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- The Mythical Man-Month (Frederick P. Brooks Jr)
- – The classic book of essays on the human elements of software engineering and project management, with a combination of software engineering facts and thought-provoking opinions.
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- Critical Chain (Eliyahu M. Goldratt)
- – A fictional business novel that explores the Theory of Constraints principles and applies them to problems in project management, a follow-up to the author’s previous book ‘The Goal’. A nice text-book alternative!
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A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling (Harold R. Kerzner) – The eleventh edition of this book states to be even more aligned to the PMBok
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- The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management (Eric Verzuh)
- – Both an excellent desk reference and introductory guide for beginners and experienced alike.
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- The Lazy Project Manager (Peter Taylor)
- – Fortunately the author is not implying that we do absolutely nothing, but to approach work using the Pareto Principle; that only 20 per cent of the things we do during our working day really matter. Quite an entertaining read that includes a chapter about eating dinosaurs and why the Jungle Book’s ‘Bare Necessities’ should be the productive lazy theme tune. Learn simple techniques to master the art of “productive laziness”.
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PRINCE2 Agile was developed in response to popular demand. It combines the flexibility of agile with the defined governance of PRINCE2. PRINCE2 Agile gives PRINCE2 project managers the tools needed to manage agile projects. Statistics See how ITIL supports digital and IT-enabled services and Learn the ITIL 4 service value system and practicesKey Performance Indicators Prepare confidently for the ITIL 4 Foundation exam (KPIs) that will allow you to measure and track the quality performance of the project. When selecting your quality metrics and KPIs, keep in mind the following: Who this course is for
- Align with project objectives IT professionals working in support, operations, or delivery
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