Project Phases

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, PMI Standards Committee, Project Management Institute , 1996 ISBN 1880410133
A guidebook to the "generally accepted" (and manageable sized) subset of the substantial PMBOK. A good basic reference on the current paradigms of project management.

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Developing Products in Half the Time: New Rules, New Tools, Second Edition , Preston G. Smith, Donald G. Reinertsen , John Wiley & Sons, 1997 ISBN 0471292524
An updated and expanded version of the original 1991edition, the book's premise remains solid: time is worth money, and if you quantify this value you can buy time wisely, often to enormous advantage.

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Projects at Warp-Speed with QRPD, Orion Kopelman, Cinda Voegtli, Adam Josephs, Global Brain, Inc , 1998 ISBN 1885261160
This is the guidebook for Quality Rapid Product Development (QRPD^TM), a methodology of global best-practices for developing technology-related products, processes, and services quickly, at low cost, with high quality, while achieving maximum return-on-investment for the company. The book is a wealth of techniques, case studies, examples, templates, and checklists, in an entertaining and highly readable format.

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management , Sunny Baker, Kim Baker, MacMillan Distribution, 1998 ISBN 0028617452
A light-hearted yet serious guide book for the beginning project manager, as well as a reminder resource for more experienced PMs. Chapters are organized by a typical set of project phases, from Project Initiation to "Will the Last One Out Please Turn Off the Lights". Includes a chapter on project management software tools. Packed with checklists.

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