Project Management Beginners Books

New to project management? Here we share our four essential reads that we recommend for people new to project management wanting to read up on the subject (each selection contains a few of our thoughts)

Author: Dennis Lock
Publisher: Gower

Dennis Lock's now-Ninth edition guidebook of the principles and practice of project management has been a staple in PM for four decades. It was one of very few early books to treat project management holistically, and holds up today as the standard in guidebooks to the medium.

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Author: Ruth Murray Webster and Peter Simon
Publisher: APM

Starting Out in Project Management is the guidebook to use to accompany the APM Introductory Certificate and is a must read for anyone taking the course to assist study. This book is also recommended for those new to the field or thinking about making a move into the project management profession.

Author: Geoff Reiss
Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Geoff Reiss takes a real-world, warts-and-all look at the experiences and skills of a project manager. He starts with the premise that a good project manager is unlikely to be recognised by their organisation; that if they run their projects well, they will remain invisible and that the only time their profile is raised is when their projects hit trouble.

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Author: Nick Graham
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

A good series of books anyway the "Dummies" series and the project management one is no exception - good high level stuff that's easily understood. The book intends to give insight into beginning a project, supporting it throughout its life, and bringing it to a successful closure.

Author: Colin Bentley
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

A firm favourite at Arras People and a book which has been well-thumbed during our own careers as Project Managers. A good size which covers the essentials of PRINCE2™ and a good alternative buy to the large course issued versions.

Author: Dale Carnegie
Publisher: Vermilion

If confidence is short, or if you find yourself middling, Dale Carnegie's revolutionary self-help book holds up so many years later as the pre-eminent motivational tome of its kind. The lessons remain applicable in both career and in everyday life practices.

Author: Stephen R. Covey
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Widely recognised as one of the most influential books ever written, Covey's principles-laden guidebook is the go-to "how to" for solving problems both personal and professional. With anecdotes, insights and the wherewithall to have been translated into 34 different languages since it was first published in 1990, 7 Habits holds up for all levels of current or wannabe project manager 20 years later.

Author: Dr. David Fraser
Publisher: HotHive Books

Through the us of practical psychology, Neutro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and your life experiences, Relationships Made Easy offers its readers a practical and smart approach to attaining success by way of their relationships with other people.