Best of Breed Books
Project Management
Bell, Chip R. Managers As Mentors, 2nd Edition;
Classic, poignant, and practical how to's for building learning partnership and growing staff.
Berkun, Scott, The Art of Project Management
Readable, witty, comprehensive
Brake, Terence, Walker, Danielle, and Walker, Thomas, Doing Business Internationally: The Guide to
Cross-Cultural Success – 2nd Edition, (MacGraw-Hill Professional Book Group)
Brooks, Frederick P., "The Mythical Man-Month"
Brown, William J. AntiPatterns in Project Management
Wisdom, tips, and solutions for managing people, processes, and technology, while improving effectiveness, efficiency, and quality.
Demarco, Tom and Lester, Timothy Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams;
Strikingly clear and direct, an Anti-Dilbert Manifesto on how to handle people issues. An indispensable PM reference!
Ferraro, Gary P., The Cultural Dimension of International Business, (Prentice Hall)
Flannes, S. W, 2001. People Skills for Project Managers, Management Concepts
Frame, J. D. 1994. The New Project Management – 2nd Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Frame, J. Davidson The Project Office;
A starting point for implementing PMOs at the enterprise level. Good value and information.
Foster, R. 1996. CH2M Hill Project Delivery. Denver, CO: CH2M Hill.
Futrell, Shafer, Shafer Quality Software Project Management
Extremely thorough and well-written
Grady, Robert Practical Software Metrics for Project Management and Process Improvement;
Learn to apply proven software metrics to boost development productivity and quality. A quick read and valuable resource!
Hallows, Jolyon E. Information Systems Project Management: How to Deliver Function and Value in Information Technology Projects
Pragmatic and detail desk reference on delivering function and value for competitive advantage.
Kerzner, Harold Project Management, Sixth Edition
Kerzner, Harold, Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 8th Edition
One of the “Bibles” of general project management; textbook-ish.
Kerzner, H. 1998. In Search of Excellence in Project Management. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons.
Lewis, James P The Project Manager's Desk Reference
Lewis, J. 1995. Project Planning, Scheduling & Control. 2nd edition. Irwin Professional Publishing
Lientz, Bennet and Rea, Kathryn Breakthrough Technology Project Management
Lowery, G. 1994. Managing Projects with Microsoft Project. New York, NY: Von Nostrand Reinhold.
McConnell, Steve Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules
McConnell, Steve, Software Project Survival Guide
Very thin, but to the point
Meredith, Jack and Mantel, Samuel Project Management, Fourth Edition
Meredith, Jack and Mantel, Samuel, Project Management: A Managerial Approach - 5th Edition, (John Wiley & Sons)
Northwest Center for Emerging Technologies, Bellevue, WA, 1997 Building A Foundation for Tomorrow: Skills Standards for Information Technology
PMI PMBOK® Guide –2003 Edition
Pritchard, Carl L. How to Build Work Breakdown Structure (WBS);
Helpful tool for both the novice and seasoned project manager practicing today.
Rea, Kathryn, Lientz, Bennet. Breakthrough Technology Project Management
Addresses effective strategies for managing multiple projects, 3rd party vendors, and consultants for a range of implementations.
Redmill, Felix Software Projects: Evolutionary vs. Big-Bang Delivery
Rosen, Robert, Digh, Patricia, Singer, Marshall, and Phillips, Carl Global, Literacies: Lessons on Business Leadership and National Cultures, (Simon & Schuster)
Rosenau, Milton. Successful Project Management
Schwalbe, Kathy. Information Technology Project Management
Seimears, J. 1996. “Communication Mapping Practitioner's Guide.” Proceedings of the Project Management Institute, 1996.
Struckenbruck, L. C. 1981. The Implementation of Project Management: The Professionals Handbook.
Struckenbruck, L. C. and D. Marshall. 1990. Team Building for Project Managers. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute, Inc.
Taylor, David A. Object Technology: A Manager's Guide;
Very highly recommended...get a handle on object-oriented technology.
Thomsett, Rob Third Wave Project Management : A Handbook for Managing the Complex Information Systems for the 1990s (Yourdon Press Computing Series)
Verma, V. K. 1996. Human Skills for the Project Manager. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute, Inc.
Verzuh, Eric, The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management – 2nd Edition, (John Wiley & Sons)
Ward, John and Griffiths, Pat M. Strategic Planning for Information Systems;
Tools, techniques, and management blueprint to improve competitive advantage.
Wideman, Max. 1991. A Framework for Program and Project Management Integration. Newtown, PA
Whitten, Neal Managing Software Development Projects
Whitworth, Laura. Co-Active Coaching: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success
Insightful mentoring handbook covering coaching skills, process, and techniques. Plus action plans, checklists, and forms. Worth the bucks!
Wysocki, Robert, "Effective Project Management, 3rd Ed.", good introductory PM book
Software Development
Fournier, Roger A Methodology for Client/Server and Web Application Development;
Practical and systematic approach for developing complex systems you can incorporate in your next project. A welcome addition to your library.
Jacobson, Ivar Object-Oriented Software Engineering: A Case Driven Approach;
The classic primer on object technology and methodology to date. 5 Stars!
McConnell, Steve Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules;
Steve McConnell's comprehensive desktop reference on software development "best" practices. Clear-headed tips and insights.
Paulk, Mark C., Weber, Charles V., and Curtis, Bill The Capabilty Maturity Model: Guidelines for Improving the Software Process;
SEI's essential CMM tool covers maturity levels, plus key results and process areas. Doing the right things right!
Spewak, Steven and Hill, Steven C. Enterprise Architecture Planning: Developing a Blueprint for Data, Applications, and Technology;
Improve business/IT alignment! EAP is a high-level blueprint plus examples of architectures, procedures, checklists, and useful guidelines...a management framework.
Von Halle, Barbara Business Rules Applied: Building Better Systems;
Excellent book for organizations committed to top-down enterprise-wide IT approaches.
Technology Consulting
Backwith, Harry Selling The Invisible;
Very informative read for professionals in IT service sector. Highly recommended!
Davis, William S. and Yen, David C. The Information System Consultant's Handbook: System Analysis & Design;
Handy, straightforward, and comprehensive reference tool you can use on one consulting engagement after another. Also, a great refresher!
Freedman, Rick The IT Consultant : A Commonsense Framework for Managing the Client Relationship;
It's the solution, stupid! This book is about improving client relationships plus "how to's" on effective communication.
Meyer, Peter Getting Started in Computer Consulting;
Solution-focused book covering all the basics, plus client and consultant goal alignment.
Ruhl, Janet The Computer Consultant's Guide : Real-Life Strategies for Building a Successful Consulting Career;
Written by an expert, you will learn how to make the jump to a profitable, sustainable, and fulfilling consulting career.
Agile
Augustine, Managing Agile Projects.
Focused on the PM role and is pretty good. It's a brand new book, out less than one month.
Beck, Kent, Extreme Programming Explained, Second Edition
Cohn, Mike, User Stories Applied – For Agile Software Development
Highsmith, Jim, Agile Project Management : Creating Innovative Products
Very readable blend of Agile software development and PM technique
Larman, Craig, Agile and Iterative Development: A Manager's Guide
Excellent overview and comparison of agile development approaches
Larman, Craig, Applying UML and Patterns, 3rd Ed.
The best introduction to OO analysis, OO design, and UML available
Schwaber, Ken from Microsoft press, Agile Project Management with Scrum
John F. Filicetti, PMP, MBA