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Project Management For DummiesProject Management For Dummies by Stanley E. Portny
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Practical beinner's guide, fast and practical, great for 2nd day on job.
Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management (Theory in Practice)Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management (Theory in Practice) by Scott Berkun
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Well-organized, practically useful guidance on how to work on and run a project, priorities, how to run meetings, handling from start to finish. This is the new edition of "The Art of Project Management (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly))".
Harvard Business Review On Managing Projects (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series)Harvard Business Review On Managing Projects (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) by Harvard Business Press
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More advanced articles on project management, gives great critical view on one's work.
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: (Pmbok Guide)A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: (Pmbok Guide)
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All the theory, in encyclopedia style, for when a reference and proper theory is needed.
Microsoft Project for DummiesMicrosoft Project for Dummies by Martin Doucette
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There are better software out there, but this is the one usually available as part of the corporate MS Office package. We have MS Project 2003, but you might want to go for the 2007 version of the book. This is really a getting started guide for those who never opened up MS Project before.