for integrating project management and IT concepts, tools, and techniques.
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15. |  Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products, Second Edition By: Jim Highsmith Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 10-JUL-2009 Insert Date: 28-JUL-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products, Second Edition Best practices for managing projects in
agile environments—now updated with new techniques for larger
projects
Today, the pace of project management moves
faster. Project management needs to become more flexible and far
more responsive to customers. Using Agile Project Management (APM),
project managers can achieve all these goals without compromising
value, quality, or business discipline. In Agile Project
Management, Second Edition, renowned agile pioneer Jim Highsmith
thoroughly updates his classic guide to APM, extending and refining
it to support even the largest projects and...
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16. |  Agile Project Management with Scrum By: Ken Schwaber Publisher: Microsoft Press Publication Date: 11-FEB-2004 Insert Date: 20-JAN-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Agile Project Management with Scrum Apply the principles of Scrum, one of the most popular agile
programming methods, to software project management—and focus
your team on delivering real business value. Author Ken Schwaber, a
leader in the agile process movement and a co-creator of Scrum,
brings his vast expertise to helping you guide the product and
software development process more effectively and efficiently. Help
eliminate the ambiguity into which so many software projects are
borne, where vision and planning documents are essentially thrown
over the wall to developers. This high-level reference describes
how to use Scrum...
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17. |  PMP Exam Cram: Project Management Professional, Fourth Edition Publisher: Pearson Certification Publication Date: 08-DEC-2009 Insert Date: 06-JAN-2010 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: PMP Exam Cram: Project Management Professional, Fourth Edition PMP
Project Management Professional
Fourth Edition
PMP Exam Cram, Fourth Edition, is the
perfect study guide to help you pass the 2009 PMP Exam. It provides
coverage and practice questions for every exam topic. The book
contains an extensive set of preparation tools such as quizzes and
Exam Alerts, while the CD-ROM provides real-time practice and
feedback with a 200-question test engine.
Covers the critical information you’ll
need to know to score higher on your exam!
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Approach the project management process from PMI’s views on
project management
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Understand the...
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18. |  Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Project Management, Second Edition By: Greg Horine Publisher: Que Publication Date: 16-JAN-2009 Insert Date: 06-SEP-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Project Management, Second Edition Why learn project management the hard
way?
Absolute Beginner’s Guide to
Project Management, Second Edition will have you managing
projects in no time! Here’s a small sample of what
you’ll learn:
Key concepts and fundamentals behind best-practice project
management techniques
The mindset and skill set of effective project managers
Project techniques that work in any industry, with any
tools
The common elements of successful projects
Lessons from failed projects
The value and importance of project leadership versus
project management
How to manage growing project...
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19. |  Project Manager Competency Development (PMCD) Framework By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2007 Insert Date: 03-SEP-2009 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Project Manager Competency Development (PMCD) Framework
"Project Manager Competency Development (PMCD) Framework – Second Edition provides general context for the definition, assessment and development of project manager competency. The framework outlines the key dimensions of project management competency and identifies those competencies that are most likely to impact project manager performance.
Project manager competency consists of three separate dimensions:
Knowledge – what a project manager knows about the application of processes, tools and techniques in project activities
Performance – how a project manager applies project...
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20. |  A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Fifth Edition By: Project Management Institute Publisher: Project Management Institute Publication Date: 01-JAN-2013 Insert Date: 07-MAY-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Fifth Edition
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)-Fifth Edition reflects the collaboration and knowledge of working project managers and provides the fundamentals of project management as they apply to a wide range of projects. This internationally recognized standard gives project managers the essential tools to practice project management and deliver organizational results. A tenth Knowledge Area has been added; Project Stakeholder Management expands upon the importance of appropriately engaging project stakeholders in key decisions and activities. Project data...
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