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A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: Fourth Edition (PMBOK Guide)

Project Management Institute
2008, ISBN: 1933890517
The PMBOK Guide is considered one of the most essential tools in the project management profession and is the de facto global standard for the industry. The primary purpose of the PMBOK Guide is to identify that subset of the Project Management Body of Knowledge that is generally recognised as good practice. Fourth edition published on 31st December 2008.
Brilliant Project Management

Stephen Barker, Rob Cole
2007, ISBN: 0273707930
Whether you are organising an important event or heading up a large team, running a project can be a daunting process. Project management is fraught with perils; unfinished and unsuccessful projects are everywhere. In fact, it's more common than not for projects to fail. Spiralling costs and missed deadlines are just part of everyday life for many project managers. But project management doesn't have to be like this. It is possible to manage projects that consistently succeed. Discover what the best project managers know, say and do.
PRINCE2 Pocketbook

Stationery Office Books
2005, ISBN: 0113309856
This pocketbook has been produced as a reference tool for the trained PRINCE2 Practitioner who is assumed to be familiar with the method and the terminology. This title should be used in conjunction with Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 which contains full details of the method.
Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2: The PRINCE2 Manual

Office of Government Commerce
2005, ISBN: 0113309465
This reference manual describes the PRINCE2 project management method which provides detailed guidance on how to set up, organise, manage, control and deliver your projects on time, within budget and to the right quality. PRINCE2 is an easy-to-follow structured method suitable for any type of project. The processes and techniques in PRINCE2 should help your project team cope with the risks, challenges and opportunities of today's rapidly changing environment.
Q & A's for the PMBOK Guide

Project Management Institute
2005, ISBN: 1930699395
Are you preparing for the PMP or CAPM Exam? Do you want to learn more about project management? Then this is perfect handy book to help you. It offers 200 multiple choice questions covering the key themes and concepts of the project management framework and the nine project management Knowledge Areas of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) Third Edition.
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Top 10 Qualities of a Project Manager
What qualities are most important for a project leader to be effective? Over the past few years, the people at ESI International, world leaders in Project Management Training, have looked in to what makes an effective project leader. With the unique opportunity to ask some of the most talented project leaders in the world on their Project Leadership courses ESI have managed to collect a running tally on their responses.
How to Create a Gantt Chart Using Microsoft Excel
A Gantt chart is a popular bar chart that aims to show the timing of tasks or activities as they occur across time. Although the Gantt chart did not initially indicate the relationships between activities, this has become more common in current use as both timing and interdependencies between tasks can be identified.
PMBOK Guide: Fourth Edition Changes - An Overview
A lot of people are wondering what is going to change with the PMBOK® Guide: Fourth Edition. There is not that much that will change with regards to the content. There are a few additions and deletions to processes, but mostly of the work was done in making the standard internally consistent. We wanted the chapters to feel more cohesive as if one person wrote the standard instead of a group of people.
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